Referring to 1995-2011 China's provincial panel data, this paper constructs an econometric model consisting of environmental regulation, public participation and pollution industrial transfer, and mainly focuses on the role of environmental regulation and public participation in the pollution...

The Environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure foresees that the information on the environmental effects of a specific activity is used to support the decision on whether to give a project consent, and has the ability to ensure no more than that the decision taken is an informed one. As...

Stakeholder participation in decision making processes promises fairness, effectiveness and efficiency and has become the orthodoxy in a wide variety of policy areas, especially in environmental policy making and governance. Central to stakeholder participation is the identification and...

Die Beteiligung von Bürgern und Interessengruppen an der Gestaltung öffentlicher Vorhaben gewinnt in vielen Politikbereichen an Bedeutung. Gerade unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Nachhaltigkeit und angesichts immer komplexer werdender Problemlagen gelten partizipative Prozesse als geeignetes Mittel...