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Applying Policy Network Theory to the Decision Making Process of the Three Gorges Dam Project

  • Haitao Zheng
  • , Caiyan Qin
  • , Chaoning Zhang
  • , Qihui Yang
  • School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Delft University of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Policy networks theory has been used a lot to analyze concrete policy in western countries and many Chinese scholars also try to interpret policy networks theory. Till now, most of the Chinese scholars focus on how policy network was organized and what's the function of those actors. There is less research about how the actors' interaction process affects the policy outcomes. The authors regard policy network as a multi-actor game, policy making process is the process that actors keep on interacting with each other. They use the Three Gorges Dam project as a case; to analyze the whole policy making process and they try to find what factors affect the actors decision and why it take so long to make the final decision. The authors conclude that besides external factors, like war, culture revolution, two other major factors inside the policy networks cause the delay of the decision making process.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCREM 2015 - Environment and the Sustainable Building - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management
EditorsYaowu Wang, Thomas Olofsson, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Yong Bai
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages631-638
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780784479377
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event2015 International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management: Environment and the Sustainable Building, ICCREM 2015 - Lulea, Sweden
Duration: 11 Aug 201512 Aug 2015

Publication series

NameICCREM 2015 - Environment and the Sustainable Building - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management

Conference

Conference2015 International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management: Environment and the Sustainable Building, ICCREM 2015
Country/TerritorySweden
CityLulea
Period11/08/1512/08/15

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