Regional restrictions on environmental impact assessment approval in China: The legitimacy of environmental authoritarianism

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 100-108

  Zhu, Xiao ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Ran, Ran ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^b  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; EIA restriction targeting regions; Environmental democracy; Environmental governance; Legality; Transparency

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; FREEZING; TRANSPARENCY;

CHINA; EIA RESTRICTION TARGETING REGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEMOCRACY; ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCES; LEGALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84924438302     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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