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Disclosure on Request: A Programmatic Method for Government Environmental Information Disclosure

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The Open Government Information Regulation is the fundamental guarantee of the right to know for Chinese citizens. In particular, the opening windows for Disclosure on Request (DOR) attempts to initiate direct dialogue between the public and administrative departments. The annual reports on Government Environmental Information Disclosure (GEID) show the gradually strengthening relationship between the public and the government in environmental governance. However, the results of DOR and the difficulties encountered in the application process are still unclear. We analyzed the challenges the public faces when using programmatic methods like DOR to request the disclosure of environmental information that is not proactively made public. We further revealed the causes behind the responses of administrative departments and reinforced calls for policy design concerning the efficiency of DOR in the environmental and other public sectors.

Source: Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection

DOI: 10.4236/gep.2025.135015

Authors: Hao Zheng, Dandan Kang, Xingyu Guo, Xiaohua Meng

Institution: Soochow University

Language: English

Topic: Administrative Law and Governance

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China