Evaluation of sustainability of university campuses

The evaluation of Bursa Uludag University Görükle Campus according to UI Green Metric Word University Ranking

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/9916
Keywords: Sustainability, Green campus, UI Green Metric University Ranking

Abstract

In this study, a total of six categories belonging to the International Green Metric (UI Green Metric) index by applying observational and physical analyzes to Bursa Uludağ University (BUU) Görükle Campus; structure and infrastructure (15%), energy and climate change (21%), waste (18%), water (10%), transportation (18%) and education (18%) and 51 evaluation criteria that define these categories. As a result of the evaluation, the university's estimated UI Green Metric score for 2021 was calculated. As a result of the calculations, the estimated total success of BUU Görükle Campus was determined as 5775. The highest success rate was obtained from the Education and Research (ED) (97.22%) category, while the lowest success rate was obtained from the Energy and Climate Change (EC) (39.29%) category.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Gamze Altun, Bursa Uludag University, Turkey

Gamze Altun is a PhD student at Bursa Uludag University, Department of Landscape Architecture, and also works as a research assistant in the same department. The researcher's study subjects; sustainable campuses, smart campuses and landscape plants, and climate change. 

Murat Zencirkıran, Bursa Uludag University, Turkey

Murat Zencirkıran is a professor in the Landscape Architecture department of Bursa Uludag University. He is also the head of the department. The researcher's study subjects; climate change, xeric landscape, landscape plants and endemic plants. 

References

Abdurrahman, H. (2003). Sustainability Development in Managing natural resources in Indonesia (Pembangunan Berkelanjutan dalam Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Alam Indonesia). Paper submitted to National Law Development Seminar VIII (Penegakkan Hukum dalam Era Pembangunan Berkelanjutan, National Law Development Center (BPHN)). Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.

Ak, M. (2022). A master plan study on the planning and design of sustainable green campus areas: The case of Izmir Democracy University Uzundere Campus. Master's thesis. Izmir: İzmir Demokrasi University.

Alshuwaikhat, H.M., & Abubakar, I. (2008). An integrated approach to achieving campus sustainability: assessment of the current campus environmental management practices. Journal of Cleaner Production, 16(16), 1777-1785. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.12.002.

Altun, G., & Zencirkıran, M. (2021). Üniversite sürdürülebilirliği: Uluslararası üniversite sürdürülebilirlik sistemlerinin değerlendirilmesi. In M. Zencirkıran (Ed.). Peyzaj Mimarlığında (Planlama-Tasarım ve Peyzaj Bitkileri) Güncel Çalışmalar. Gece Kitaplığı, 157-184.

Altun, G. (2022). Sustainable and smart campuses: Bursa Uludag University Gorukle Campus. Master's thesis. Bursa; Bursa Uludag University.

Anonymous, (2022a). UI GreenMetric World University Rankings: Background of The Ranking. https://GreenMetric.ui.ac.id/ about/welcome. Accessed: 20.02.2023.

Anonymous, (2022b). UI GreenMetric Guidelines 2020 – English. https://GreenMetric.ui.ac.id/publications/guidelines/ 2020/english. Accessed: 10.04.2023.

Anonymous, (2022c). Waste in 2021-2022. https://uludag.edu.tr/surdurulebilirlik/konu/view?id=9926&title=waste-in-2021-2022. Accessed: 10.03.2023.

Anonymous, (2022d). Education 2021-2022. https://uludag.edu.tr/surdurulebilirlik/konu/view?id=9930&title=education-2021-2022. Accessed: 9.4.2023.

Anonymous, (2022e). Secure Campus Project. https://uludag.edu.tr/sustainability/konu/view?id=9289&title=secure-campus-project . Accessed: 9.4.2023.

Anonymous, (2022f). E-waste Project Activities. https://uludag.edu.tr/sustainability/konu/view?id=10054&title=e-waste-project-activities. Accessed: 9.4.2023.

Anonymous, (2023a). Sustainability Reports. https://uludag.edu.tr/sustainability/konu/view?id=7974. Accessed: 9.4.2023.

Anonymous, (2023b). Tree Campus USA. https://sustainability.uconn.edu/tree-campus-usa/. Accessed: 14.5.2023.

Anonymous, (2023c). Facilities Management. https://facilities.ucdavis.edu/utilities/waste-water-treatment-plant. Accessed: 14.5.2023.

Anonymous, (2023d). AlmaBike. https://site.unibo.it/multicampus-sostenibile/en/mobility/almabike. Accessed: 14.5.2023.

Anonymous, (2023e). Waste Water Treatment Plant. https://facilities.ucdavis.edu/utilities/waste-water-treatment-plant. Accessed: 14.5.2023.

Anonymous, (2023f). Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage. https://www.wur.nl/en/show/aquifer-thermal-energy-storage.htm. Accessed: 14.5.2023.

Anonymous, (2023g). Overall Rankings 2022. https://GreenMetric.ui.ac.id/rankings/overall-rankings-2022. Accessed: 14.5.2023.

Anonymous, (2023h). Rainwater Harvest Project. https://uludag.edu.tr/sustainability/konu/view?id=10318&title=rainwater-harvest-project. Accessed: 9.4.2023.

Battistini, R, Nalin, A, Simone, A, Lantieri, C., & Vignali, V. (2022). How do University Student Cyclists Ride? The Case of University of Bologna. Applied Sciences, 12(22), 11569. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122211569.

Düzenli, T., Mumcu, S., & Akyol, D. (2017). Determining the usage purposes of university campus open spaces by youth. The Journal of International Social Research, 10(49): 766-772.

Faga Iglacias Lemos, P., da Rocha Brando, F., Almeida, P., Consentino Kronka Mülfarth, R., Maria Gomes Aprilanti, T., Otavio do Amaral Marques, L., Luciana Jorge, N., & Fabricio Malheiros, T. (2018). The University of São Paulo on the 2017‘s GreenMetric Ranking. E3S Web Conf. 48.

Franco, S. (2022). Urban sustainable development: the cost of pursuing SDGs. TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 15(3), 561-564. https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/9422.

Grindsted, T. (2011). Sustainable universities–from declarations on sustainability in higher education to national law. Environmental Economics, 2(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2697465.

Hakim, H., & Endangsih, T. (2021). Evaluation of the Application of The Green Campus Concept at Universitas Budi Luhur Based on UI GreenMetric Category. RSF Conference Series: Engineering and Technology. 1(2), 74-85.

Lauder, A., Sari, R. F., Suwartha, N., & Tjahjono, G. (2015). Critical review of a global campus sustainability ranking: GreenMetric. Journal of Cleaner Production, 108, 852-863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.080.

Morrell, C. (2022). Sustainability Report 2021-22. https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/strategy/sustainability. Accessed: 17.05.2023.

Spadora, I., Pirlone, F., & Candia, S. (2022). Sustainability charter and sustainable mobility. TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 115-129. https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/8647.

Tan, H., Chen, S., Shi, Q., & Wang, L. (2014). Development of green campus in China, Journal of Cleaner Production, 64, 646-653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.019.

Published
2023-08-31
How to Cite
AltunG., & ZencirkıranM. (2023). Evaluation of sustainability of university campuses. TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 16(2), 425-439. https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/9916
Issue
Vol 16 No 2 (2023): The city challenges and external agents. Methods, tools and best practices
Section
LUME (Land Use, Mobility and Environment)

Copyright (c) 2023 TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following:

1. Authors retain the rights to their work and give in to the journal the right of first publication of the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons License - Attribution that allows others to share the work indicating the authorship and the initial publication in this journal.

 

2. Authors can adhere to other agreements of non-exclusive license for the distribution of the published version of the work (ex. To deposit it in an institutional repository or to publish it in a monography), provided to indicate that the document was first published in this journal.


3. Authors can distribute their work online (ex. In institutional repositories or in their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges and it can increase the quotations of the published work (See The Effect of Open Access)