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Intensity Vector which, combined with the “Matrix of Impacts”, will be used for a
Multi-Criteria Analysis based on the so-called Regime Method (see Sect.
20.3.1
).
20.2.2 Assessment Factors and Campus Profiles
In our campus evaluation experiment, four assessment perspectives (evaluation
domains) for the various activities in an integrated sustainable campus (represented
in Fig.
20.2
) have been distinguished and defined in order to obtain a compre-
hensive judgement framework for the functions to be performed by the University:
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Science Orientation
, focused on the “traditional” domains of activity of the
University, including Teaching and learning conditions, Research facilities,
Libraries, Conference facilities, Special education facilities or Experiential
Farms;
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Creativity
, focused on the relation with other creative activities and with the
regional economy, including academic spin-offs (incubators), Private and
Collaborative R&D activities, Artistic and Creative professions, linkage to the
community or Connectivity (e.g. ICT networks);
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Environment,
focused on quality of life issues and on the use of resources,
including issues related to Accessibility, Mobility, Energy consumption and
production, Waste and water management, or CO2 Emissions;
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Social Capital
, focused on the complementary services provided to the users of
the campus, including the Financial support for students, Student housing, Food
services, Bookstores, projects involving the local community, or Recreational,
cultural and sports activities.
These four domains offer the ingredients to define interlinked assessment criteria
for evaluating alternative future campus orientations or directions regarding the
planning and design of the campus (re)development.
This system of evaluation is next used in order to test whether a set of five
relevant campus profiles extracted from the existing Plans for the development and
management of the campus are appropriate for the concerns and motivations
expressed by its users. Such future profiles reflect the main principles for the
campus revitalization, design, and developments and represent in a “prism” its
most important appearance forms. Consequently, they are not mutually exclusive,
but may complement each other. These five profiles, which correspond to a priori
specified policy objectives on the Hokkaido Campus, are:
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Experiential Campus
, covering all issues related to the possibilities of social
interaction among users of the campus and the practice of other activities, like
sports, culture or leisure;
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Functional Campus
, including the management of services, facilities and equip-
ment required for the performance of academic functions, like teaching,
researching, other academic services, provision of food, or accommodation;
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Ecological Campus
, covering all aspects related to the preservation and promo-
tion of biodiversity, energy production and consumption, waste and water
management or CO
2
emissions;
