School of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu province, 212013, People's Republic of China.
School of Management & Engineering, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing city, Jiangsu province, 210093, People's Republic of China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jul;30(34):81707-81724. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-19856-x. Epub 2022 Mar 29.
The emergence of blockchain technology has brought about disruptive challenges in multiple fields. Blockchain research has come into the global spotlight, particularly in the field of environmental management. The decentralized mechanism of blockchain conflicts with the centralized structure of environmental management; however, there is a need to review the literature on blockchain and its potential in environmental management. In this paper, we performed a bibliometric analysis to investigate publications on environmental management based on blockchain (EMBB) in the Web of Science (WOS). The distribution by journal, author, organization and keywords were measured by R Package in a descriptive analysis. The network analysis of research themes was visualized in VOS Viewer. The results show that research on EMBB is still in its infancy and lacks case studies. In terms of research trends, we conclude by suggesting future directions in EMBB. In summary, we propose a blockchain-based environmental management framework to provide a reference for regulators. The governance framework will inform policy by unravelling the challenges and opportunities presented by technological change for decision makers in environmental governance.
区块链技术的出现给多个领域带来了颠覆性的挑战。区块链研究已经成为全球关注的焦点，特别是在环境管理领域。区块链的去中心化机制与环境管理的集中化结构存在冲突；然而，有必要对区块链及其在环境管理中的潜力进行文献回顾。在本文中，我们使用文献计量学方法，在 Web of Science (WOS) 中对基于区块链的环境管理(EMBB)进行了分析。通过 R 包进行描述性分析，测量了期刊、作者、组织和关键词的分布情况。使用 VOS Viewer 可视化了研究主题的网络分析。结果表明，EMBB 的研究仍处于起步阶段，缺乏案例研究。在研究趋势方面，我们提出了 EMBB 的未来发展方向。总之，我们提出了一个基于区块链的环境管理框架，为监管机构提供参考。该治理框架将通过揭示技术变革为环境治理决策者带来的挑战和机遇，为政策制定提供信息。
