Environmental non-governmental organizations and urban environmental governance: Evidence from China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 206, Issue , 2018, Pages 1296-1307

  Li, Guangqin ^a,b   He, Qiao ^a,c   Shao, Shuai ^a   Cao, Jianhua ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SICHUAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Difference in differences model; Environmental governance; Environmental non governmental organizations; Public participation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; POLLUTION CONTROL;

CENTRAL CHINAS; CHINA; DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCES MODELS; EASTERN CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCES; ENVIRONMENTAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; INFORMATION TRANSPARENCY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; WESTERN CHINA;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDEX METHOD; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING;

ARTICLE; BENCHMARKING; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; URBAN AREA; CITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ORGANIZATION;

CHINA;

CHINA; CITIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ORGANIZATIONS;

EID: 85030752447     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.076     Document Type: Article

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