Strategic environmental assessment in China: Motivations, politics, and effectiveness

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 615-626

  Zhu, Da ^a   Ru, Jiang ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bureaucratic politics; China; Effectiveness; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

BUREAUCRATIC POLITIC; CHINA; DECISION MAKING TOOL; EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LITERATURE REVIEWS; NATIONAL LEVEL; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADMINISTRATIONS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

BUREAUCRACY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NATIONAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INTERVIEW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTIVATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 47249115361     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.03.040     Document Type: Article

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