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aging the construction of sustainable paths, it improves the quality of life of users,
as well as the design towards sustainable development.
Keywords Environmental preservation · Sustainable development · Preservation
areas · Green areas · Education
1 The University of Passo Fundo
The University of Passo Fundo (UPF) was founded in 1968, facing a reality, in that
time, that higher education was not very popular in the interior of the state, and existed
only in a few cities (Universidade de Passo Fundo 2019a). The migration process
of the rural communities to the cities gave strength to a “search of alternatives that
turned possible for young people to continue studying and contributed decisively to
the development of the region” (Universidade de Passo Fundo 2019a). Because of
this search, the University nowadays is made of, besides the Campus of this study,
of other six campi, in the cities of Carazinho, Casca, Lagoa Vermelha, Palmeira das
Missões, Soledade and Sarandi, what makes the importance of the University to the
micro-region stronger.
As for its institutional conformation and planning, the foundation of the UPF was
possible by the incorporation of existent higher education centers, but that did not
follow a model of university organization (Guareschi 2001). The planning of the
University initially began with a plan of a University City, with infrastructure for a
residential and an education zone, but the plan was never materialized (Guareschi
2001). In addition, according to Guareschi (2001), part of the plan was incorporated
to its consolidation, that began in the years of 1970.
Since back then, because of the impossibility of the plan execution, the University
conformed itself as an educational space, but open to the community, as a big green
area. In this area, the educational buildings are located, as well as Areas of Permanent
Preservation (APPs) and green open spaces.
Since the implementation of the Campus I, in 1973, the planning of a physical
expansion required focus on the planning of new buildings, the road system and
the environmental preservation (Melo et al. 2018). The matter on the APPs was
incorporated, where areas of big agricultural production were transformed in a big
wooded area, which is considered an urban park, open to the use of the community.
The Fig. 1 represents the environmental transformation of the area, made possible
by this planning.
2 The University Areas of Permanent Preservation
According to Freitas et al. (2013), “the Areas of Permanent Preservation (APP)
have an environmental function of preserving the natural resources, biodiversity,
the genic flow of fauna and flora, the soil and the well-being of the population”,
E. F. R. Q. Melo et al.
aging the construction of sustainable paths, it improves the quality of life of users,
as well as the design towards sustainable development.
Keywords Environmental preservation · Sustainable development · Preservation
areas · Green areas · Education
1 The University of Passo Fundo
The University of Passo Fundo (UPF) was founded in 1968, facing a reality, in that
time, that higher education was not very popular in the interior of the state, and existed
only in a few cities (Universidade de Passo Fundo 2019a). The migration process
of the rural communities to the cities gave strength to a “search of alternatives that
turned possible for young people to continue studying and contributed decisively to
the development of the region” (Universidade de Passo Fundo 2019a). Because of
this search, the University nowadays is made of, besides the Campus of this study,
of other six campi, in the cities of Carazinho, Casca, Lagoa Vermelha, Palmeira das
Missões, Soledade and Sarandi, what makes the importance of the University to the
micro-region stronger.
As for its institutional conformation and planning, the foundation of the UPF was
possible by the incorporation of existent higher education centers, but that did not
follow a model of university organization (Guareschi 2001). The planning of the
University initially began with a plan of a University City, with infrastructure for a
residential and an education zone, but the plan was never materialized (Guareschi
2001). In addition, according to Guareschi (2001), part of the plan was incorporated
to its consolidation, that began in the years of 1970.
Since back then, because of the impossibility of the plan execution, the University
conformed itself as an educational space, but open to the community, as a big green
area. In this area, the educational buildings are located, as well as Areas of Permanent
Preservation (APPs) and green open spaces.
Since the implementation of the Campus I, in 1973, the planning of a physical
expansion required focus on the planning of new buildings, the road system and
the environmental preservation (Melo et al. 2018). The matter on the APPs was
incorporated, where areas of big agricultural production were transformed in a big
wooded area, which is considered an urban park, open to the use of the community.
The Fig. 1 represents the environmental transformation of the area, made possible
by this planning.
2 The University Areas of Permanent Preservation
According to Freitas et al. (2013), “the Areas of Permanent Preservation (APP)
have an environmental function of preserving the natural resources, biodiversity,
the genic flow of fauna and flora, the soil and the well-being of the population”,