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(d) Travel and Transport
The EACs are located in or near to a large city where traffic congestion is a concern
for the city hall officers. These universities adopt city transport policies specific to
their locations and actively encourage staff and students to use public transport and
other sustainable transport schemes, such as:
• Promoting metro-passes, bicycle purchase/rental assistance, e-scooters, bicycle
share, secure bicycle parking and commuter ride sharing.
• Offering no student car parking and only limited chargeable car parking for staff
and visitors.
• Home working.
Goods and services are delivered to the campus via dedicated vehicles, but with
no obvious means to optimize these.
The SCCs rely heavily on public transport as the main way of moving staff and
students between home and the campuses. Car parking is provided but there are no
obvious efforts to encourage environmental friendly transport habits. These institutions have sustainability groups pursuing lines of research in modifying transport
habits in the community but it is not clear how this contributes to their transport
management policies.
(e) Biodiversity
EACs operate management methods in their estates regarding the control of herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers by ensuring these are compliant with national regulations.
They also implement policies to promote native and adaptive species and reduce the
use of harmful chemicals.
The SCCs appear to be more active in this area through schemes, for example:
• Maintaining a forest nursery with native species.
• Management methods regarding herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers.
• Risks management regarding invasive species are kept under control.
• Initiatives to protect natural systems through direct interventions.
4.2 Living Labs
All institutions have Living Lab-style learning employing problem solving and
applied real-world learning through a multi-method approach and co-creation
methodology with other Living Labs through online campaigns. The same applies
to a multi-stakeholder participation, with public and private sector, academia and
community representatives. Typically focus objectives of the living labs are:
• Solar thermal panel for water purification.
• Software development.
• Behavioral research.
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(d) Travel and Transport
The EACs are located in or near to a large city where traffic congestion is a concern
for the city hall officers. These universities adopt city transport policies specific to
their locations and actively encourage staff and students to use public transport and
other sustainable transport schemes, such as:
• Promoting metro-passes, bicycle purchase/rental assistance, e-scooters, bicycle
share, secure bicycle parking and commuter ride sharing.
• Offering no student car parking and only limited chargeable car parking for staff
and visitors.
• Home working.
Goods and services are delivered to the campus via dedicated vehicles, but with
no obvious means to optimize these.
The SCCs rely heavily on public transport as the main way of moving staff and
students between home and the campuses. Car parking is provided but there are no
obvious efforts to encourage environmental friendly transport habits. These institutions have sustainability groups pursuing lines of research in modifying transport
habits in the community but it is not clear how this contributes to their transport
management policies.
(e) Biodiversity
EACs operate management methods in their estates regarding the control of herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers by ensuring these are compliant with national regulations.
They also implement policies to promote native and adaptive species and reduce the
use of harmful chemicals.
The SCCs appear to be more active in this area through schemes, for example:
• Maintaining a forest nursery with native species.
• Management methods regarding herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers.
• Risks management regarding invasive species are kept under control.
• Initiatives to protect natural systems through direct interventions.
4.2 Living Labs
All institutions have Living Lab-style learning employing problem solving and
applied real-world learning through a multi-method approach and co-creation
methodology with other Living Labs through online campaigns. The same applies
to a multi-stakeholder participation, with public and private sector, academia and
community representatives. Typically focus objectives of the living labs are:
• Solar thermal panel for water purification.
• Software development.
• Behavioral research.