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Reforming China's multi-level environmental governance: lessons from the 11th Five-Year Plan

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Reforming China's multi-level environmental governance: lessons from the 11th Five-Year Plan. / Liu, Lingxuan; Zhang, Bing; Bi, Jun.
In: Environmental Science and Policy, Vol. 21, 08.2012, p. 106-111.

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Liu, L, Zhang, B & Bi, J 2012, 'Reforming China's multi-level environmental governance: lessons from the 11th Five-Year Plan', Environmental Science and Policy, vol. 21, pp. 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2012.05.001

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Liu, L., Zhang, B., & Bi, J. (2012). Reforming China's multi-level environmental governance: lessons from the 11th Five-Year Plan. Environmental Science and Policy, 21, 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2012.05.001

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Liu L, Zhang B, Bi J. Reforming China's multi-level environmental governance: lessons from the 11th Five-Year Plan. Environmental Science and Policy. 2012 Aug;21:106-111. Epub 2012 Jun 6. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.05.001

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Liu, Lingxuan ; Zhang, Bing ; Bi, Jun. / Reforming China's multi-level environmental governance : lessons from the 11th Five-Year Plan. In: Environmental Science and Policy. 2012 ; Vol. 21. pp. 106-111.

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abstract = "China's planned environmentalism during the 11th Five-Year Plan (FYP) period was successful at reducing sulfur dioxide (SO2) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) due to the target responsibility system (TRS) on pollution reduction goals, which led to a redefined responsibility of environmental protection from local Environmental Protection Bureaus (EPBs) to local government leaders. However, the weakness of current mono-centric planning process is obvious in the context of governing complex socio-ecological changes. In this paper, two alternative approaches, decentralization of the nation's planning regime and participatory governance with public involvement, were proposed to improve China's environmental governance system.",
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