An Empirical Investigation of Social Capital and Networks at Local Scale through Resistance to Lower-Carbon Infrastructure
In: Society and natural resources, Band 28, Heft 7, S. 749-765
ISSN: 1521-0723
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In: Society and natural resources, Band 28, Heft 7, S. 749-765
ISSN: 1521-0723
In: Urban policy and research, Band 33, Heft 3, S. 324-339
ISSN: 1476-7244
In: Technical report 206
In: Environmental management: an international journal for decision makers, scientists, and environmental auditors, Band 65, Heft 4, S. 433-447
ISSN: 1432-1009
In: Society and natural resources, Band 32, Heft 9, S. 983-1002
ISSN: 1521-0723
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 51, Heft 2, S. 288-307
ISSN: 1363-030X
In: Australian journal of political science, Band 51, Heft 2, S. 288-307
In: Impact assessment and project appraisal, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 52-63
ISSN: 1471-5465
In: Rural Society, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 361-377
ISSN: 2204-0536
As the agricultural industries of developed countries undergo an extended period of change, increasing numbers of farmers are leaving farming. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between intention to exit farming and farmer wellbeing, drawing on and adapting the conservation of resources theory of stress. In a quantitative analysis of 674 Australian farmers, we show that the more likely a farmer is to leave farming, the poorer their wellbeing; but this is moderated by smaller farm size, greater profitability, earning a larger proportion of income off-farm and older age, all of which attenuate the relationship between exit intention and poorer wellbeing. We conclude that it is important for policymakers to consider the wellbeing of farmers when designing strategies to assist exiting farmers, as poor wellbeing at exit may reduce capacity to adapt successfully to life after farming. ; Funding for this study was provided by the Faculty of Health and the Murray Darling Basin Futures Collaborative Research Network at the University of Canberra. We acknowledge the funders of MDBfutures, in particular the Australian federal government Department of Education.
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As the agricultural industries of developed countries undergo an extended period of change, increasing numbers of farmers are leaving farming. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between intention to exit farming and farmer wellbeing, drawing on and adapting the conservation of resources theory of stress. In a quantitative analysis of 674 Australian farmers, we show that the more likely a farmer is to leave farming, the poorer their wellbeing; but this is moderated by smaller farm size, greater profitability, earning a larger proportion of income off-farm and older age, all of which attenuate the relationship between exit intention and poorer wellbeing. We conclude that it is important for policymakers to consider the wellbeing of farmers when designing strategies to assist exiting farmers, as poor wellbeing at exit may reduce capacity to adapt successfully to life after farming. ; Funding for this study was provided by the Faculty of Health and the Murray Darling Basin Futures Collaborative Research Network at the University of Canberra. We acknowledge the funders of MDBfutures, in particular the Australian federal government Department of Education.
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In: Impact assessment and project appraisal, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 188-197
ISSN: 1471-5465
In: Society and natural resources, Band 35, Heft 10, S. 1083-1101
ISSN: 1521-0723
In: Rural Society, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 108-126
ISSN: 2204-0536
In: International Journal of Sustainable Society, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 336
ISSN: 1756-2546