Measuring Individual Preferences for Rural Multifunctionality: The Importance of Demographic and Residential Heterogeneity
通过调查问卷和分析层次过程法，研究人们对农村多功能性的偏好差异，并分析人口和社会经济因素如何影响这些偏好，为农村公共政策提供参考。
Abstract We propose an approach to conceptualise ‘rural multifunctionality’ and further investigate peoples’ preferences for it. We use an opinion survey concerning individual preferences for several functions that rural spaces should provide. We use the analytical hierarchy process approach to assess the relative importance of each function. The results show how the social weightings of these functions are balanced, confirming that society demands truly multifunctional rural territories. Nonetheless, differences are found in individual preferences. We explore the demographic and socioeconomic determinants of these individual preferences, paying particular attention to the importance of heterogeneity using seemingly unrelated regressions. In short, results from this research could be employed as a useful informative element for the future development of public policies related to rural spaces.