Analysing Local Environmental Disputes and Governance in Belt and Road Host Countries: Establishing Legitimacy through the Social License to Operate (SLO)

While the "Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)" infrastructure projects bring socio-economic benefits to host countries, they also come with the risk of triggering environmental issues within local environmental disputes and governance challenges. Utilizing a combination of theoretical analysis...

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Published inLex localis-journal of local self-government Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 17 - 53
Main Author Zhang, Ziwei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Maribor Institute for Local Self-Government and Public Procurement Maribor 14.11.2024
Subjects
Case studies
Citizen participation
Coal-fired power plants
Community
Compensation
Demonstrations & protests
Disputes
Economic development
Environmental aspects
Environmental impact
Environmental impact assessment
Environmental protection
Environmental regulations
Governance
Host country
Impact analysis
Infrastructure
Investors
Law
Legal system
Legitimacy
Licenses
Local government
Mines
Nuclear power plants
Public opinion
Residents
Roads & highways
Socioeconomic factors
Value added
China
Myanmar (Burma)
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Summary:While the "Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)" infrastructure projects bring socio-economic benefits to host countries, they also come with the risk of triggering environmental issues within local environmental disputes and governance challenges. Utilizing a combination of theoretical analysis and case studies, this paper investigates the role of the Social License to Operate (SLO) framework in addressing environmental conflicts within Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects, and how the BRI environmental legal system can be utilised to help BRI projects gain SLOs from local residents in terms of environmental aspects. The findings propose an integrated governance model combining hard and soft law approaches, with specific recommendations for achieving this through improved host country environmental regulation, international investment agreements and oversight responsibilities for Chinese overseas investors, including enhanced public participation and improved environmental impact assessments.
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ISSN:1581-5374
1581-5374
DOI:10.52152/22.4.17-53(2024)