Politics and Governance in Water Pollution Prevention in China

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-02873-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 86 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 253 g

Reihe: Politics and Development of Contemporary China

This book applies an interdisciplinary governance assessment framework to assess China’s water quality governance from a holistic point of view. The project explores China’s water quality status, water policy discourses, water regulations, public participation in water governance, the path towards green water law, eco-compensation approach in water quality management and the implementation mechanism for achieving water goals. It will appeal to academics in water law, researchers and practitioners dealing with water management, as well as a general audience interested in water issues.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dai, Liping

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Wasserbau
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Wasserwirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Chapter 1 Introduction.- 2. Chapter 2 Water Quality Knowledge and Water Policy Discourse in China.- 3. Chapter 3 Public Participation in Water Governance in China.- 4. Chapter 4 China’s Path to a Green Water Law.- 5. Chapter 5 Exploring China’s approach to implementing ‘eco-compensation’ schemes – The Lake Tai Watershed as case study.- 6. Chapter 6 Implementing the water goals—the river chief mechanism in China.- 7. Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Liping Dai is Researcher at the Chinese Public Administration Research Center, School of Government, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, and at the Utrecht Center for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.