Environmental contestation in China: Motives and impact

Bert Enserink; Dimosthenis Michalakeas; Dang Wenqi

Environmental contestation in China: Motives and impact

Bert Enserink, Dimosthenis Michalakeas, Dang Wenqi

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Environmental legislation in China prescribes Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment to be arranged by the initiator of a project. Nevertheless concerns of effected citizens are often neglected and not addressed in the impact studies. The rising public environmental awareness and realization of health risks related to the proposed activity can lead to outbreaks of public protests and mass events, which may result in cancellation of such projects. In this paper some recent cases of contestation in China are presented and their impact on environmental decision-making analysed. It shows that the Chinese public does have an impact on policy making and stimulates the government to sharpen environmental regulation and procedures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	37th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment
Subtitle of host publication	IAIA17 Conference Proceedings \| IA’s Contribution in Addressing Climate Change
Publisher	IAIA
Pages	1-6
Volume	37
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	IAIA17: Impact Assessment’s Contribution to the Global Efforts in Addressing Climate Change - montreal, Canada Duration: 4 Apr 2017 → 7 Apr 2017

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Conference	IAIA17: Impact Assessment’s Contribution to the Global Efforts in Addressing Climate Change
Country/Territory	Canada
City	montreal
Period	4/04/17 → 7/04/17

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Enserink, B, Michalakeas, D & Wenqi, D 2017, Environmental contestation in China: Motives and impact. in 37th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment: IAIA17 Conference Proceedings | IA’s Contribution in Addressing Climate Change. vol. 37, IAIA, pp. 1-6, IAIA17: Impact Assessment’s Contribution to the Global Efforts in Addressing Climate Change, montreal, Canada, 4/04/17.

Environmental contestation in China: Motives and impact. / Enserink, Bert; Michalakeas, Dimosthenis; Wenqi, Dang.
37th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment: IAIA17 Conference Proceedings | IA’s Contribution in Addressing Climate Change. Vol. 37 IAIA, 2017. p. 1-6.

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