Environmental risks of high-speed railway in China: Public participation, perception and trust

Environmental Development

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-52

  He, Guizhen ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^b   Zhang, Lei ^c   Lu, Yonglong ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing Shanghai railway; Government; Risk communication; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923560756     PISSN: 22114645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envdev.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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