Evolutionary Logic and Development Foresight of Environmental Collaborative Governance Policy in the Yangtze River Delta

Haixia Zhao, Xiang Gu (), Tengjie Yang and Binjie Gu
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Haixia Zhao: Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
Xiang Gu: Research Institute of Climatic and Environmental Governance, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Tengjie Yang: School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Binjie Gu: Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-21

Abstract: The experience of environmental governance in the Yangtze River Delta has formed the practical paths of cross-administrative cooperation and eco-civilization adaptation to economic development. As a result of a scientific analysis of policy texts on collaborative environmental governance in this region, this paper explores differences and core concerns, uncovering the development vein and mapping out the internal logic in order to provide a reference example for multi-regional governance. The policy has shifted from decentralization to authority, from universality to precision, from sustainable development to a community of common ecological destiny, from authoritarianism to co-governance, and from institutional norms to propaganda and guidance. Since the beginning of the new century, the internal logic of environmental governance policy in the Yangtze River Delta has been in line with the trend of coordinated development. In the future, efforts should be made to deepen the trinity mechanism of decision making, implementation, and supervision. When making decisions, we should further emphasize the unified standard of centralized environmental management and adhere to precise pollution control. Implementation will gradually establish the three-dimensional coordination mechanism of region, function, and role; supervision will involve the platform “internet + environment”, and the assessment will involve “pressure mechanism + environment”.

Keywords: environmental governance; collaborative governance mechanism; policy changes; Yangtze River Delta; analysis of policy text (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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