How Do Social and Ecological Factors Shape Waterfront Vitality? A Case Study of Shunde District in a Dense Water Network City

1. Overview This dataset accompanies the paper "How Do Social and Ecological Factors Shape Waterfront Vitality? A Case Study of Shunde District in a Dense Water Network City". It provides the quantified indicators used to evaluate the spatial vitality of waterfront spaces in Shunde District, Foshan, China. The dataset covers 207 waterfront spatial units and 26 variables, including vitality intensity indicators and 18 influencing factors across social and ecological dimensions. Access note: This dataset is released under "restricted access" due to licensing terms of the underlying Baidu Huiyan data. Access can be granted to reviewers and researchers upon reasonable request to the corresponding author. 2. Study Area and Temporal Scope Study area: Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China (approximately 806 km², 207 waterfront units).Vitality data collection period: January 15–21, 2024 (one week).Weekdays: January 15–19, 2024.Weekend: January 20–21, 2024.Time resolution: Hourly, 08:00–22:00 (14 hours per day, 105 time slots in total). 3. File List data_en.xlsx : Main dataset: 207 waterfront units × 26 variables. README.md : This documentation file. 4. Methods Summary Vitality quantification: Spatial join and zonal statistics in ArcGIS; POI density: Kernel density estimation + zonal statistics + min-max normalization; Space syntax: DepthmapX software; Habitat quality: InVEST Habitat Quality model; NDVI / FVC: ENVI BandMath on Sentinel-2 imagery; Coupling coordination degree: Coupling coordination model (equal weights); Statistical analysis: Geodetector and Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) in ArcGIS. 5. Usage Restrictions and Ethical Notes Baidu Huiyan data: Vitality indicators are aggregated statistics; raw records are not redistributed; POI data: Only normalized densities are included; raw POI records are not redistributed; Attribution**: When reusing, cite this dataset (via its Zenodo DOI) and the original data providers; Academic use only: Provided for academic research and reproducibility; Access: This dataset is distributed under restricted access; Requests for access should be directed to the corresponding author ([e-mail]).