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Decreasing farm number benefits the mitigation of agricultural non-point source pollution in China

Environmental science and pollution research international, 2019, Vol.26 (1), p.464-472 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018 ;Environmental Science and Pollution Research is a copyright of Springer, (2018). All Rights Reserved. ;ISSN: 0944-1344 ;EISSN: 1614-7499 ;DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3622-6 ;PMID: 30406587

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Title:
Decreasing farm number benefits the mitigation of agricultural non-point source pollution in China
Author: Fan, Liangcong ; Yuan, Yuemei ; Ying, Zechun ; Lam, Shu Kee ; Liu, Lu ; Zhang, Xinchao ; Liu, Hongbin ; Gu, Baojing
Subjects: Agricultural pollution ; Agricultural runoff ; Agricultural technology ; Agricultural wastes ; Agriculture - methods ; Agriculture - statistics & numerical data ; Air pollution ; Aquatic Pollution ; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution ; China ; Climate change ; Cooperation ; Earth and Environmental Science ; Ecotoxicology ; Environment ; Environmental Chemistry ; Environmental Health ; Environmental Monitoring ; Environmental Pollution ; Equilibrium ; Farms ; Global warming ; Group size ; Mitigation ; Non-Point Source Pollution - analysis ; Non-Point Source Pollution - statistics & numerical data ; Nonpoint source pollution ; Point source pollution ; Pollution ; Pollution control ; Pollution sources ; Property rights ; Research Article ; Social sciences ; Socioeconomics ; Sustainability ; Sustainable agriculture ; Waste Water Technology ; Water Management ; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis ; Water Pollution ; Water Pollution Control ; Water quality
Is Part Of: Environmental science and pollution research international, 2019, Vol.26 (1), p.464-472
Description: Agricultural non-point source pollution causes global warming and the deterioration of air and water quality. It is difficult to identify and monitor the emission sources of agricultural pollution due to the large number of farms in China. Many studies focus on the technological aspect of achieving agricultural sustainability, but its socioeconomic aspect is poorly understood. Here, we report how group size (number of farms in a certain region) affects agricultural pollution governance through conducting a social science experiment. We found that when communication was allowed among group members, a small group size facilitated cooperation. Although deviations from the cooperation equilibrium occurred with time in all groups, the smaller the group size, the slower the cooperation equilibrium became frangible. These findings suggest that reducing number of farms and extending the length of farm property rights can benefit the mitigation of agricultural non-point pollution in China. Social science experiments can be a useful tool to understand the socioeconomic aspect of agricultural sustainability.
Publisher: Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0944-1344
EISSN: 1614-7499
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3622-6
PMID: 30406587
Source: MEDLINE
ProQuest Central

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Decreasing farm number benefits the mitigation of agricultural non-point source pollution in China

Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018 ;Environmental Science and Pollution Research is a copyright of Springer, (2018). All Rights Reserved. ;ISSN: 0944-1344 ;EISSN: 1614-7499 ;DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3622-6 ;PMID: 30406587

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