Public participation in environmental protection in China

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSocial issues in China
Subtitle of host publicationgender, ethnicity, labor, and the environment
EditorsZhidong Hao, Sheying Chen
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages291-309
ISBN (electronic)978-1-4614-2224-2
ISBN (print)978-1-4614-2223-5
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Publication series

NameInternational perspectives on social policy, administration, and practice
Volume1

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).

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)