Getting their voices heard: Three cases of public participation in environmental protection in China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-72

  Li, Wanxin ^a,b   Liu, Jieyan ^b   Li, Duoduo ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Environmental activism; Environmental governance; Public participation

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM; ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCES; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PROPERTY VALUE; PUBLIC AWARENESS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLITICAL CHANGE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAW; POLITICS; SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84862777941     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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