Politics and Governance in Water Pollution Prevention in China, 1st ed. 2019 Politics and Development of Contemporary China Series

This book applies an interdisciplinary governance assessment framework to assess China?s water quality governance from a holistic point of view. The project explores China?s water quality status, water policy discourses, water regulations, public participation in water governance, the path towards green water law, eco-compensation approach in water quality management and the implementation mechanism for achieving water goals. It will appeal to academics in water law, researchers and practitioners dealing with water management, as well as a general audience interested in water issues.

Liping Dai is Researcher at the Chinese Public Administration Research Center, School of Government, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, and at the Utrecht Center for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

Provides an interdisciplinary assessment framework to assess water pollution governance in China

Analyzes water quality challenges in China and newly developed legal and policy answers to these challenges

Examines the transition from the economic-development-dominated policy discourse to a balanced approach in water governance in China