The impact of public demands on local environmental governance performance: Evidence from civil environmental complaints placed on leaders at different government levels in China.
J Environ Manage
; 360: 121216, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
The joint participation of multiple subjects is crucial for environmental governance. Using panel data for 273 Chinese cities during 2013-2019, this study investigates the impact and mechanism of public demands on environmental pollution. The results demonstrate that public demands measured by the number of environmental complaints placed on government leaders significantly reduce environmental pollution. Furthermore, increases in the rate and speed of government responses improve the effect of public demands on environmental governance. Public demands placed on provincial leaders reduce local environmental pollution to a greater extent than public demands placed on prefectural and county leaders. Province-level governments are more willing to consider public opinions and attach more importance to environmental governance; Prefecture-level governments prioritize province-level governments' attention to the environment when implementing environmental governance. Moreover, strong political ties between provincial and prefectural leaders and long tenures among prefectural leaders strengthen the pollution reduction effect of public demands placed on provincial leaders. The reduction effect of environmental complaints on pollution emission is more significant in cities with high level of Internet construction and environmental disclosure. Our results illustrate the role of public demands in environmental governance, offering a reference for developing effective environmental policies.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Poluição Ambiental
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Política Ambiental
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Environ Manage
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China