Measuring Universities’ Sustainability Performance with Using UI GreenMetric World Ranking: A Case Study of Düzce University

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 145 - 164, 30.07.2024

Pınar Gültekin , Yaşar Selman Gültekin , Nermin Başaran , Melek Yılmaz Kaya

https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1403115

Abstract

The university campus is a dynamic system in which the concept of sustainability can be applied to all the needs of the university. Universities with the "green campus" approach provide effective use of their resources. As part of the study, the data of the main campus of the Düzce University for 2021 was evaluated based on the UI GreenMetric Ranking. Calculations and assessments were made for the campus land cover, structural and vegetative areas. A general assessment of the entire campus was carried out using the sustainability and green campus approach with dataset. As a result, Düzce University is progressing towards the realisation of a sustainable/green campus, facilitated by the discernible impact of the survey components. The creation of a sustainable/green campus will make a difference in the province of Düzce and accelerate local development actions.

Keywords

Climate change, green campus, nature-based solutions, resource efficiency, Türkiye.

Ethical Statement

There is no conflict of interest.

Üniversitelerin Sürdürülebilirlik Performansının UI GreenMetric Dünya Sıralaması Kullanılarak Ölçülmesi: Düzce Üniversitesi Örneği

Abstract

Üniversite kampüsü, sürdürülebilirlik kavramının üniversitenin tüm ihtiyaçlarına uygulanabileceği dinamik bir sistemdir. "Yeşil kampüs" yaklaşımına sahip üniversiteler kaynaklarının etkin kullanımını sağlamaktadır. Çalışma kapsamında Düzce Üniversitesi ana kampüsünün 2021 yılı verileri UI GreenMetric Ranking'e göre değerlendirilmiştir. Kampüs arazi örtüsü, yapısal ve bitkisel alan hesaplamaları ve değerlendirmeleri yapılmıştır. Karbon ayak izi kampüs nüfus verileri kullanılarak hesaplanmıştır. Sürdürülebilirlik ve yeşil kampüs yaklaşımıyla veri setine dayalı tüm kampüsün genel bir değerlendirmesi yapılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, Düzce Üniversitesi, anket bileşenlerinin fark edilebilir etkisiyle kolaylaştırılan sürdürülebilir/yeşil bir kampüsün gerçekleştirilmesine doğru ilerlemektedir. Sürdürülebilir/yeşil bir kampüsün oluşturulması, Düzce ilinde fark yaratarak yerel kalkınma eylemlerini hızlandıracaktır.

Keywords

İklim değişikliği, yeşil kampüs, doğa tabanlı çözümler, kaynak verimliliği, Türkiye.

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