Public participation in environmental protection in China
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)
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Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Social issues in China |
Subtitle of host publication | gender, ethnicity, labor, and the environment |
Editors | Zhidong Hao, Sheying Chen |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 291-309 |
ISBN (electronic) | 978-1-4614-2224-2 |
ISBN (print) | 978-1-4614-2223-5 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Publication series
Name | International perspectives on social policy, administration, and practice |
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Volume | 1 |
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Abstract
By comparing three cases of environmental activism in China, our paper answers the following three questions about public participation in environment protection in China: (1) what are the drivers for public participation? (2) Who are the agents leading the participation, and (3) Do existing laws facilitate public participation? We find heightened public awareness of environmental degradation and increasing anxieties over health and property values drive people to fight for more political space to influence decisions that have an impact on the environment. Despite the promises one finds in the letter of Chinese laws, Chinese society lacks public consultation and engagement in government decision-making, even in the area of environmental protection. This is unfortunate, because public policies without adequate public input are doomed to be clouded by illegitimacy.
Citation Format(s)
Public participation in environmental protection in China. / LI, Wanxin; Liu, Jieyan; Li, Duoduo.
Social issues in China: gender, ethnicity, labor, and the environment. ed. / Zhidong Hao; Sheying Chen. New York: Springer New York, 2013. p. 291-309 (International perspectives on social policy, administration, and practice; Vol. 1).
Social issues in China: gender, ethnicity, labor, and the environment. ed. / Zhidong Hao; Sheying Chen. New York: Springer New York, 2013. p. 291-309 (International perspectives on social policy, administration, and practice; Vol. 1).
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)