Environmental awareness, governance and public participation

Public perception perspectives

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19270010
AutoresKoon‐kwai Wong (Hong Kong Baptist University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2010
Volumen67
Número2
Páginas169-181
Fecha de publicación2010-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00207231003683424
OpenAlexW2048579278
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas11

China’s rapid economic growth has come at severe environmental cost, challenging its sustainable development. This paper compares the findings of two public environmental awareness surveys conducted in 1998 and 2007 respectively. Although the findings suggest that the level of public environmental awareness is rising, the institutions that represent the public interest are weak. Thus the Chinese people rely on the government to solve the country’s environmental problems. Environmental NGOs are part of a developing civil movement. The growing public environmental awareness provides an opportunity to help advance civic development in China

Business · China · Civil society · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental adult education · Environmental governance · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Environmental studies · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public participation · Public relations · Sustainable development · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology