Moral norms; Self-identity; Sustainability; Theory of planned behavior; Wetlands ecosystems; Global and Planetary Change; Ecology; Nature and Landscape Conservation
Abstract :
[en] The aim of the present research was to analyze the farmers’ intention towards participation in the management and conservation of wetlands through the lens of the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB). To do this, a cross-sectional survey of Iranian farmers was carried out. To select the samples, a multi-stage random sampling process with a proportional assignment was employed. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity and reliability were verified using various quantitative and qualitative indicators. The results of the extended TPB using structural equation modeling showed that four variables, namely moral norms of participation in management and conservation (MNPMC), attitude towards participation in management and conservation (APMC), subjective norms towards participation in management and conservation (SNPMC), and self-concept about participation in management and conservation (SCPMC) had positive and significant impacts on intention towards participation in management and conservation (IPMC). The results also revealed that that entering MNPMC and SCPMC into TPB could increase its explanatory power. Also, the fit indicators supported the extended TPB. From a practical point of view, the present study provides justifications and insights for the use of MNPMC, APMC, SNPMC, and SCPMC in policies and programs intended to encourage farmers and local communities to participate in wetlands management and conservation.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Valizadeh, Naser ; Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Bayat, Samira Esfandiyari; Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran
Bijani, Masoud ; Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran
Hayati, Dariush ; Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Viira, Ants-Hannes ; Institute of Economics and Social Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
Tanaskovik, Vjekoslav ; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
Kurban, Alishir ; Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China ; Research Center for Ecology and Environment of Central Asia, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China ; Sino-Belgian Joint Laboratory for Geo-Information, Urumqi, China ; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Azadi, Hossein ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement ; Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China ; Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Language :
English
Title :
Understanding farmers’ intention towards the management and conservation of wetlands
Funding: This research paper was partly funded by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA20060303) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI grant no. 2021VCA0004).
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