2) Programme and Performance: Solid accomplishments of shopping malls on environmental sustainability, including resources and energy saving, waste management, improving on environmental quality such as noise control and indoor air quality;
3) Partner Synergy: Shopping malls’ effort on encouraging stakeholders to achieve synergy on environmental sustainability.
All measures and practices by the shopping mall management which contribute to environmental sustainability are regarded as green measures.
Last but not least, recommendations and advises on better green shopping mall management will …show more content…
With a key concept of blending three essential elements – art, people and nature, K11 Art Mall was designed with variety of green elements during construction (K11 Concepts Limited, 2014a). It perfectly shows how the mall promotes the “K11 concept” determined by the developer, which is now further expressed in the company’s other development in Mainland China, including the K11 Shanghai and the coming K11 Beijing and Wuhan (K11 Concepts Limited, 2014b).
3.2.5 Case Selection: Lok Fu Plaza
Lok Fu Plaza, located in Lok Fu, is now the largest shopping mall managed by The Link Management Limited. It was originally named “Lok Fu Centre” when it was built in the 1980s. After large-scale renovation during 2008 to 2011, it has been renamed as “Lok Fu Plaza” (The Link Management Limited, 2010).
Serving the Lok Fu District, it is classified as a neighborhood shopping mall. As the commonest venue for buying necessities of the district, its directions and measures on environmental sustainability definitely bring influence to the district’s people.
3.3 Data Collection