The Politics of Waste Incineration in Beijing: The Limits of a Top-Down Approach?

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 109-128

  Johnson, Thomas ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

campaigns; China; environmental politics; Public participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874139897     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2012.752183     Document Type: Article

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