Blue Map
The Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) engages the public in data, and holds governments and manufacturers accountable, through maps that show air and water quality across China. The map gathers the data and puts it into the context of compliance with the environmental standards that the country has set, making it painfully clear who is living up to standards and who is falling behind.
Stats
Dataset(s): Ministry of Environmental Protection, Provincial and Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau Websites, supplier data is from companies in China
Visualization: Map
Jurisdiction: China
Developed by: The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs
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