Abstract Property ownership in rural areas has become increasingly complex, characterized by a mix of new and long-term residents with a range of production, protection, and consumptive values, thus contributing to increased diversity of land uses and management practices among rural landowners. Here we assess a multidimensional construct designed to reflect the variation in occupational identity held by rural landowners—the Farmer Collective Occupational Identity Construct (FCOIC), a scale first developed in Australia but not yet applied in the United States (US). We surveyed landowners in Ohio, and using factor analysis and correlations between the FCOIC and conservation practices, we found that the FCOIC behaves similarly in the US as in Australia and that the scale is correlated with some conservation practices. Some farm-focused conservation practices are relevant for all rural landowners, so we propose the importance of targeting efforts to promote these practices to the diverse sets of rural landowners.

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认识不断变化的农村景观中的动态农业特征及其对保护实践的影响

摘要 农村地区的财产所有权变得越来越复杂，其特点是新居民和长期居民混合在一起，具有一系列生产、保护和消费价值，从而促进了农村土地所有者土地利用和管理实践的多样化。在这里，我们评估了一个旨在反映农村土地所有者职业身份变化的多维结构——农民集体职业身份结构 (FCOIC)，这是一种首先在澳大利亚开发但尚未在美国 (US) 应用的量表。我们调查了俄亥俄州的土地所有者，使用因子分析和 FCOIC 与保护实践之间的相关性，我们发现 FCOIC 在美国和澳大利亚的行为相似，并且规模与一些保护实践相关。