Campus Planning Research Articles

Unpacking place-based narratives: enhancing campus community participation in watershed conservation

Purpose The study aims to identify the evoked “sense of place” that the campus community attributes to a watershed area in a Malaysian higher institution, aiming to enhance their participation in watershed conservation. Central to this objective is the incorporation of the concept of a watershed as a place, serving as the conceptual framework for analysis. Design/methodology/approach This case study explores an urban lake at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia’s oldest higher institution. It uses diverse qualitative data, including document analysis, semi-structured interviews, vox-pop interviews and a co-production workshop, to generate place-based narratives reflecting the meanings and values that staff and students associate with the watershed. Thematic analysis is then applied for further examination. Findings The data patterns reveal shared sense of place responses on: campus as a historic place, student, staff and campus identity, in-place learning experiences and interweaving of community well-being and watershed health. Recommendations advocate translating these narratives into campus sustainability communication through empirical findings and continuous co-production of knowledge and strategies with the campus community. Practical implications The research findings play a critical role in influencing sustainable campus planning and community inclusion by integrating place-based frameworks into sustainable development and watershed management. The study recommends the process of identifying place-based narratives with implications for the development of sustainability communication in a campus environment. Originality/value This paper contributes both conceptually and empirically to the sustainable management of a campus watershed area through place-based thinking. It outlines a process for enhancing campus sustainability communication strategies.

Assessment and Optimization Strategies of Campus Sound Environment

A good sound environment is essential in creating a harmonious and peaceful campus, improving students’learning outcomes, promoting physical and mental health, and creating a green and healthy campus. This study investigated the impact of new buildings on existing ones by optimizing the spacing between new buildings and the sound insulation structure of building enclosures. The results indicated that building 4 was affected by the noise from new building 1 and its surroundings, with a maximum outdoor daytime noise level reaching 69 dB, and the indoor background noise level in the least favorable classroom was 43.73 dB, less than 45 dB, which was within the acceptable range. It is recommended that the sound insulation design be improved in the planning of new teaching buildings. Besides, the surrounding traffic conditions should be improved, and the usage time of sports facilities should be scheduled appropriately to prevent the noise from sporting activities from affecting the classroom activities. The findings of this study provide valuable references for future architectural acoustics design and campus planning, contributing to the creation of peaceful and comfortable campus environments.

Solid Waste Management Practices of Philippine Christian University-Manila

Production of solid waste will never have an end. And it will continue to pose as a challenge from generation to generation. Some of the impacts of solid waste are immediate, others are long term. And these are the reasons why solid waste should be properly and well managed- on a day to day basis, following a program anchored on the principles of sustainable development. This study aimed to determine the solid wastes management practices in terms of reuse, reduce, recycling, collection, and treatment in Philippine Christian University basis for Material Recovery Facility. Faculty and staff of the department of Natural Sciences provided the necessary data for waste management practices in terms of treatment This is a descriptive-survey type of research. The study used survey-questionnaire instrument adopted from Gequinto (2016) with minor modification. The respondents of the study are the Administrators, Faculty, Staff, Concessionaires and Students of Philippine Christian University. Results revealed that Solid Waste Management Practices are implemented to a Moderate extent with a composite mean of 2.95. Among the practices, waste treatment got the highest composite mean which was assessed by the Natural science faculty and staff 4.12 (Implemented to a great extent) while wastes recycling got the lowest 2.68(Implemented to a Moderate extent). The study recommended the following: Formation of consultants who will do thorough campus planning and resource recovery; Information dissemination regarding recyclables that are available for recovery; Enforce waste segregation and develop a composting program; Create a sustainable practices policy in order to achieve Zero Waste by 2020 and to consider Material Recovery Facility be a part of the solid waste system of the university and should not be considered as a stand-alone facility. In line with these, the researchers proposed a Material Recovery Facility Plan in response to the challenge as stated in the Sustainable Development Goal of 2030 that gives importance on environmental preservation and sanitation.

Scientometric Trends and Knowledge Gaps of Zero-Emission Campuses

As the urgency of addressing climate change grows, strategies such as developing zero-emission campuses to achieve carbon neutrality are becoming increasingly crucial. Yet, research in this field remains somewhat underdeveloped and fragmented. This study aims to bridge this gap, providing a scientometric analysis of the research conducted on zero-emission campuses from 1997 to 2023, using data from the Web of Science Core Collection. The study analyzed 1009 bibliographic records with the aid of CiteSpace software, focusing on identifying key co-authors, co-words, co-citations, and clusters. The findings indicate a rapid increase in research in the field of zero-emission campuses, with a significant surge in the number of publications in recent years, culminating in 174 in 2021 alone. The leading universities in terms of publication count were the University of California System, Egyptian Knowledge Bank, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Furthermore, the United States, China, and the United Kingdom were identified as the main contributing countries/regions to publishing in this field, indicating a broad, global collaboration. The scope of research has broadened from technical elements, such as energy, to encompass social factors that influence sustainability. Emerging research areas were identified, including education and sustainability, renewable energy and energy efficiency, campus planning and design, waste management and recycling, policy support, and pro-environmental behavior. This study provides a structured overview of the research landscape in the field of zero-emission campuses, offering valuable guidance for academics and encouraging further collaboration. The identified research clusters, notable authors, and influential institutions hold significant implications for policy decisions, industry practices, and the implementation of zero-emission strategies on campuses, aiding in the broader pursuit of sustainability.

Comparisons of Built Environment Correlates of Walking in Urban and Suburban Campuses: A Case Study of Tianjin, China

Current Chinese campus planning and design have neglected to promote walking activity (WA). Lacking WA and developing sedentary and physical inactivity habits can lead to obesity, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases. Academia has confirmed that WA can be facilitated by planning and designing built environment (BE) interventions. Accordingly, this study aims to explore the effect of campus BE features on walking in different regions’ campuses and present nuanced campus planning and design strategies. We selected the objectively measured BE features of destination accessibility, land use, street connectivity, and spatial configuration. Environmental design qualities and pedestrian facilities were chosen as the micro-level BE features. We applied GIS 10.1 and sDNA to calculate gross BE features and field audit tools to measure street environmental features and pedestrian volume (PV). We built negative binomial regression models and eliminated spatial autocorrelation to investigate and compare the BE correlates of walking in urban and suburban campuses. Similarities and differences were found among the outcomes derived from the two regions. We found that campus Walk Score, land use attributes of facility density and park land ratio, complexity, and other features closely correlate with PV in the two types of campuses. Comparatively, closeness, transparency, and complexity only influence urban campuses’ PV, while block length, entropy, facility land ratio, and sidewalk quality only correlate with PV on suburban campuses. According to these findings, we proposed different and targeted campus renewal and planning strategies for WA and walkability promotion.

Campus environmental quality and streetscape features related to walking activity

ABSTRACT Many college students have adopted sedentary and physically inactive lifestyles, leading to obesity, diabetes, and other epidemics. Improving campus walkability can promote students’ walking activities and health conditions. This study aims to explore the influence of street-level environmental walkability attributes on campus pedestrian activity in a developing country, and thus present physical activity and health promotion campus planning and design strategies. Based on the Urban Design Quality theory, we use field audit to measure five environmental qualities and 23 types of streetscape features at eight Chinese university campuses. Several negative binomial regression models, without spatial autocorrelation, are fitted to analyze the effect of campus micro-scale walkability environmental attributes on pedestrian volume in different types of campuses. We found that environmental qualities and street space part streetscape features significantly affect pedestrian volume. Pedestrian-oriented campus planning strategies are presented based on the results.

Editors’ Note

Editors’ Note Kate Masur and Gregory P. Downs Our June issue reinforces our sense that the field of the Civil War Era remains a wide-ranging, creative site of engaged scholarship. The pieces in this issue span from slavery to the present day, delving into concrete historical details and the persistent narratives that shape our encounters with the past. In his Tom Watson Brown Book Prize address, Sebastian Page explains the origins of his book, Black Resettlement and the American Civil War, relating his discomfort with many aspects of the historical profession. He concludes with a discussion of how received narratives of Lincoln’s presidency and of abolition itself continue to shape the questions historians ask and, by extension, the scholarship they produce. The participants in a roundtable on studying slavery on campus are likewise engaged in challenging received narratives. Historians Hilary Green and Adam Domby assembled a group of scholars who are researching and publicizing their campuses’ relationships to slavery, bringing forward histories of people and events that have been either covered up or forgotten entirely. Contributors offer reports from the field and a call to press forward with work that should, Green and Domby write, include not just research and writing but also “working with constituent communities (descendants of enslaved people, local black and other marginalized communities affected by the campus, alumni, students, faculty, et cetera) to ensure equity in admissions, scholarships, hiring, and future campus planning.” In a research article, John Quist analyzes the career of Michigan editor Theodore Foster, a Liberty Party supporter who became a Republican in the late 1850s. Quist contributes to an ongoing conversation about how to characterize the politics of white antislavery Northerners, particularly as their views changed over time. He argues that Foster shifted during wartime and its aftermath from abolitionism to an accommodation with political antislavery and racism, concluding that Foster’s evolution should lead us “to reexamine white abolitionists’ long-term commitments to racial equality, to reevaluate the distinctions between abolitionism and the Republican Party’s antislavery message, and to recognize that abolitionists could be more easily transformed than the society they hoped to change.” Frank Towers rounds out this eclectic issue with a wide-ranging historiographical essay on cities and Reconstruction. Adopting an expansive chronological frame, Towers reminds readers of interdisciplinary [End Page 145] scholarship in urban history that developed from the 1960s to the 1980s and suggests that historians of the Civil War Era could fruitfully return to that body of work for insights and ideas. That scholarship suggests, in particular, that cities can be viewed as agents in their own rights. They are not simply places where things happened but also a particular kind of human formation that, itself, produces novel dynamics, solidarities, and structures of power and inequality. We are as always indebted to associate editors Hilary Green, Luke Harlow, and Katy Shively, who are constantly soliciting essays and reviews, editing writing, and helping produce this journal, as well as to Matt Isham and Heather Carlquist Walser, who keep the wheels turning under challenging circumstances. [End Page 146] Copyright © 2023 The University of North Carolina Press

从无障碍设施配置到友好环境营造——包容性大学校园规划设计探索

随着《中华人民共和国无障碍环境建设法》的正式实施,校园的无障碍环境建设将更多得到各级教育管理部门和办学机构的重视。“双一流”学科建设背景下,高校校园空间需要在实现无障碍要求的基础上,向更为友好和包容的方向发展。本文从包容性校园的服务对象、需求特征和性能目标3个方面的特殊性分析出发,结合康复大学、中国人民大学、北京科技大学等新校区案例实践,围绕校园无障碍系统性规划、精细化设计和多样化场景等内容,提出新时期大学校园包容性环境营造的策略与方法。

Campus Planning and Design across Southeast Asia: A Scoping Literature Review from 2002-2022

As Southeast Asia continues to experience rapid urbanization, ensuring sustainable development in higher education campuses is becoming increasingly crucial. This paper presents a systematic literature review of 52 relevant research articles from 2002-2022. By analyzing the existing literature, this study aims to explore key themes in campus and planning design across Southeast Asia while incorporating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as contextualizing background. Findings suggest sustainable and inclusive campus as dominant themes which significant to promote student well-being and academic success while enhancing environmental responsibility in Southeast Asia’s campus.

The impact of urban morphology on the building energy consumption and solar energy generation potential of university dormitory blocks

Urban morphology is a major factor affecting building energy consumption and solar potential in the urban block. The aim of this research was to evaluate the impact of urban morphology on both building energy consumption and solar energy generation potential for university dormitory blocks in Wuhan. This paper proposed a classification method for dormitory blocks, calculated the building energy consumption and solar energy generation potential of 55 blocks, and analyzed the correlation between urban morphology and three energy performance indicators: Energy Use Intensity (EUI), Solar Energy Generation Intensity (SEGI) and Net Energy Use Intensity (NEUI). Multiple regression models were used to predict energy performance by urban morphological parameters. The results indicate that different block types could lead to up to 12.25% difference in EUI, and 35.85% significant difference in building NEUI with the deployment of photovoltaic (PV) panels. The EUI is mainly affected by three morphological parameters, which are Average length of block, Shape factor and Building density; while the SEGI and NEUI are mainly affected by Average height of block, Shape factor and Sky view factor. This study could serve as guidelines for planners and policymakers in campus planning and architectural design to improve building energy conservation at block-scale.

Landscape Configuration Effects on Outdoor Thermal Comfort across Campus—A Case Study

As a main place for student activities on campus, outdoor spaces have positive impacts on students’ physical and mental health. Namely, outdoor heat and comfort are of great significance to improve activity quality. Here, four unique outdoor spaces were studied to explore the varying effects on human thermal comfort during hot-summer and cold-winter periods. Distinct outdoor spaces (fully open, semi-open, semi-enclosed, and fully enclosed areas) from the southern campus of Anhui Jianzhu University were chosen. The PET was used as a metric for measuring thermal comfort and analyzing correlated spatiotemporal distributions. The results showed that outdoor thermal comfort was derived from multiple factors, including vegetation, underlying surface materials, building presence, and wind-heat environment. Notably, high correlations between Tmrt and thermal comfort were revealed, where such temperatures of places with trees or building shade were low; thus, PET was low. Further, Ws showed a significantly negative correlation with PET. Of the four outdoor space forms, the fully enclosed location had the lowest thermal comfort level, while the semi-enclosed spaces showed the highest level of body comfort. Therefore, semi-enclosed space (U-shaped) is recommended in campus planning and construction. Accordingly, an improved strategy was proposed based on experimental transformation for fully enclosed spaces. The thermal comfort after optimization was simulated to provide references for outdoor space thermal comfort improvement during seasonal extremes.

Environmental constrained medium-term energy planning: The case study of an Italian university campus as a multi-carrier local energy community

The European Union defined the ambitious carbon-neutrality goal for 2050. Such a transition must be done gradually to avoid huge investments; therefore, medium-term energy planning of energy supply systems must be performed properly considering both economic and environmental aspects. Sector coupling measures aid to achieve this ambitious target, although they require a remarkable financial investment. This paper presents an innovative methodology for the medium-term energy planning of the university campus “Marche Polytechnic University” located in Italy towards the carbon neutrality, i.e., 50 % of carbon emissions reduction by considering financial investment aspects. The university campus is a multi-carrier local energy community with multiple technologies such as photovoltaic, combined heat and power, gas-fired boilers, absorption, and electric chillers that satisfy the end-users’ energy demand. A different mix of installed and new technologies (e.g., energy storage or hydrogen) are investigated through the Calliope framework. The case studies present the economic-based optimal scenario of a typical year planning, guaranteeing the same 50 % carbon emissions reduction. Results underline the importance of exploiting synergies among multiple carriers and the essential role of i) renewables (e.g., additional 3.3 MW of photovoltaic to be installed), ii) batteries with a capacity of 7 MWh, and (iii) sector coupling technologies.

A Research on the Strategy to Promote Campus Culture in the Overall Planning of a New Campus - Taking a Campus Planning Scheme of Beijing Jiaotong University as an Example

This paper approaches the overall planning of new campuses of China's colleges and universities from the perspective of culture. Based on a campus planning scheme of Beijing Jiaotong University, this paper studies the relationship between campus culture and its planning and design, and proposes strategies from the perspective of space to reflect campus culture in the planning and design of a new campus from four aspects: overall layout, architecture, landscape and campus facilities, so as to provide feasible ideas for the inheritance of campus culture in a new campus.

Analysis and countermeasures of land purchase and campus planning in the course of constructing vocational education undergraduate in higher vocational colleges

Analysis and countermeasures of land purchase and campus planning in the course of constructing vocational education undergraduate in higher vocational colleges

Kampüs Peyzaj Planlaması ve Tasarımının Öğrenci Bakış Açısına Göre Degerlendirilmesi: Uşak Üniversitesi 1 Eylül Kampüsü Örneği

Üniversite kampüsleri eğitim, öğretim ve akademik ihtiyaçların karşılanmasını sağlayan, içerisinde yer alan tüm birimleri ve mekânları öğrenci ve üniversite personeli tarafından sürekli olarak kullanılan sosyal, kültürel ve rekreatif ortamlardır. Başarılı bir kampüs planlama ve tasarım yaklaşımı için kullanıcı görüşlerinin (akademisyenler, idari personel, öğrenciler ve diğer kullanıcılar) tespit edilmesi önemli bir olgudur.Bu çalışmada, Uşak Üniversitesi 1 Eylül Kampüsü peyzaj planlaması ve tasarımının kullanıcı görüşleri doğrultusunda değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmaya Uşak Üniversitesi’nin farklı bölümlerinde eğitim gören lisans öğrencileri katılmışlardır. Katılımcıların görüşlerinin belirlenebilmesine yönelik 8 adet çoktan seçmeli soru ve 11 adet 5’li Likert soru olmak üzere, 19 soruluk bir anket formu oluşturulmuş ve 436 öğrenciye uygulanmıştır. Anketten elde edilen sonuçların değerlendirilmesinde frekans (f), yüzde (%) ve korelasyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda, Uşak Üniversitesi 1 Eylül Kampüsü'nün peyzaj planlama ve tasarımı açısından kullanıcı görüşlerinin genel olarak olumlu olduğu; fakat bazı konularda eksikliklerinin olduğu görüşü ortaya çıkmıştır. Araştırmada bu eksiklikler belirlenmiş ve çözüm önerileri getirilmiştir.

TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE KATSUSHIKA CAMPUS - A DESIGN PROCESS INTEGRATING PARKS WITH CULTURAL FACILITIES

This paper reports on the design process for the Tokyo University of Science Katsushika Campus, which culminated in the execution of a masterplan, using urban planning, whereby the campus was integrated with a park. The result was an urban campus integrated with a park, making it a model case for campus planning of the future in that it was characterized by liaison with the locality.

Sustainable Energy Efficient Green Campuses: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

A sustainable university campus uses energy that does not produce carbon dioxide, protects natural ecosystems, cuts down on the use of natural resources, and recycles or reuses waste in a useful way. The first steps toward a sustainable campus initiative are to use less energy from fossil fuels, use more energy sources that do not rely on carbon, use more energy-efficient technology, recycle waste, and add more greenery to the campus. The Higher Learning Institutes also have a social duty to help people understand the idea of sustainability better. This paper’s primary objective is to study the research and development trends in the realm of sustainable development objectives as they pertain to university campuses. The researchers have undertaken a comprehensive literature study and bibliometric analysis of the pertinent articles. Comprehensive use of the VOSviewer software to map current studies on sustainable energy-efficient green campuses. 707 scientific papers (published between 2012 and 2021) were obtained from SCOPUS for the bibliometric analysis for the influential authors, top-cited articles, and co-citation analysis, while 31 articles published in the United States and India were selected for the systematic literature review to assess the trends and future research directions on this subject. According to the findings, the most researched topics are carbon-neutral campuses, smart technology, food and waste management, transportation, and sustainable campuses, with future research focusing on less explored topics such as energy-efficient campus planning, green infrastructure, and landscape design, and photovoltaics. Since it identifies current research hotspots and new study routes, this paper will be a great resource for academics and practitioners interested in sustainable and energy-efficient green campuses.

Applicational study on the edible university landscape under COVID-19 epidemic circumstance

All of universities or colleges have to solve the big challenges from the outbreak of COVID-19. Quarantining of Campus has been being the regular management policy, the activities of all students were restricted inside the campus. Under such status, campus landscape quality. In this study, the concept of Edible Landscape has been introduced into the campus planning and designing. The construction principles of healing, practicality, ecology, economy and adaptation to local conditions were illustrated, in the light of COVID-19 controlling and prevention. Furthermore, a construction strategy of edible landscape in assisting related teaching and researching activities, taking away negative emotions, and producing fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables, which can offset the shortcoming of traditional landscape of ornamental-value-centered. The construction principles and strategies of this paper put forward novel thinking and references to carry out the construction and development of campus landscape with ecology, healthy and effective traits, to the application of edible and pluralistic school landscape.

Comprehensive analysis of waterlogging control and carbon emission reduction for optimal LID layout: a case study in campus.

Nowadays, sponge city reconstruction has become the focus of research because of the increasingly serious urban waterlogging. Carbon emission reduction, waterlogging area reduction, cost, and other indicators were considered to explore the optimal sponge allocation scheme in the study area. The two-dimensional coupled model MIKE FLOOD was established to analyze the causes of waterlogging through numerical simulation. Low-impact development (LID) combination scenarios were set to analyze the control effects of waterlogging water and total runoff. The carbon emission reduction capacity and economic benefit of each scenario were calculated and evaluated. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used to comprehensively evaluate the LID combination scenario and explore the optimal cost-benefit LID configuration scheme. The results show that the campus rainwater pipe network is under overload operation, and the number of overflow nodes accounts for up to 58.1% under the 3a rainfall return periods. After setting up LID measures, the runoff control rate can be increased by 26.15-42.84%, and the waterlogging area where the depth exceeds 15cm can be reduced by 72.87-100%. If the energy conservation and emission reduction benefits and costs are considered at the same time, the layout scenario of 9% bioretention facility + 3% green roof + 3% permeable pavement can achieve the best benefits. The research can provide a reference for planning and reconstruction of sponge campus and residential areas.

Mobility and sustainable transportation in higher education: evidence from Monterrey Metropolitan Area in Mexico

PurposeThis paper aims to analyze the demand for mobility in higher education to understand the critical elements of students' mobility and the potential impact of accessing sustainable alternatives. The demand for different means of transportation accounts for socioeconomic variables such as household income and size, gender, age, among other travel factors such as distance, time, speed and direct cost.Design/methodology/approachThis research uses a unique data set encompassing a representative sample of households across gender and municipalities in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area in Mexico. This paper uses the value of transportation time savings approach to estimate the derived demand for mobility in higher education across different means. The empirical strategy uses a linear utility framework in a multinomial non-ordered logit model to analyze the conditional selection of transportation as a function of sociodemographics, direct monetary costs and travel determinants such as travel time, distance and speed.FindingsMen students are more likely to use an unsustained transportation mode such as a car or cab than women. Income is a crucial determinant for transportation demand. There is a negative relationship between household income and walking or riding the bus but positive with driving a car. An increase in the time of the trip decreases the probability of walking while increasing the likelihood of using a car or riding the bus to school. Students who feel safe while riding a bus are more likely to use the bus or walk as transportation than using a car. Finally, having access to better quality sidewalks significantly incentive walking over other transportation options.Practical implicationsResults show that individuals would almost always choose private vehicles because of the personal comforts and time savings.Social implicationsUnderstanding the demand for higher education and access to sustainable transportation might provide new insights into campus planning and development. Access to public transportation options can reduce the travel costs for students with lower incomes and enlarge options for students who have to commute longer distances by car. Sustainable transportation access plays a role in promoting equality and economic development.Originality/valueThis study’s results bring new light on how transportation becomes an essential component of the opportunity cost of college education and could define its role in promoting equality or increasing inequality. This study’s finding is of particular interest for cities where housing location seems to be independent of access to school, work or other amenities.