Quality assessment of public spaces of the Jagiellonian University Third Campus using the crowdsensing technique Cover Image

Ocena jakości przestrzeni publicznych III Kampusu UJ z użyciem techniki crowdsensingu
Quality assessment of public spaces of the Jagiellonian University Third Campus using the crowdsensing technique

Author(s): Jarosław Działek, Bartłomiej Homiński, Agnieszka Świgost-Kapocsi, Krzysztof Gwosdz, Bartłomiej Homiński
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: campus; public space; crowdsensing; Epicollect5; Jagiellonian University

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to assess the quality of public spaces of the Third Campus of the Jagiellonian University and to determine to what extent the mobile crowdsensing survey method is useful in this respect. Public spaces are nowadays considered the key elements of the university campus structure. Their appropriate shaping and management fosters social interactions between different user groups, which should consequently strengthen creativity and interdisciplinarity within the university milieu. Our paper presents contemporary trends in the campus planning and organisation. In the empirical part, the quality of selected public spaces (main avenue, squares and courtyards, and green areas) was determined based on the behaviour of campus users as observed by participants of the crowdsensing study. These results were confronted with the visual material and comments of the study participants, as well as with the expert assessment of the authors. In the final part, activities aimed at improving the quality of public spaces of the campus were proposed.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 162
  • Page Range: 89-123
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish