Application of the Green Campus Concept
The environment is now not only discussed by environmental activists. The public is increasingly aware of the importance of protecting the environment, including on campus. That is what causes more and more applications of the concept of green campus to appear in Indonesia.
The environmental problem is indeed a common problem that must be resolved by all elements of society including the academic community on campus. Good quality of the environment will certainly have a positive impact on the lives of living things.
Definition of Green Campus
The application of the green campus concept not only shows that the location of the campus is overgrown with many green trees. Campuses that apply this concept must also be able to utilize their resources effectively and efficiently.
Resources that must be used effectively and efficiently such as electricity, water, paper, and stationery. Besides, of course, waste management on campus must also be managed very well.
The goal of developing the concept of a green campus is to reduce the adverse impact of operating a campus on the surrounding environment. A large campus with a large number of students naturally requires greater resources.
The resources needed to operate a large campus are even more than the resources to operate a company. Therefore, large campuses should apply the concept of effective and efficient use of resources.
Important Elements for Applying the Green Campus Concept
There are several important elements needed to be able to apply the concept of a green campus. Some of the criteria in question, including such as:
1. Green Transportation
This element is not only related to eco transport that uses fuel in the form of bio-diesel. But this element is also related to the use of transportation equipment with zero emissions, for examples such as the use of bicycles and electric buses which are currently being developed at IPB.
2. Green Energy
This element aims to enable a campus to develop renewable energy. For example, such as a campus located near a large river, it is expected that the campus can build a hydropower plant.
3. Green Building
Examples of the application of green buildings on campus for example by planting trees around the campus, opening green open land and also reducing the use of air conditioning in every room on the campus.
4. Green Movement
The fourth element involves the role of everyone on campus including students. Students studying at the campus must be able to change their habits to become green behavior.
Constraints that must be overcome when applying the Green Campus Concept
Applying new concepts and habits will certainly have obstacles and obstacles. Usually, the obstacle faced when applying the green campus concept is to make students aware and not to use private vehicles.
Especially as it is known the use of bicycles in big cities is still limited. Meanwhile the electric car also until now the number of users in Indonesia is still very small. Another obstacle is the different behavior of students because their backgrounds are also different from each other.
10 Greenest Campuses in Indonesia
1. University of Indonesia (UI)
The University of Indonesia is still known as the greenest campus in Indonesia. Meanwhile at the world level, one of Indonesia’s proud universities ranks 23rd. UI is indeed known as a very shady campus.
The number of trees around the campus located in Depok, West Java certainly makes this campus area feel very cool. Besides, there are also campus buses that aim to reduce the volume of use of other motor vehicles.
2. Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)
The next greenest university in Indonesia is the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB). Besides being ranked second at the national level, IPB is also ranked 52nd at the world level. This campus does have an area that is partly native forest.
3. Gadjah Mada University
The improvement of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) to become a green campus is very visible because in previous years the campus did not even make it into the top 10, but now it can be ranked third at the national level.
4. Diponegoro University (UNDIP)
Diponegoro University, located in Central Java Province, is ranked 4th on the list of the greenest campuses in Indonesia. But unfortunately for the world level, UNDIP ranks 103rd. The rating is down quite far from the previous rank of 69th.
The campus area, which is around 180 hectares, is indeed quite green because the green open space covers 70 percent of the entire campus area. Besides, there is also a tree-planting movement to further green the campus area.
5. Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November (ITS)
Even though it fell 2 places in the list of the greenest campuses in Indonesia, for the world level ITS is still ranked in the top 60 to be ranked 57th. The campus has an area of around 60% green trees.
Besides, ITS has also implemented a variety of ways to be able to utilize resources efficiently. Not only that, the campus which is located in Surabaya also carries out waste management and land use so that it can be used effectively and efficiently.
6. Semarang State University (UNNES)
Semarang State University is the next campus that is quite successful in implementing the concept of a green campus. It is proven that this campus on the world level has succeeded in increasing up to 11 ranks from previously ranked 95 now to become 84th.
This campus is even dubbed as a conservation campus. The commitment of this campus to strive for the establishment of a cool campus is evidenced by promoting tree planting, reducing motor vehicle activity and there are also many pedestrian lanes in the campus area.
7. University of Eleven March (UNS)
Almost in all corners of the campus, there are cool green areas. This campus is even included as a model for other universities who want to apply the concept of a green campus.
Now, there are true quite some universities in Indonesia that are competing to create a cool campus to reduce the level of global warming that is now increasingly becoming worse. The concept of a green campus can also help create a healthier and more comfortable environment.
8. Indonesian Islamic University (UII)
The Indonesian Islamic University in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta also made it into the list of the greenest campuses in Indonesia. The commitment of this campus to realize a green campus is fairly high.
Evidence of this commitment can be seen from an arid land which is then transformed into a beautiful artificial forest. The campus also continues to promote the 1,000 tree planting program which each year must be carried out by new students.
9. Padjadjaran University (Unpad)
Another green campus located in West Java Province is Padjadjaran University. The coolness of the campus area is increasingly felt especially since Unpad is continuing to improve the tree planting program.
10. University of Medan Area (UMA)
The next private university that made it to the list of the greenest campus in Indonesia was the Medan Area University. The campus which is located in Medan has a high commitment to continue to develop an environmentally friendly campus environment. Not only that, but the Medan Area University campus is also the only campus that has a Great Forest Park and is the best college-level forest in North Sumatra as the Conservation Forest of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia.
That’s all the articles applying the concept of green campus. I hope this article can help all of you. keep the spirit of the college. Come on, go to Green Campus!
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