| ID | 151584 |
| Title Proper | Database green |
| Other Title Information | software, environmentalism and data flows in china |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Matteo Tarantino (a1) and Basile Zimmermann (a2) ; Tarantino, Matteo ; Zimmermann, Basile |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | 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. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Quarterly ,No. 229; Mar 2017: p.205-217 |
| Journal Source | China Quarterly No 229 |
| Key Words | NGOs ; Environment ; China ; Pollution ; Database ; IPE ; Standards ; Software ; Information Disclosure |