Li Yanwei is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Administration, Nanjing Normal University, China.

• Chapter 1: Government strategies in environmental conflicts: A governance issue for Chinese local governments. Chapter 2: Government strategies in environmental conflicts: A literature review. Chapter 3: Towards a conceptual framework to describe and explain government strategies in governing Chinese environmental conflicts. Chapter 4: Research strategy and research method. Chapter 5: Government strategies in governing environmental conflicts: The Panyu waste incineration power plant in Guangzhou as a single case. Chapter 6: Government strategies in governing environmental conflicts: The Dalian PX plant as a single case. Chapter 7: What makes the patterns of government strategies similar and different during environmental conflicts? Chapter 8: Under what conditions do Chinese local governments make compromises with local communities during environmental conflicts? Chapter 9: Toward a conclusion: Governing environmental conflicts in China. Appendix 1: Description of the 10 cases. Appendix 2: Interviewee list in China

Li Yanwei is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Administration, Nanjing Normal University, China.

• Chapter 1: Government strategies in environmental conflicts: A governance issue for Chinese local governments. Chapter 2: Government strategies in environmental conflicts: A literature review. Chapter 3: Towards a conceptual framework to describe and explain government strategies in governing Chinese environmental conflicts. Chapter 4: Research strategy and research method. Chapter 5: Government strategies in governing environmental conflicts: The Panyu waste incineration power plant in Guangzhou as a single case. Chapter 6: Government strategies in governing environmental conflicts: The Dalian PX plant as a single case. Chapter 7: What makes the patterns of government strategies similar and different during environmental conflicts? Chapter 8: Under what conditions do Chinese local governments make compromises with local communities during environmental conflicts? Chapter 9: Toward a conclusion: Governing environmental conflicts in China. Appendix 1: Description of the 10 cases. Appendix 2: Interviewee list in China

Li Yanwei is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Administration, Nanjing Normal University, China.

• Chapter 1: Government strategies in environmental conflicts: A governance issue for Chinese local governments. Chapter 2: Government strategies in environmental conflicts: A literature review. Chapter 3: Towards a conceptual framework to describe and explain government strategies in governing Chinese environmental conflicts. Chapter 4: Research strategy and research method. Chapter 5: Government strategies in governing environmental conflicts: The Panyu waste incineration power plant in Guangzhou as a single case. Chapter 6: Government strategies in governing environmental conflicts: The Dalian PX plant as a single case. Chapter 7: What makes the patterns of government strategies similar and different during environmental conflicts? Chapter 8: Under what conditions do Chinese local governments make compromises with local communities during environmental conflicts? Chapter 9: Toward a conclusion: Governing environmental conflicts in China. Appendix 1: Description of the 10 cases. Appendix 2: Interviewee list in China