Table 5 The impact of institutional-social-ecological variables on quality of POS.

From: Influencing factors and mechanisms on self-governed rural public open space quality: a conceptual social-ecological system (SES) framework

  

Effect

Estimate

P-value

Standard deviation (STDEV)

T statistics (|O/STDEV|)

Lower 2.5%

Upper 2.5%

Resource systems and units (RSU)

Size of Public open space

Direct effect

0.154

0.000

0.033

4.699

  

Indirect effect (Collective investment)

0.038

0.047

0.019

1.988

0.002

0.077

Total effect

0.192

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

0.198

     

Historical and cultural value

Direct effect

−0.363

0.002

0.115

3.146

  

Total effect

−0.363

     

Location

Indirect effect (Incentive activities)

0.012

0.024

0.005

2.260

0.003

0.024

Indirect effect (Self-organizing activities)

−0.041

0.004

0.014

2.885

−0.071

−0.016

Total effect

−0.029

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

1.000

     

Proximity to urban area

Indirect effect (Incentive activities)

−0.014

0.008

0.005

2.639

−0.025

−0.004

Total effect

−0.014

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

1.000

     

Governance systems (GS)

Government assistance

Indirect effect (Self-organizing activities)

−0.052

0.008

0.019

2.671

−0.095

−0.018

Total effect

−0.052

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

1.000

     

Nongovernment organizations

Direct effect

0.077

0.006

0.028

2.758

  

Indirect effect (Self-organizing activities)

0.053

0.002

0.017

3.132

0.021

0.087

Total effect

0.130

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

0.408

     

Public open space management regulations

Direct effect

−0.554

0.000

0.058

9.591

  

Indirect effect (Self-organizing activities)

−0.027

0.015

0.011

2.442

−0.052

−0.008

Total effect

−0.581

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

0.046

     

Monitoring system

Direct effect

−0.464

0.000

0.045

10.348

  

Indirect effect (Self-organizing activities)

−0.022

0.020

0.009

2.326

−0.043

−0.006

Total effect

−0.486

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

0.045

     

Actors (A)

Number of relevant actors

Indirect effect (Incentive activities)

0.016

0.040

0.008

2.053

0.003

0.033

Indirect effect (Self-organizing activities)

0.023

0.009

0.009

2.597

0.008

0.042

Total effect

0.039

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

1.000

     

Income level of villagers

Indirect effect (Incentive activities)

0.006

0.042

0.003

2.033

0.001

0.012

Indirect effect (Self-organizing activities)

0.011

0.047

0.006

1.991

0.002

0.023

Total effect

0.017

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

1.000

     

Proportion of impoverished villagers

Indirect effect (Collective investment)

−0.011

0.035

0.005

2.110

−0.023

−0.001

Total effect

−0.011

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

1.000

     

Per capita homestead area

Indirect effect (Incentive activities)

−0.009

0.025

0.004

2.237

−0.018

−0.002

Indirect effect (Collective investment)

−0.047

0.000

0.009

5.258

−0.065

−0.030

Indirect effect (Self-organizing activities)

−0.010

0.025

0.005

2.247

−0.020

−0.003

Total effect

−0.066

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

1.000

     

Number of village cadres

Direct effect

0.146

0.000

0.028

5.234

  

Total effect

0.146

     

Education level of village leaders

Indirect effect (Incentive activities)

0.022

0.009

0.008

2.601

0.005

0.039

Indirect effect (Collective investment)

0.023

0.049

0.012

1.968

0.002

0.047

Total effect

0.045

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

1.000

     

Age of village leaders

Indirect effect (Incentive activities)

0.008

0.013

0.003

2.475

0.002

0.016

Indirect effect (Self-organizing activities)

0.024

0.002

0.008

3.059

0.010

0.041

Total effect

0.032

     

Variance accounted for (VAF) value

1.000