Network Analysis of Actors and Policy Keywords for Sustainable Environmental Governance: Focusing on Chinese Environmental Policy

Zhang, Dan; Fan, Fan; Park, Sang Do

doi:10.3390/su11154068

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“…After being analyzed by period, during the 11th FYP period, six words (enterprise, tradition, Beijing, economy, region, and architecture) were identified that emphasized the centrality of a strong connection between words rather than the importance of frequency. These words are termed essential keywords, and they exert a strong influence on discourse (Zhang et al, 2019). During this period, the discourse was characterized by an emphasis on tradition and regional characteristics, development centered on Beijing, and economic development, together with the role of companies in this.…”

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“…Network analysis is an appropriate methodology for exploring a society's micro/ macro characteristics comprising networks. When data derived from text mining are applied to network analysis, various patterns and structures appearing in the text network can be identified and used to analyze policy discourse (Zhang et al, 2019). In this study, we examined the text sets gathered from websites using text mining techniques to determine which words appear and spread socially within different periods.…”

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“…Text data matching the theme of CCIs were collected from Baidu (including news, webpage, and academic page), which is China’s largest social media portal site, and Sina Blog, where individual opinions and discourses are expressed and exchanged. These channels account for more than 80% of the Chinese internet portal community (Zhang et al, 2019). The collection period extended from January 2006 to December 2020, a period when CCIs were being discussed in earnest in China, and data were extracted for each year.…”

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“…Text mining can be used to derive main keywords by examining them in a discursive context, such as those occurring around the social spread of CCI policies. Network analysis is suitable for analyzing the patterns and roles in which the main keywords (actors) are found in discourses and how they may lead the discourses (Zhang et al, 2019).…”

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Policy Discourse Among the Chinese Public on Initiatives for Cultural and Creative Industries: Text Mining Analysis

Park

2022

Sage Open

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China’s cultural policy has shifted from a government-driven direction to a model centered on marketization development model. The economic value of culture has come to be seen as the main engine of growth for national development; moreover, cultural and creative industries (CCIs) have been strategically fostered. Here, in place of a unilateral top-down method imposed by the government, a marketization development model has been promoted to actively accommodate the policy discourse presented by cultural creators/consumers. China’s CCI policy discourse may indicate the policy direction necessary to develop itself into a cultural powerhouse. In this study, policy discourse is collected and analyzed for keywords of China’s CCIs from 2006 to 2020. Text mining and network analysis were performed, and the main results are as follows. First, it was found that China’s CCI policy discourse has been gaining traction; its centers appear to be found within large cities with rich cultural infrastructure, where major cultural projects are discovered and promoted, and Chinese culture is being globalized. Second, the items/contents of the Chinese CCIs are diversifying and developing into a human-friendly Chinese-style cultural and creative industry model that values experience. This should be noted to help guide the future direction of China’s cultural policy. Finally, it is necessary to adjust industrial concentrations and regional development imbalances because of the acceleration of industrial clusters in CCIs.

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2022

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“…In contrast with the Western model of neoliberal governance, which emphasizes 2 of 17 individualism over collective responsibility, the leading role in formulating and implementing environmental regulations in China has always been taken on by different governmental levels; non-state actors in China mainly depend on government authority to exert their influence in managing environmental problems [8,9]. Additionally, local governments play a vital role in solving local environmental problems by responding to the policies of national and provincial governments [10][11][12].…”

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The Changing Factors Affecting Local Environmental Governance in China: Evidence from a Study of Prefecture-Level Cities in Guangdong Province

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Huang

2020

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This paper aims to examine the changing factors underlying China’s environmental governance, by investigating the long-term dynamic impacts of related endogenous and exogenous factors and considering regional differences in these factors. The study estimated environmental regulation intensity and employed the geographical detector technique to analyze its driving factors, based on 21 prefecture-level cities in Guangdong Province, China, from 1990 to 2016. The results showed that environmental regulation intensity has increased in Guangdong Province over the past 27 years. The results also indicated that local environmental governance was affected by global–local interactions and changed based on different regional developmental phases. At first, factors within a region affected local environmental policies more significantly, such as economic development and urbanization. However, in the long run, globalization’s impacts have been the most important factors influencing environmental governance. Further analysis showed that environmental regulation intensity in Guangdong Province’s different regions was affected by different driven factors. Our analyses contribute to the understanding of China’s environmental governance and have policy implications for environmental problem management and China’s construction of an ecological civilization.

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Failing to attain sustainable development in Bangladesh: A potential comprehensive strategy for sustainability

Kaiser

2023

Sustainable Development

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The study analyzes the underlying reasons and ensuing consequences of Chattogram city's development in Bangladesh, which diverges from the principles of sustainable development. This research employs mixed-method approaches incorporating primary data to achieve its objectives. The primary data is based on a survey, interview, the author's experience, and participatory observation in Chattogram city. Furthermore, it critically examines the existing literature to develop a theoretical understanding of Chattogram city's sustainable development and its sustainable environmental nexus.The results indicate that the expansion of Chattogram city's urbanization and industrialization is proceeding at a rapid pace; however, it is occurring in an uncoordinated and unsustainable manner that neglects environmental protection. Consequently, the city's development falls short of aligning with environmental sustainability and is liable to induce negative ramifications on the environment, human health, biodiversity, and climate. The study pinpoints several factors contributing to environmental degradation, including environmental mismanagement, non-existence of a master plan, environmental illiteracy, absence of carbon emission objectives, and haphazard industrialization and urbanization. Importantly, the issue has been exacerbated due to the inadequate focus on sustainability in the developmental process. Therefore, the findings of this research indicate that a sustainable development perspective is required to comprehend and address the issue of environmental degradation in Chattogram city. In addition, the comprehensive sustainable development strategy and policy recommendations proposed in this study are likely to be efficacious in curbing environmental degradation in Chattogram and other developing cities.

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Network Analysis of Actors and Policy Keywords for Sustainable Environmental Governance: Focusing on Chinese Environmental Policy

Abstract: Environmental issues are viewed as a serious problem with a complex network structure involving various stakeholders.

Cited by 19 publications

References 69 publications

Policy Discourse Among the Chinese Public on Initiatives for Cultural and Creative Industries: Text Mining Analysis

Policy Discourse Among the Chinese Public on Initiatives for Cultural and Creative Industries: Text Mining Analysis

The Changing Factors Affecting Local Environmental Governance in China: Evidence from a Study of Prefecture-Level Cities in Guangdong Province

Failing to attain sustainable development in Bangladesh: A potential comprehensive strategy for sustainability

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