ABSTRACT
The current crisis (triggered by the COVID 19 pandemic) is an opportunity to make a profound and systemic change towards a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet. It is about decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation, increasing resource efficiency and promoting sustainable lifestyles. The Design for Sustainability (D4S) concept describes methodologies for making sustainable (social, economic and environmental) improvements to products by applying elements of life cycle thinking. It is intended to go beyond the environmental optimization of products and reduce environmental impacts while maintaining an acceptable quality of service. This paper explores the characteristics that the databases or surveys used to link the properties of a certain product or service with the sensations of the users must have. The necessary size will be analyzed in terms of properties and levels of the product, emotions produced and number of respondents;putting it in relation to the data analysis and processing techniques that will be used in later phases. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee AEIPRO, Spain.
ABSTRACT
Universities have shown a growing interest in evaluating the environmental impact of their activity. One of the aspects being evaluated is the intercity mobility associated with university activity. The current situation of pandemic caused by Covid 19 is causing a change in the presence of university studies. The aim of this communication is to evaluate in environmental terms what is being the change in the pattern of student mobility. In this way the interuniversity mobility will be evaluated in the pandemic situation and compared with the previous situation. For the development of the work, a previously published mobility survey is used and the impact in terms of kg of CO2 is obtained according to the kilometers travelled and the means of transport used. The results show a decrease in the environmental impact due to the reduction of student mobility. © 2021 by the authors