FACTORS AFFECTING WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES SITING IN SOUTHERN CHINA

2002 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 241-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHAN-SHAN CHUNG ◽  
CARLOS W. H. LO ◽  
CHI-SUN POON
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Grass Root Level ◽  
Waste Facility

Solid waste disposal facilities have become scarce in both developed democratic and lower-income socialist states such as the mainland China. The cases of Guangzhou, Jiangmen and Dongguan are analysed to elucidate the factors for siting difficulties and the unique siting style in China. A number of factors are contributing to siting difficulties in Southern China. Irrational applications of the self-sufficient principle at local waste management, poor environmental track records of previous and existing disposal facilities have all severely restricted the supply of waste disposal sites. In addition, rapid increase in waste generation and the use of old-fashioned equipment in waste facilities are speeding up the consumption of landfill space. While the top-down approach is still the norm in waste facility siting, local governments and host communities in China can effectively block the establishment of waste facility as a result of increasing decentralisation of decision making power where even grass root level governments are granted more autonomy in decision making.

Accounting for the shortage of solid waste disposal facilities in Southern China

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan-Shan Chung ◽  
Chi-Sun Poon
Keyword(s):  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Disposal Site ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Selection Decisions ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Artificial Nature ◽  
Strong Control ◽  
Public Opposition

Most developed communities, such as Japan, the European Union and the USA, are experiencing a shortage of sites for waste disposal facilities (WDFs) (e.g. Alter 1991; Schall 1992; Chilton 1993; Ikeguchi 1994; Anon. 1994; Berenyi 1996; European Commission 1999). Strong control of local public bodies over site selection decisions and public opposition appear to be the chief causes (Schall 1992; Charles 1993; Capua & Magagni 2000). Recently, in the USA adequate landfill capacity has been ensured, but mainly because of the ease of planning permission for new very large regional landfills (Berenyi 1999). This further illustrates the artificial nature of waste disposal site availability.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Local Governments’ Public–Private Partnership Adoption in Urban China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Zhang ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Shouqing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Sustainable Infrastructure ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Financial Pressure ◽  
Major Factors

Local governments around mainland China initiated over 14,000 public–private partnership (PPP) projects with a total investment of 18 billion RMB in recent years, but nearly half have been withdrawn since the end of 2017, which raised wide concerns about whether PPP can contribute to the sustainable infrastructure development in urban China. In this study, we empirically investigated major factors affecting local governments’ PPP adoption, especially factors that led local governments to initiate inappropriate PPP projects. Based on a unique panel dataset of 286 Chinese cities between 2014 and 2017, the empirical findings suggested that local governments’ financial pressure was the most important factor and cities with higher off-budgetary debts or lower budgetary deficits tended to initiate more PPP projects. PPP projects initiated under off-budgetary burdens were more likely to be inappropriate and subsequently withdrawn. Based on the empirical results, we provide policy suggestions to promote sustainable PPP developments in China.

Quality Management Benefits

2010 ◽  
pp. 265-287
Author(s):  
Carrison K.S. Tong ◽  
Eric T.T. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Quality Circles ◽  
Management Association ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Grass Root Level ◽  
Productivity Council

To illustrate the benefits of implementing QM in PACS, a successful case based on the Six Sigma approach is given below. It involves a project aiming at the 2005 Hong Kong Quality Management Award. A brief description of the Award and its judging criteria is given, followed by an outline of the Grand Award holder’s submission and the Project Leader’s clarification of project-related issues during the Judging Panel interview. Hong Kong Quality Management Association and the Hong Kong Productivity Council have jointly organized the “Hong Kong Quality Management Convention” on a bi-annual basis at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre since 1991. The Convention is a renowned quality event in Hong Kong with active participation from both Hong Kong and Mainland China (e.g. over hundred of delegates from various cities of China in 2003). With the rapid development of quality circles in local organizations, the Hong Kong Quality Circle Award was introduced in 1993, being the exclusive award to recognize employees’ effort and contribution towards the improvement of productivity in their industry via quality circles. The purpose of the Award is to reward employees’ contribution in quality enhancement and to recognize the companies’ commitment in quality management. Over the years, award-winners have been recognized for their determination to tackle issues from the grass-root level in pursuit of operational efficiency and effectiveness. This Award offers the participating companies excellent opportunities to benchmark their quality practice among their counterparts and enhance their competitive advantage in their industry. It also improves their corporate image and enhances the morale of the circle members. Organizations with principal activities based in Hong Kong are eligible to compete for the Award. The final and binding decisions on the award are vested with the Hong Kong Quality Management Association and the Hong Kong Productivity Council. To qualify for the award, the participants have to undergo a stringent adjudication process.

Analysis of the Factors Affecting Boar culling in commercial Boar Studs in Southern China

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhili Li ◽  
Yunxiang K. Zhao ◽  
Jiedan Liao ◽  
Shujian Huang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Reproductive Efficiency ◽  
Subtropical Climate ◽  
Genital System ◽  
Reproductive Disorders ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Breed Differences ◽  
Decision Making Processes

The objectives of this study were to measure culling frequency and analysis of reasons for boar culling in commercial boar studs. Data were obtained from nine commercial boar studs included 2342 culled boars in Southern China during July 2013 to June 2016. Descriptive statistics of reasons for boar culling revealed that the frequency of unplanned cull boar accounted for a large proportion (88.04%), reproductive disorders (40.61%) and lameness (27.2%) were the most frequently cited reasons. Sperm-related problems accounted for the largest proportion (668, 70.24%) due to reproductive disorders, followed by the abnormal genital system (169, 17.78%). The highest frequency of reproductive disorders was arisen in May (17.98%), and the relatively high culling frequency lasted for 16 weeks until August (10.00%), especially for the Yorkshire boar that owned highest culling risk (47.09%) with the culled number reached peak in May (60, 21.82%), followed by July (33, 12.00%). In additionÿthe highest frequency of boar culling due to lameness appeared in May (90, 14.13%), followed by January (68, 10.68%) and December (66, 10.36%) with cold and wet. It was speculated that extreme weather was more likely to cause lameness. Our research suggested farmers under subtropical climate should take effective measures to reduce heat and humidity stress at the earliest, preferably from late spring to August to improve reproductive efficiency on boar studs, and also take breed differences into their decision-making processes to ensure adequate boar power and customer satisfaction.

scholarly journals DOES ICTS MATTERS FOR CORRUPTION?

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Caroline Gratia Sinuraya ◽  
Tutik Rachmawati
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Common Term ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Grass Root Level ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Technology And Communication

Corruption is a common term used in both private and public sector to understand the misused of resources in order to enriched themselves, unlawfully. Corruption has been endemic in Indonesia starting from the highest peak of government to the grass root level. Some organizations had tried to eradicate corruption with any possible way they could find; law enforcement, behavioural to education approach. However, the use of information, technology and communication or ICTS or known as e-Government in eradicating corruption has been considered a break trough. They believe that by implementing ICTS in several sectors of public services, it could help to eradicate corruption in Indonesia. Local Governments has been using e-budgeting but corruption is still prevalent. ICTS serves as way to reduce corruption rate but it does not eradicate corruption at all. The adoption of ICTS in governmental systems creates an opportunity for the officers and staffs who understand and occupies skills of ICTS (e-literate) and at the same time blocks chances for those who do not understand ICTS. This is called as an up-skilling corruption. This paper will discuss e-administration which is understood as ‘the use of information and communication technologies and in particular the internet, as a tool to establish a better-quality administration. Using a case study of e-administration in Bandung City, this paper will discuss how Bandung City is to implement Online Licensing through BPPT or Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (The Agency Assesment and Application of Technology) with a consideration that there is a chance for up-skilling corruption. Further, upon the discussion, recommendation on how to implement proper e-administration so that it will achieve its goal to eradicate corruption.

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