YAN Li-juan 1, WU Juan 1, SHEN Da-jun 2, YU Hao-wei 2

1. China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China,
2. School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China

Abstract: Public participation in water resources management can make the enforcement of decisions and policies more efficient, which helps to realize the sustainability of water resources. In order to make full use of public participation, the effective mechanism of public participation was analyzed from the theory and practice separately in Ningbo. The current situation of public participation in water resources management in Ningbo had been analyzed in this paper. Based on some relevant researches, the paper assessed the stage of Ningbo -- the symbolic stage. Finally, in view of the present situation, the paper gave the measures and the improvement tactics of implementing the complete participation from the macro and micro levels in Ningbo.

Key words: Water resources management, public participation, symbolic participation, complete participation, Ningbo

Published in: Journal of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (Vol. 10 No. 4, 2012)