The legitimacy of result-oriented and action-oriented agri-environmental schemes : A comparison of farmers’ and citizens’ perceptions
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Vainio , A , Tienhaara , A , Haltia , E , Hyvonen , T , Pyysiäinen , J & Pouta , E 2021 , ' The legitimacy of result-oriented and action-oriented agri-environmental schemes : A comparison of farmers’ and citizens’ perceptions ' , Land Use Policy , vol. 107 , 104358 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104358
| Title: | The legitimacy of result-oriented and action-oriented agri-environmental schemes : A comparison of farmers’ and citizens’ perceptions |
| Author: | Vainio, Annukka; Tienhaara, Annika; Haltia, Emmi; Hyvonen, Terho; Pyysiäinen, Jarkko; Pouta, Eija |
| Contributor organization: | Department of Forest Sciences Forest Economics, Business and Society Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) Department of Economics and Management |
| Date: | 2021-08 |
| Language: | eng |
| Number of pages: | 8 |
| Belongs to series: | Land Use Policy |
| ISSN: | 0264-8377 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104358 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10138/331737 |
| Abstract: | Farmers’ and citizens’ perceptions of the legitimacy of the current action-oriented and the proposed result- oriented agri-environmental schemes (AES) are poorly known. To help fill this gap, this study analysed such perceptions in the context of Finnish citizens and farmers. Hypotheses on legitimacy, ecosystem service per-ceptions and environmental values were developed and empirically tested with nationwide surveys of Finnish citizens (n =1,744) and farmers (n =1,215) using t-test and multiple linear regression. The results demonstrated that Finnish citizens perceive the proposed result-oriented AES as more legitimate, whereas Finnish farmers attribute greater legitimacy to the current action-oriented AES. Among both groups, a preference for action- oriented AES, and reluctance to change them, was associated with the perception that Finnish agriculture has been successful in producing ecosystem services. Among both groups, environmental preferences were associated with the legitimation of both AES. The conclusion is that in order for a change in AES to be legitimate, that change should be perceived as necessary, justified and based on the values considered important by farmers and citizens. |
| Subject: |
4111 Agronomy
5200 Other social sciences result-oriented agri-environmental schemes legitimacy farmers citizens environmental values ecosystem services 5144 Social psychology Result-oriented agri-environmental schemes Legitimacy Farmers Citizens Environmental values Ecosystem services SYSTEM JUSTIFICATION ECOSYSTEM SERVICES DECISION-MAKING BIODIVERSITY LANDSCAPES SUSTAINABILITY PARTICIPATION RESISTANCE PAYMENT |
| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
| Rights: | cc_by |
| Usage restriction: | openAccess |
| Self-archived version: | publishedVersion |
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