Climate Change Research ›› 2019, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (3): 301-312.doi: 10.12006/j.issn.1673-1719.2018.137

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Cherry growers’ adaptation to climate change and meteorological disasters based on Theory of Planned Behavior

Huan-Juan LI,Xing-Min SHI()   

  1. School of Geography and Tourism of Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
  • Received:2018-10-15 Revised:2018-11-22 Online:2019-05-30 Published:2019-06-06
  • Contact: Xing-Min SHI E-mail:realsimon@163.com

Abstract:

It is essential to understand the mechanism of behaviors in farmers’ adaptation to climate change and meteorological disasters to make climate change policies in the future. In combine with the structural equation model, the survey data of farmers in the cherry planting area of Bailuyuan in Xi’an were used to analyze the behavior mechanism of growers’ adaptation to climate change and meteorological disasters based on Theory of Planned Behavior. The results show that cherry growers’ attitude toward the behavior, subject norm and perceived behavior control interact with each other. They have a direct positive impact on behavior intention, and attitude toward the behavior has the highest impact. Growers’ behavioral intention to climate change and meteorological disasters has a significant impact on adaptation behavior. The perceived behavior control of peasant households has not significant influence on the adaptation to climate change behavior and meteorological disasters.

Key words: Theory of Planned Behavior, Adaptation behavior, Structural equation model (SEM), Cherry growers

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