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the Development of the campus seem to express these concerns, concrete
solutions are not implemented. On the other hand, the dynamic collaboration
between academy and industry or the openness of the University to the local
community and tourists require some improvements in order to maximize the
potential benefits.
This process of assessment has been very motivating for the participants and
has provided interesting results concerning the evaluation of the campus by its
users, which can be useful for the preparation of new Plans (like the Master Plan
2016, to be developed), discussing different scenarios and possibilities for
strategic development of the campus, possible conflicts among different
proposals and financial restrictions. On the other hand, the range of users
contributing with their opinions and proposals can also be enlarged, including
other kind of “regular” (like maintenance, security or other workers in the
campus) and “occasional” (local residents or tourists) users. Considering the
importance of the campus in the context of the city and the necessary intercon-
nection between them, other agents (like urban or transport planners) should be
involved.
The modest costs of this planning process, the motivation of the participants,
the useful and objective results and the importance to develop new processes of
assessment in order to monitor the evolution of the campus and the needs of the
users over time, suggest that similar initiatives may be developed at Hokkaido
University in the future.
Acknowledgment
This study has been supported by the Office for a Sustainable campus at
Hokkaido University (Takashi Yokoyama, Tomohiro Morimoto and Yuki Matsubara) within the
project “Value Metrics and Policies for a Sustainable University campus” financed by the Marie
Curie Action in the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission. The support of the
Department of Spatial Economics, VU University, Amsterdam, is gratefully acknowledged as well.
Annex: Results of Image-Based Experiments for Campus
Planning
Table 20.6
SCA for the functional focus (South)
SWOT
Functional focus
O
T
S
Weaknesses
Lack of Wi-Fi internet
5
IT infrastructure
5
Lack of PC area 24 h open
5
Lack of spaces to study with PC and drinks
5
Opportunities
Implement diverse educational opportunities
Threatens
Increasing activities and decreasing open space
5
Strategies
Developing new facilities preserving free spaces
5
Providing Wi-Fi all over the campus
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