In the 1990s, squabbling over the siting of an ethylene plant financed by the central government led to the project being split between Beijing and Tianjin.
It would, he said, require "significant" future commercial developments "to include the siting of an American flag as part of the design process".
Six-party, multi-issue negotiation among community representatives, elected leaders, environmental and health experts, and asphalt company regarding siting of an asphalt plant in a racially mixed neighborhood.
The method was tested for the siting of an inert landfill in the Sarca's Plain, located in south-western Trentino, an alpine region in northern Italy.
With access to the internet and mobile phones, China's middle classes can organise themselves to oppose, say, the siting of an unwanted chemicals factory and thus draw government attention.
The original list was dominated by ex-Soviet satellites (rows over Polish meat exports, Lithuanian oil imports, the siting of an Estonian war memorial, and Czech and Polish plans to host an American anti-missile defence system).
