China's Blue Carbon Policy Analysis with Instrument-Theme-Stage Framework

A quantitative text analysis of Chinese blue carbon policy documents issued since 2015. The dataset, created by Lili Li and shared on figshare, applies a three-dimensional 'Instrument-Theme-Stage' framework to evaluate policy evolution. It reveals a preliminary policy system with a heavy reliance on capacity-building instruments and identifies structural imbalances in instrument allocation and thematic coverage.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the evolution of policy instruments over time based on the 'stage' dimension of the framework
• Identifying imbalances in thematic coverage of marine governance based on the 'theme' dimension
• Evaluating the distribution of supply-oriented, regulatory, and demand-based policy instruments
• Studying the alignment between specific policy instruments and stated policy goals

Strengths

• Applies a defined 'Instrument-Theme-Stage' analytical framework for structured evaluation.
• Focuses on policy documents issued since 2015, providing a defined temporal starting point.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 11.4 KB, indicating limited scope or summary-level data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Lili Li.

Collection Method

Quantitative text analysis of policy documents.

Time Range

Documents issued since 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 05:20:59; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China