Glossary RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGIES 4. Online big data analysis The data collection, analysis, presentation and design of this research The platform “Xinbang has numbers” can monitor and collect data from report is the result of a collaborative e昀昀ort. The research was led by the mainstream apps such as TikTok and Xiaohongshu, and the raw data South China University of Technology, and various departments of Swire collected by the platform is used for tra昀케c and content analysis. Properties also made signi昀椀cant contributions to the project by providing 5. Taikoo Hui Guangzhou-related commercial operation data historical data and business records. DATA SOURCES Taikoo Hui Guangzhou provided commercial operational data to support this study. The data includes, but is not limited to, Mall format, rental and The Community Impact Assessment Framework used in this study required employment information, hotel and o昀케ce-related data, community bene昀椀t- a multifaceted analysis, using data from eight main sources. related project information and data from Swire Properties’ Technical Services and Sustainable Development (TSSD) department. 1. Questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews 6. Taikoo Hui Guangzhou Design Drawings Between May and July 2022, the research team, with the assistance of The planning and design drawings and original documents for Taikoo Hui Taikoo Hui Guangzhou, conducted a questionnaire survey of visitors, Mall Guangzhou gave a better understanding of the spatial characteristics of employees, o昀케ce tenants and hotel residents in and around Taikoo Hui the site. Guangzhou. Questionnaires were distributed to nearby residents with the assistance of the Linhe Street O昀케ce. 7. Other research and report literature Interviews were conducted with designers involved in the development The research team also made full use of past research reports and and construction of Taikoo Hui Guangzhou; senior management of publications by Swire Properties. For example, the Company’s Sustainability Swire Properties and Taikoo Hui Guangzhou; the General Manager of Report provides information on the potential impacts of climate change in the Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou; relevant o昀케cials of the Tianhe CBD the Climate Risk Assessment, as well as relevant strategies that have been Management Committee; and experts, scholars and other disclosed to enhance resilience and mitigate risks. relevant individuals. 2. Point of interest data (POI) 8. In-depth 昀椀eld research Point of interest (POI) data was obtained from Baidu Maps and contains The team used in-depth site research to record the behavioural maps of location information of various types of facilities. This study used restaurant di昀昀erent groups of people and to record the number and location of security POI to analyse the density of restaurants within the Commercial Center of cameras re昀氀ecting street safety as a basis for data analysis. The team also Tianhe District. used an anemometer to measure the ventilation of the roof garden at Taikoo Hui Guangzhou to assess how comfortable it is for visitors and how it 3. Baidu Heat Map could be improved. The Baidu Heat Map calculates the density of people in an area based on the location information carried by the mobile phone signalling data, and displays the results in di昀昀erent colours to re昀氀ect spatial di昀昀erences in footfall. 52 The Creative Transformation of Taikoo Hui Guangzhou