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Public Participation in China: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Lessons Learned

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  • Bert Enserink

    (Delft University of Technology, P. O. Box 5015, 2600 GA Delft — The Netherlands)

  • Mariachiara Alberton

    (Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism, European Academy EURAC, Viale Druso/Drususallee 1, 100 Bolzano/Bozen, Italy)

Abstract

Public participation is an integral part of the Chinese environmental impact assessment (EIA) system. Successful public participation though is more than just granting a right to participate and setting out a procedure in a legislative act. This paper analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese EIA system by reporting on the practical issues and lessons learned during regional workshops with EIA professionals in China. It offers an overview of principles, legal instruments, mechanisms and guidelines, and analyses the Chinese practices at the provincial and local level. Recommendations to improve public participation in China are based on a gap analysis, best practices and lessons learned, interviews with key stakeholders, inputs from public authorities, EIA agencies, and civil society organisations, collected in training modules and public events held in Yunnan, Shandong and Beijing.

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  • Bert Enserink & Mariachiara Alberton, 2016. "Public Participation in China: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Lessons Learned," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 18(01), pages 1-21, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:18:y:2016:i:01:n:s1464333216500058
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333216500058
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    1. Cheryl S.F. Chi & Jianhua Xu & Lan Xue, 2014. "Public participation in environmental impact assessment for public projects: a case of non-participation," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(9), pages 1422-1440, September.
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