Environmental discourses in China’s urban planning system: A scaled discourse-analytical perspective

Urban Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 978-999

  Xu, Jiang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; environmental discourse analysis; Guangzhou; scale; urban planning

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; PLANNING SYSTEM; POLICY MAKING; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLITICS;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84959305071     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098015571054     Document Type: Article

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