China's Blue Carbon Policy Analysis via Text, 2015-2026

Quantitative text analysis of Chinese blue carbon policy documents issued since 2015, based on an 'Instrument-Theme-Stage' framework. The dataset was created by Lili Li and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It was last updated on March 19, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the evolution of policy instruments over time based on the 'stage' dimension.
• Identifying imbalances in thematic coverage based on the 'theme' dimension.
• Evaluating the distribution of capacity-building versus regulatory instruments based on the 'instrument' dimension.
• Assessing the alignment between specific policy goals and the instruments used to achieve them.

Strengths

• Data is based on a defined three-dimensional 'Instrument-Theme-Stage' analytical framework.
• Focuses on a specific policy domain (blue carbon) and geography (China) since 2015.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (11.0 KB), indicating limited scope or aggregated summary data.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Lili Li via figshare.

Collection Method

Quantitative text analysis of policy documents.

Time Range

Since 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 05:21:01; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China.