Database Green: Software, Environmentalism and Data Flows in China

被引:6
作者
Tarantino, Matteo [1 ]
Zimmermann, Basile [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
[2] Univ Geneva, Chinese Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
pollution; environment; information disclosure; China; software; database; standards; NGOs; IPE; INFORMATION DISCLOSURE; ENFORCEMENT; NGOS;
D O I
10.1017/S0305741016001600
中图分类号
K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ;
摘要
Significant efforts towards environmental transparency have been made by the Chinese government since 2008. This paper focuses on the technical decisions shaping a database of official pollution information built and operated by a Chinese NGO known as the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE). Issues of standardization, power distribution and institutional fragmentation are discussed. The paper illustrates a case of NGOs integrating enforcement capabilities as data centres amidst the growing reliance on processes of informational governance of environmental issues.
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页码:205 / 217
页数:13
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