Integrating Environmental Perceptions and Value Cognition to Understand Farmers' Livelihood Capacity: Evidence From a Rocky Desertification Area in China

IF 4 2区农林科学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Land Degradation & Development Pub Date : 2026-09-16 Epub Date: 2026-07-09 DOI:10.1002/ldr.70791

Yue Qiu, Li Peng, Feiting Gao, Huijuan Zhang

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Abstract

Rocky desertification poses a serious threat to the sustainable development of karst regions. Large-scale ecological restoration projects for ecologically fragile areas not only improve regional ecological quality but also affect farmers' perception of rocky desertification control (PRDC) and value cognition. In the context of ecological restoration projects, we surveyed 677 rural households in 29 villages in the South China karst region with the aim to assess the impact of farmers' PRDC and cognition of ecological, economic and social values on their sustainable livelihood capacity (SLC). We then used partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) and Multi-group structural equation modelling (SEM) to analyse the farmer survey data. The results reveal that PRDC not only has a positive effect on farmers' SLC but also indirectly affects farmers' SLC by shaping farmers' cognition of ecological, economic and social values. The findings offer insights for developing targeted interventions to increase the livelihood capacity.

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整合环境感知与价值认知来理解农民生计能力——来自中国石漠化地区的证据

石漠化严重威胁着喀斯特地区的可持续发展。生态脆弱区大型生态修复工程不仅改善了区域生态质量，而且影响了农民对石漠化治理的认知和价值认知。在生态修复项目背景下，对中国南方喀斯特地区29个村庄的677户农户进行了调查，旨在评估农民的PRDC和生态、经济和社会价值认知对其可持续生计能力（SLC）的影响。然后，我们使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS‐SEM）和多组结构方程模型（SEM）来分析农民调查数据。研究结果表明，珠三角不仅对农民的土地利用价值产生积极影响，而且通过塑造农民对生态、经济和社会价值的认知，间接影响农民的土地利用价值。研究结果为制定有针对性的干预措施以提高生计能力提供了见解。

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Land Degradation & Development 农林科学-环境科学

CiteScore

7.70

自引率

8.50%

发文量

379

审稿时长

5.5 months

期刊介绍： Land Degradation & Development is an international journal which seeks to promote rational study of the recognition, monitoring, control and rehabilitation of degradation in terrestrial environments. The journal focuses on: - what land degradation is; - what causes land degradation; - the impacts of land degradation - the scale of land degradation; - the history, current status or future trends of land degradation; - avoidance, mitigation and control of land degradation; - remedial actions to rehabilitate or restore degraded land; - sustainable land management.