NDLI: Institutional Challenges for EIA Implementation in China: A Case Study of Development Versus Environmental Protection

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Author	Gu, Lixin Sheate, William R.
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	This paper provides a complete case study analysis of environmental impact assessment (EIA) implementation in China from planning to legal challenge, which is typical but rarely reported. The analysis takes an historical perspective on the regulatory and institutional structures through which EIA has been implemented in China, in order to evaluate the extent to which EIA has matured over the last 10 years. The case study relates to a proposed recreation/tourist development at Dianshan Lake, a protected water resource for Shanghai. Legal and administrative challenge began in 1993, when the case was initiated with a letter from the public, and concluded in 1996, when the case was decided in a court judgment. More recent follow-up research indicates that many issues have continued to be problems for EIA implementation in China. Policy implications in terms of regulatory structure, institutional arrangement, EIA procedure, EIA practitioners, and public participation can be drawn, and lessons learned for both the government and the developers. The study emphasizes the problem of relying on reorientation of existing institutions to promote new (environmental) priorities.
Starting Page	125
Ending Page	142
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0364152X
Journal	Environmental Management
Volume Number	36
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14321009
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2005-06-22
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Institutional analysis EIA China Legal challenge Water resources Ecology Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Environmental Management Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution Forestry Management Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Pollution Global and Planetary Change

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