The Role of Green Areas in University Campuses …
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Table 4 Most used green areas
Green area description
Total (%)
Students (%) Professors
(%)
Employees
(%)
Living center
79
82
72
79
Central library
40
43
42
34
Eureka’s restaurant area
11
11
12
10
Sports’ areas of faculty of
physical education and
physiotherapy
7
7
9
8
Areas of the extension center
and Agropecuary
Research—Cepagro
6
8
8
1
Areas of the natural heritage
and private reserve
5
6
8
3
Table 5 Activities developed at the green areas of the campus
Activities
Total (%)
Students (%)
Professors (%) Employees
(%)
Observation
66
70
60
61
Reading
37
44
25
25
Photography
16
16
12
16
Sport
16
11
24
24
Events
12
9
11
21
Classes
8
11
10
2
Trails
4
4
9
3
Expositions/fairs
4
3
8
8
Researches/experiments
4
5
6
2
Dance
4
0
1
0
Other activities a
4
7
17
16
a Respondents described the following: rest, leisure, among others
comes to most common actions developed; however, it was observed that in comparison to the other groups, students use more the areas for reading, while employees
use more for participating in events and less for classes, as expected.
In the seventh question, using the Likert scale, the respondents evaluated statements, according to their perception, about the infrastructure: seats, dustbins, lighting, accessibility, identification and signalling, as shown in Table 6.
When respondents were asked if the seats inserted in green areas of the university
were adequate and sufficient for use, 52% disagreed (totally or partially), emphasizing
the need to improve their availability. This is because UPF’s Campus I has a large
extension of green areas and currently does not show great availability of this urban
furniture. Similar opinion was observed analysing the perception per profile.
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Table 4 Most used green areas
Green area description
Total (%)
Students (%) Professors
(%)
Employees
(%)
Living center
79
82
72
79
Central library
40
43
42
34
Eureka’s restaurant area
11
11
12
10
Sports’ areas of faculty of
physical education and
physiotherapy
7
7
9
8
Areas of the extension center
and Agropecuary
Research—Cepagro
6
8
8
1
Areas of the natural heritage
and private reserve
5
6
8
3
Table 5 Activities developed at the green areas of the campus
Activities
Total (%)
Students (%)
Professors (%) Employees
(%)
Observation
66
70
60
61
Reading
37
44
25
25
Photography
16
16
12
16
Sport
16
11
24
24
Events
12
9
11
21
Classes
8
11
10
2
Trails
4
4
9
3
Expositions/fairs
4
3
8
8
Researches/experiments
4
5
6
2
Dance
4
0
1
0
Other activities a
4
7
17
16
a Respondents described the following: rest, leisure, among others
comes to most common actions developed; however, it was observed that in comparison to the other groups, students use more the areas for reading, while employees
use more for participating in events and less for classes, as expected.
In the seventh question, using the Likert scale, the respondents evaluated statements, according to their perception, about the infrastructure: seats, dustbins, lighting, accessibility, identification and signalling, as shown in Table 6.
When respondents were asked if the seats inserted in green areas of the university
were adequate and sufficient for use, 52% disagreed (totally or partially), emphasizing
the need to improve their availability. This is because UPF’s Campus I has a large
extension of green areas and currently does not show great availability of this urban
furniture. Similar opinion was observed analysing the perception per profile.