Analyzing the Structure of Non-farmer Participation in Activities to Maintain Irrigation/Drainage Canals

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  • 用排水路の維持管理における非農家住民の労力負担構造の分析
  • 用排水路の維持管理における非農家住民の労力負担構造の分析 : 働きかけが可能な要因に着目して
  • ヨウ ハイスイロ ノ イジ カンリ ニ オケル ヒノウカ ジュウミン ノ ロウリョク フタン コウゾウ ノ ブンセキ : ハタラキ カ ケガカノウ ナ ヨウイン ニ チャクモク シテ
  • — Focus on factors to raise the level of participation by external approaches —
  • ― 働きかけが可能な要因に着目して ―

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In rural communities of Japan, an aging population and progress in mixed inhabitation have reduced the workforce available to maintain irrigation/drainage canals, so cooperation of non-farmers is desired. To promote the participation of non-farmers in maintenance activities, it is important to effectively raise the level of factors that influence non-farmer participation. Therefore, focusing on factors that raise the level of participation by external approaches, this study analyzed the structure of non-farmer participation (the relationship between non-farmer participation and factors that influence this relationship) in activities to maintain irrigation/drainage canals with a questionnaire given to 800 non-farmers and a Structure Equation Model. As a result, the following was determined: (1) participation in maintenance activities is influenced by both willingness to participate and ability to participate, (2) willingness to participate is influenced by factors such as awareness of the necessities for participation and (3) awareness of the necessities is influenced by knowledge of irrigation/drainage water. Fitness indexes of the structure were 0.901 for GFI, which is above an index of 0.9 indicating good fitness, and 0.052 for RMSEA, which is below an index of 0.08 indicating reasonable fitness. Therefore, we confirmed the structure was supported by actual data.

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