Towards a Greener University: Perceptions of Landscape Services in Campus Open Space

Carla Ana-Maria Tudorie, María Vallés-Planells, Eric Gielen, Rosa Arroyo and Francisco Galiana
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Carla Ana-Maria Tudorie: Department of Rural and Agrifood Engineering, School of Agricultural Engineering and Environment, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 46022 València, Spain
María Vallés-Planells: Department of Rural and Agrifood Engineering, School of Agricultural Engineering and Environment, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 46022 València, Spain
Eric Gielen: Department of Urbanism, School of Civil Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain
Rosa Arroyo: Department of Transport, School of Civil Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain
Francisco Galiana: Department of Rural and Agrifood Engineering, School of Agricultural Engineering and Environment, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 46022 València, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 15, 1-26

Abstract: Universities are showing a growing interest in becoming green institutions and improving campus open space management. Well-designed urban landscapes guided by green criteria integrate eco-friendly infrastructure which may be effective in facing urban challenges in the context of climate change. Student preferences and uses of campus outdoor environment should draw the attention of campus landscape planners. This study aims to analyse how the university community perceives landscape services provided by the Spanish Universitat Politècnica de València’s campus open space. An online questionnaire was sent to the university community to check its opinions, level of satisfaction, and their demands related to the current situation of the outdoor areas. Campus open spaces with different urban green infrastructure have a high potential to provide cultural, provisioning, and regulation landscape services. Respondents perceive the main benefits provided by campus open spaces to be that they are a place to relax, meet friends, and pass through. Their needs related to the welfare of outdoor areas and their preferences differ according to age, occupation, and time spent at the campus. This paper intends to help the university to meet environmental guidelines and to help other universities in their endeavour to reach sustainability and ensure the university community’s well-being.

Keywords: landscape services; university community; outdoor environment; urban green infrastructure; design guidelines; Universitat Politècnica de València; Green Flag Award (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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