Modelling Farmer Entry into the Environmentally Sensitive Area Schemes in Scotland
通过多项逻辑斯蒂回归和持续时间分析，研究了苏格兰490名农民参与环境敏感区计划的决策因素，发现信息知晓度、方案适配度和合规成本影响参与概率，而环保兴趣、信息充分性和粗放型系统加速参与。
The probability and rate of farmer entry into the Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) scheme were investigated by multinomial logit and duration analysis respectively. Models were based on a survey of 490 farmers sampled from across all ten ESAs in Scotland. The results indicated a number of generic factors as important in explaining the entry decision. Non‐entrants were less aware of and less informed about the scheme than entrants. The probability of entry was increased where the scheme prescription fitted the farm situation and the costs of compliance were low. The duration analysis suggested several factors accelerating scheme entry: an interest in conservation, more adequate information and more extensive systems.