Clean air in urban China: The case of inter-agency coordination in Chongqing's Blue Sky Program

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-67

  Li, Wanxi ^a   Chan, Hon S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air pollution; China; Environmental governance; Inter agency coordination

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; POLLUTION CONTROL; URBAN POLLUTION; URBAN REGION;

ASIA; CHINA; CHONGQING; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 66049096045     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.501     Document Type: Article

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