Public participation in China: Sustainable urbanization and governance

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 459-474

  Enserink, Bert ^a   Koppenjan, Joop ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Citizen participation; Economic sustainability; Governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250380403     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830710753848     Document Type: Article

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