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Green open spaces (GOSs) have great functions and are positively impacting urban residents, both psychologically and physically, not exempting urban college students. City expansions and development reduce these GOS areas, bringing forth the green campus program as an effort for sustainability by city-located campuses. However, green campus planning and design are mostly focused on energy or infrastructures and almost never on GOSs. Campus' own citizens and caretakers are inadequately engaged despite their roles in utilizing GOSs. These spaces supposedly also encourage a pro-environment behaviour which will determine campus sustainability. Our first aim of this study is to figure whether GOS design follows the needs and perspectives of GOS users. The next aim is designing a GOS based on our study results. Mixed methods are used, combining questionnaires and focused group discussions (FGDs). Questionnaires are filled in by students, staff, and GOS caretakers while FGDs are done between administrators, experts, students, and GOS caretakers. End results provide information in regards to including GOS aspect and users' perspectives in designing green campus in the future.

Green campus; green open space; User Perspective Design