Perceptions of Landscape Services Provided by Urban Green Infraestructure. The Case Study of a Campus Open Space

Abstract

Urban green infrastructure has emerged as a campus excellency instrument, which is desired to improve the quality of provided functions and services, and strengthen the relationships between campus and university community, and between campus and city. The university community members often interact with the campus landscape and experience a certain level of satisfaction with the benefits provided by the management of open space. In the literature, these benefits are known as landscape services. The publicʹs profile and space physical parameters play a crucial role in determining the functions and perceived supplied services, which echoes in the publicʹs preference and use of space.This research contributes to the knowledge on how psychosocial variables such as preference, perceptions and use, can be effectively applied in open space planning and design. Moreover, the results are helpful not only for universities, but also for all elements of urban green infrastructure that have yet to have a multifunctional landscape design and are adapting to the needs of their users.