Public Participation in China’s Water Governance

Community participation in water governance

China: Public Participation. Sustainable Urbanization and Governance. - 2007

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to focus on the governance aspects of China’s environmental policy making and the conditions for meaningful public participation in sustainable urbanization policy making. China is facing a big urbanization challenge. Rapid economic growth and inefficient use of natural resources lead to excessive pollution and rapid depletion of China’s natural resourc...

Public Participation and the European Water Framework Directive

The Importance of Indigenous Knowledge and Good Governance to Ensuring Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessments

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process by which the benefits of development are weighed against its environmental costs. Since indigenous communities are the principal environmental stewards of their land, it is imperative that they are consulted and play an active part in the EIA process. Their input can help to correct a scientific analysis that “misrepresents the local context...

Designing a Model for Public Welfare Governance in Iran

Background: One important goal of policymakers regarding economy in developed countries is to improve quality, standard and level of well-being in society. The purpose of this study was to provide a model that leads to improving the quality of public welfare in the country's governance system. Methods: This was a combined (qualitative-quantitative) research conducted in 2020. To collect data i...