Economic Incentives, Reputation Incentives, and Rural Residents’ Participation in Household Waste Classification: Evidence from Jiangsu, China
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Published:2023-10-02
Issue:10
Volume:13
Page:1931
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ISSN:2077-0472
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Container-title:Agriculture
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Agriculture
Author:
Han Guang12ORCID,
Zhai Ping3,
Zhu Liqun1,
Li Kongqing1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Rural Development, College of Humanities & Social Development, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
2. China Resources & Environment and Development Academy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
3. Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Economics & Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Abstract
With the economic development and rising living standards in rural China, the amount of household waste generated continues to increase, causing serious pollution to the environment and risks to public health. Promoting the classification of rural household waste is a critical way to improve the dwelling environment and control disease transmission in rural areas. Using the 2021 China Land Economic Survey (CLES) conducted in rural areas of Jiangsu province, China, this research explores how economic incentives and reputational incentives impact rural residents’ participation in household waste classification intention and behavior. The results show that most surveyed rural residents have the intention to classify their household waste, but only half of them perform the waste classification behavior. Furthermore, both economic incentives and reputation incentives have significant positive effects on rural residents’ intention and behavior regarding household waste classification, and there exists a complementary effect between them, which indicates that a combination of economic incentives and reputation incentives will increase the participation rate of rural residents in household waste classification. Finally, based on the findings, we put forward recommendations for rural waste management policies, including synergizing both economic incentives and reputation incentives, improving the mobilization system, and strengthening publicity and education on household waste classification.
Funder
General Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China
Young Scientist Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China
Nanjing Agricultural University Social Science Innovation Project
Nanjing Agricultural University Social Science Merit Project
Nanjing Agricultural University Humanities and Social Science Fund
Central Universities Basic Scientific Research Business Fees
Jiangsu Province Department of Education General Projects of Philosophy and Social Science Research in Colleges and Universities
Jiangsu Province Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Rural Revitalization Soft Science Fund
Subject
Plant Science,Agronomy and Crop Science,Food Science
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