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Floods of Change: Analyzing the Efficacy of Public Participation Towards the River Chief System in Foshan, Guangdong
Water is essential to the blossoming technological development that forms a core of China’s national economy, and is central to the livelihoods of China’s most populous province. In regulating water, the construction and subsequent gradual implementation of the River Chief System, a water pollution prevention policy, have been crucial in mitigating pollution and improving the waterways of the broader Pearl River Delta for agricultural, commercial, and personal consumption. This essay analyzes how methods of public participation and grassroots activism can contribute to improving the River Chief System in Guangdong Province from its national implementation in 2018 to 2025, using Foshan City as a key case study to examine broader issues surrounding implementation at the local level.
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