Wenzhou University, Zhejiang Wenzhou, 325035, China.
School of Urban and Regional Science, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, 200433, China.
J Environ Manage. 2021 Jun 15;288:112386. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112386. Epub 2021 Mar 23.
Environmental Information Disclosure (EID) is a new tool for environmental governance in the era of big data and information. Based on the Pollution Information Disclosure Index (PITI) of 120 cities in China from 2003 to 2019, spatial data exploratory analysis and dynamic spatial panel model were adopted to analyze the spatial-temporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of EID in China. The results show that (1) great progress of China's EID has been made in legislation and practice and its ways and channels are gradually becoming diversified, while it is accompanied by the problem of inadequate and unbalanced development; (2) EID shows the "superposition effect" promoted by previous accumulation has the "peer effect" of mutual imitation and learning and presents "demonstration effect", which shows significant agglomeration distribution pattern of spatial "club", while the spillover effect within the region is significant while the radiation effect between regions is weak. (3) In a dynamic process, cities with better economic development, firm performance, environmental performance and regulation, disclosure more environmental information, while the role of government competition and public participation needs further discussion. (4) Negative factors have a great influence during the economic crisis, while positive factors play a significant role in promoting the disclosure of environmental information during the economic expansion after crises. Cities in the developed regions (coastal, east and large cities) disclosure more than developing regions (inland, west, and small cities), and the positive factors are more likely to take effect.
环境信息披露（EID）是大数据和信息时代环境治理的新工具。基于 2003 年至 2019 年中国 120 个城市的污染信息披露指数（PITI），采用空间数据探索性分析和动态空间面板模型，分析了中国 EID 的时空演变特征及其影响因素。结果表明：（1）中国 EID 在立法和实践方面取得了很大进展，其方式和渠道逐渐多样化，但同时也存在发展不足和不平衡的问题；（2）EID 呈现出前期积累的“叠加效应”、相互模仿和学习的“同伴效应”以及“示范效应”，表现出空间“俱乐部”集聚分布格局显著，区域内溢出效应显著，区域间辐射效应较弱；（3）在动态过程中，经济发展水平、企业绩效、环境绩效和监管较好的城市披露了更多的环境信息，而政府竞争和公众参与的作用需要进一步讨论；（4）经济危机期间负面因素的影响较大，而经济危机后扩张期间积极因素对环境信息披露的促进作用显著。发达地区（沿海、东部和大城市）的城市披露程度高于发展中地区（内陆、西部和小城市），积极因素更有可能发挥作用。
