strengthen strategic environmental assessment (SEA) application in China. SEA is acknowledged by the Chinese central government …) SEA system, its legal requirements, institutional structure and procedural framework with the UK and the Canadian systems … SEA system. The conclusions point to some possible explanations for less than optimum implementation of SEA in China, and …

SEA was introduced in China in 2003 by the EIA Law. However, most Chinese provinces were slow to establish their own … SEA systems. This paper reviews the Chinese SEA institutional arrangements, regulations and documents, both, at national … and at provincial levels. The paper concludes that the slow establishment of the provincial SEA systems has been caused by …

Land use patterns are believed to affect transportation, while low-capacity land-use management is often seen as one of … the primary institutional barriers to sustainable transport. Examining the case of Beijing, this paper aims to contribute … this transition has tended to increase car usage and thus worsen the emission of pollutants by transport in Beijing when …

This paper examines two major emerging constraints on transport in fast-growing Chinese urban cities: oil supply and … policy measures that could be adopted to reduce the use of oil for transport and greenhouse gas emissions. Three transport … energy scenarios, “Road Ahead,” “Oil Saved,” and “Integrated Transport,” illustrate potential motorization trends given …