How does environmental regulation matter? An analysis of the current research hotspots and future direction

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ID22189161
AutoresYang Liu (0000-0003-1220-7044, Ningxia University), Roshazlizawati Mohd Nor (0000-0002-4623-6727, University of Technology Malaysia), Ma Kalthum Ishak (0000-0002-8995-7794, University of Technology Malaysia), Xuan Li (0000-0003-0366-872X, Ningxia University)
Ano2024
Volume8
Fascículo8
Páginas5387
Data de publicação2024-08-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Infrastructure Policy and Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2572-7923 • E-ISSN: 2572-7931
EditoraEnPress Publisher (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.24294/jipd.v8i8.5387
OpenAlexW4401624208
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas21

Environmental regulation is globally recognized for its crucial role in mitigating environmental pollution and is vital for achieving the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. There is a current gap in the comprehensive overview of the significance of environmental regulation research, necessitating high-level insights. This paper aims to bridge this gap through an exhaustive bibliometric review of existing environmental regulation research. Employing bibliometric analysis, this study delineates publication trends, identifies leading journals, countries, institutions, and scholars. Utilizing VOSviewer software, we conducted a frequency and centrality analysis of keywords and visualized keyword co-occurrences. This research highlights current hotspots and central themes in the field, including “innovation”, “performance”, “economic growth”, and “pollution”. Further analysis of research trends underscores existing knowledge gaps and potential future research directions. Emerging topics for future investigation in environmental regulation include “financial constraints”, “green finance”, “green credit”, “ESG”, “circular economy”, “labor market”, “political uncertainty”, “digital transformation”, “exports” and “mediating effects”. Additionally, “quasi-natural experiments” and “machine learning” have emerged as cutting-edge research methodologies in this domain. The focus of research is shifting from analyzing the impact of environmental regulation on “innovation” to “green innovation” and from “emissions” to “carbon emissions”. This study provides a comprehensive and structured understanding, thereby guiding subsequent research in this field

Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Environmental Science · Regulation and Compliance Studies · Geology · Oceanography