Revegetation following human-induced damage to vegetation is now a common phenomenon in many ecologically fragile areas around the globe. However, more attention has been paid to climate and ecological engineering factors as influences on the effectiveness of vegetation restoration, while the extent to which socioeconomic factors influence vegetation restoration remains a question that has not been clearly answered. In this study, socio-economic data were obtained through field and household surveys, and then the extent to which socio-economic factors influence the effects of vegetation restoration and their mechanisms of action were assessed using a generalized linear mixed effects model, a partial least squares variable projection significant indicator approach, and a partial least squares path modeling approach. It was found that among the socioeconomic factors, variables such as percentage of cars, conservation awareness, and agricultural practices significantly influenced vegetation restoration (the R2 values are 0.21, 0.15 and 0.15). In terms of importance analysis, economic factors ranked first in terms of importance, followed by psychological factors, agricultural system factors, cultural factors, and natural factors in that order. From the comprehensive impact analysis, economic factors, cultural factors, and agricultural system factors positively affect vegetation recovery (the path coefficients are 0.26, 0.06 and 0.08), and psychological factors negatively affect vegetation recovery (the path coefficient is -0.31). To summarize, in addition to ecological engineering, the remaining socio-economic factors are also important and cannot be ignored for their influence on the effectiveness of vegetation restoration.

来源平台：JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES