Social impact assessment and public participation in China: A case study of land requisition in Guangzhou

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-72

  Tang, Bo sin ^a   Wong, Siu wai ^b   Lau, Milton Chi hong ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Land requisition; Public participation; Social impact assessment; Urban development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CHINA; LAND REQUISITION; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

URBAN PLANNING;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; MITIGATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 37349023203     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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