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Table 20.4
SCA for the accessible profile (South)
SWOT
Accessible profile
O
T
S
Strengths
Location (proximity to city centre)
10
3
Location (accessibility to train and subway)
6
3
Visual—mobility
15
5
Weaknesses
Lack of transportation service (especially in winter)
3
5
Disconnection between South and North campus
3
5
Traffic congestion
6
5
Growth of parking areas (and decreasing open spaces)
6
3
Visual—mobility
15
5
Opportunities
Reorganization of the parking system
3
Implementation of a bike-borrow system
5
Road heating systems in pedestrian ways
5
Strategies
Improvement of the transport system
47
20.3.2.2 Results for South Campus
The easy accessibility to the campus from the city centre of Hokkaido using the
main public transport networks (Strengths) enhances the possibility to explore some
Opportunities in order to integrate in the campus some new solutions being
implemented in the city (bike-sharing system, new parking systems, or heating
systems in pedestrian ways) and to face some Weaknesses related to internal
mobility (parking, connection between North and South or congestion). The visual
assessment revealed both positive (adequate trails for bicycles and pedestrians) and
negative aspects (congestion). The Master Plan for the campus already defines the
renovation of the infrastructures for mobility in the campus, but its adequacy to the
winter conditions or the improvement in transport services should be considered in
the future. These results are synthetized in Table
20.4
and Fig.
20.7
.
Regarding the Ecological Profile (see Table
20.5
in the Annex), the main
Strengths mentioned are related to the landscape and biodiversity of the campus,
while the Weaknesses relate to the excessive consumption of energy. The strategic
proposals aim to protect the natural environment and the attractiveness of the
campus and this priority is followed by different measures to reduce energy
consumption (and to increase energy production based on renewable sources),
which can benefit from the Opportunities opened by national policies. The
principles defined in the Master Plan seem to be in accordance with these proposals,
trying to reorganize the mobility processes or the settlement and design of buildings.
Questions related to the lack of Wi-Fi access to internet in the campus were the
most important ones regarding the Functional Profile (see Table
20.6
in the Annex),
concentrating the vast majority of the Weaknesses detected and one of the strategic
proposals. Nevertheless, the preservation of free empty spaces in the campus was
also a strategic recommendation, considering the need for the implementation of
new facilities and services. Although the provision of wi-fi services is not directly
related with the Plans for the campus, the preservation of green spaces and the
implementation of new services and facilities without physical expansion is already
a concern expressed in the Master Plan.
