تحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی

تحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی

تمایل به اقدام جهت کاهش تغییرات اقلیمی در میان متخصصان کشاورزی استان خوزستان

نویسندگان
مسعود یزدان پناه 1
طاهره زبیدی 2
هاجر زائری 3
1 دانشیار دانشگاه کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی خوزستان
2 دانشجوی دکتری ترویج و آموزش کشاورزی، دانشگاه زنجان، زنجان، ایران.
3 دانشجوی دکتری ترویج و آموزش کشاورزی، دانشگاه کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی خوزستان، اهواز، ایران
10.29252/jgs.20.58.1
چکیده
انتشار گازهای گلخانه‌ای از کشاورزی به عنوان یکی از پیامدهای فعالیت‌های انسانی موجب تغییرات اقلیمی می‌گردد. در این راستا، تغییرات کوچک در فعالیت‌های زراعی و کشاورزی می‌تواند تا حد زیادی انتشار گازهای گلخانه‌ای را کاهش دهد. تمایل متخصصان کشاورزی به کاهش تغییرات اقلیمی می‌تواند نقش مهمی در یافتن راه‌حل‌های مناسب برای هر منطقه جهت کاهش تغییر اقلیم و ارائه آن به کشاورزان داشته باشد. با این حال نیت و تمایل به اجرای فعالیت‌های کاهش دهنده تغییرات اقلیمی تحت تأثیر عوامل مختلفی قرار دارد. هدف این مطالعه شناسایی عوامل مؤثر بر تمایل متخصصان کشاورزی استان خوزستان به کاهش تغییرات اقلیمی است. این تحقیق از لحاظ هدف کاربردی و از لحاظ روش‌شناسی، پیمایشی است. جامعه آماری این پژوهش را متخصصان کشاورزی استان خوزستان به تعداد 520 نفر تشکیل می‌دادند، که از این تعداد نمونه‌ای 320 نفری با استفاده از روش نمونه‌گیری طبقه‌ای تصادفی انتخاب شد. ابزار جمع‌آوری اطلاعات در این پژوهش، پرسشنامه بود که روایی آن از طریق پانل اعضای هیات علمی تأیید شد و پایایی پرسشنامه از طریق آزمون آلفای کرونباخ (87/67-0/0) مورد تأیید قرار گرفت. تجزیه و تحلیل داده‌ها نشان داد، متغیر تجربه تأثیر آماری مثبت، مستقیم و معنی داری بر سه متغیر درک خطر، خودکارآمدی و نگرش زیست محیطی دارد. همچنین، خودکارآمدی و نگرش زیست محیطی از طریق تأثیر مستقیم و معنی دار قادر هستند 61/0 درصد از تغییرات تمایل به اقدام جهت کاهش تغییرات اقلیمی را پیش بینی کنند. همچنین تجربه به طور غیرمستقیم تمایل به اقدام را تحت تأثیر قرار داده است.
کلیدواژه‌ها
تغییرات اقلیمی
کارشناسان کشاورزی
گازهای گلخانه‌ای
تمایل به اقدام
خوزستان

عنوان مقاله English

Willingness to take action toward climate change in Agriculture Experts in Khuzestan Province.

نویسندگان English

Masoud Yazdanpanah 1
Tahereh Zobeidi 2
Hajar Zaery 3
1 Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources University
2 University of Zanjan
3 Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources University
چکیده English

Greenhouse emissions from agricultural as a consequence of human activities are causing climate change. Small changes in agricultural practices have a large potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Intention of Agriculture Experts in order to mitigation climate change Can play an important role in finding appropriate solutions for each region in climate change mitigation and deliver them to their farmers. However Intentions to take mitigation actions are, most likely, influenced by a range of factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate of factors influencing on Agriculture Experts in order to mitigation greenhouse gases. This research in terms of purpose is an applied research and in terms of methodology is survey research. The statistical population of this research consisted of 520 Agriculture Experts in Khuzestan Province. A sample of 320 persons was selected through Random Stratified Sampling method. The survey instrument was a questionnaire which its validity confirmed by experts. The reliability of the questionnaire using Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α= 0/67-0/87) has been approved. Our analysis reveal, direct experience were predictors of risk perception, self-efficacy and environmental attitude. The changes in self-efficacy and environmental attitude were also strong predictors of changes in intention. The variables of self-efficacy and environmental attitude could predict 61 percent of variations in willingness to mitigating climate change. Therefore experience indirectly affected on the mitigation intention. Lastly we provide recommendations on how these findings can be used to climate change mitigation.

کلیدواژه‌ها English

Climate Change
Agricultural Experts
Climate Change Mitigation
Willingness to Act
Mitigation Intention
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