Greening the campus without grass: using visual methods to understand and integrate student perspectives in campus landscape development and water sustainability planning

摘要: Water, once thought to be a limitless resource, is now recognised as finite and one of the most contentious, uncertain issues future. While universities are largest users potable water in urban landscape, they also widely regarded leading sources for innovative solutions showcasing ways forward environmental sustainability. However, sites power where decisions often made without democratic engagement with their major stakeholders: students. This paper part larger study that examines how undergraduate students geography (n = 98) perceive value conservation initiatives on an Canadian campus. The research involved administering survey focused identifying barriers participation sustainability involvement sustainable activities campus can alter landscape. An important survey, focus this paper, was examine participants evaluated ranked photographs prospective landscape images perceived its value. method offers way from traditional expert-based mapping development effectively incorporate student values. Emphasis placed desirability student-based evaluation future land use Implications communication between policymakers discussed suggestions values, identified through alternative imagery, integrated into planning. Recommendations community mapping, which enables communities share information structure, utilised facilitate unique, inclusive planning, help integrate student-directed projects.