ICT Use, Environmental Quality Perception and Farmers’ Participation in Domestic Waste Separation: Micro-Survey Data from China
Encouraging farmers to participate in domestic waste sorting is an important initiative to optimize rural habitats and build a beautiful countryside. Using data from a sample of 2126 farmers obtained from a Chinese micro-survey, this paper empirically investigates the impact of ICT use on farmers’ d...
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| description | Encouraging farmers to participate in domestic waste sorting is an important initiative to optimize rural habitats and build a beautiful countryside. Using data from a sample of 2126 farmers obtained from a Chinese micro-survey, this paper empirically investigates the impact of ICT use on farmers’ domestic waste classification using OLS and ordered probability models and examines the mediating role of environmental quality perception. The study shows that ICT use has a significant negative effect on farmers’ environmental quality perceptions and a significant positive effect on farmers’ domestic waste sorting. Furthermore, the direct positive effect of ICT use on farmers’ domestic waste sorting is greater than its negative indirect effect through environmental quality perceptions. Finally, farmers with ICT use are more willing to participate in domestic waste sorting. This suggests that farmers may have a tendency to complain and express dissatisfaction on the internet but still behave in a way that is participatory in waste sorting. The results of the study still hold after a rigorous robustness test. In addition, there are significant differences in the impact of ICT use on different age and income groups, so policies should be tailored to different groups. More attention should be paid to the environmental welfare effects on older and lower-income groups. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45fe61b75214429ea54274989912a2fc2023-11-18T12:52:35ZengMDPI AGSystems2079-89542023-06-0111629510.3390/systems11060295ICT Use, Environmental Quality Perception and Farmers’ Participation in Domestic Waste Separation: Micro-Survey Data from ChinaFan Chen0Jianyi Jiao1Zhongan Wu2Can Zhang3China Rural Policy and Practice Research Institute, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaSchool of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaChina Rural Policy and Practice Research Institute, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaSchool of Management, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, ChinaEncouraging farmers to participate in domestic waste sorting is an important initiative to optimize rural habitats and build a beautiful countryside. Using data from a sample of 2126 farmers obtained from a Chinese micro-survey, this paper empirically investigates the impact of ICT use on farmers’ domestic waste classification using OLS and ordered probability models and examines the mediating role of environmental quality perception. The study shows that ICT use has a significant negative effect on farmers’ environmental quality perceptions and a significant positive effect on farmers’ domestic waste sorting. Furthermore, the direct positive effect of ICT use on farmers’ domestic waste sorting is greater than its negative indirect effect through environmental quality perceptions. Finally, farmers with ICT use are more willing to participate in domestic waste sorting. This suggests that farmers may have a tendency to complain and express dissatisfaction on the internet but still behave in a way that is participatory in waste sorting. The results of the study still hold after a rigorous robustness test. In addition, there are significant differences in the impact of ICT use on different age and income groups, so policies should be tailored to different groups. More attention should be paid to the environmental welfare effects on older and lower-income groups.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/11/6/295ICT useenvironmental quality perceptionfarmers’ domestic waste sortingordered probability model |
| spellingShingle | Fan Chen Jianyi Jiao Zhongan Wu Can Zhang ICT Use, Environmental Quality Perception and Farmers’ Participation in Domestic Waste Separation: Micro-Survey Data from China Systems ICT use environmental quality perception farmers’ domestic waste sorting ordered probability model |
| title | ICT Use, Environmental Quality Perception and Farmers’ Participation in Domestic Waste Separation: Micro-Survey Data from China |
| title_full | ICT Use, Environmental Quality Perception and Farmers’ Participation in Domestic Waste Separation: Micro-Survey Data from China |
| title_fullStr | ICT Use, Environmental Quality Perception and Farmers’ Participation in Domestic Waste Separation: Micro-Survey Data from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | ICT Use, Environmental Quality Perception and Farmers’ Participation in Domestic Waste Separation: Micro-Survey Data from China |
| title_short | ICT Use, Environmental Quality Perception and Farmers’ Participation in Domestic Waste Separation: Micro-Survey Data from China |
| title_sort | ict use environmental quality perception and farmers participation in domestic waste separation micro survey data from china |
| topic | ICT use environmental quality perception farmers’ domestic waste sorting ordered probability model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/11/6/295 |
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