Transition in public participation in Chinese water management

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-83

  Song, Xingqiang ^a   Mulder, Karel ^b   Frostell, Björn ^a   Ravesteijn, Wim ^b   Wennersten, Ronald ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydrology water resource; Infrastructure planning; Public private partnerships

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT; CIVIL SOCIETY; DECISIONS MAKINGS; HYDROLOGY &WATER RESOURCE; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; PARTICIPATORY MECHANISMS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; WATERS MANAGEMENTS; WATERS RESOURCES;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 79952147416     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2011.164.1.71     Document Type: Article

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