Impacts of Establishing a New University in a Large City

Forschungsarbeit , 2023 , 12 Seiten , Note: A

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Stakeholders are an important part of any construction project. These are individuals or organizations that have an interest or will be affected by the project. Therefore, it is important to include them in the planning phase to ensure that their opinions and ideas are considered. One of the reasons why stakeholders are important is due to the potential impacts that can arise due to the construction project.

This report was an attempt to conduct an impact analysis after establishing a new university in a large city. The key stakeholders were identified as well as the potential impacts. For easier analysis, the impacts were divided into; 1) health impacts, 2) environmental impacts, and 3) social impacts. This allowed for the identifying of the effects of establishing a new university in a large city. After identifying the impacts, recommendations were proposed, which were important in strategizing on how to maximize on positive impacts and minimizing negative effects of the project.

Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Impact Analysis
1. Health Impacts
2. Environment Impacts
3. Social Impacts

Conclusion

Recommendations
1. Diverse Stakeholder Engagement
2. Reducing carbon footprints
3. Reduce Use of drugs

References

Impacts of Establishing a New University in A Large City

Executive Summary

Stakeholders are an important part of any construction project. These are individuals or organizations that have an interest or will be affected by the project. Therefore, it is important to include them in the planning phase to ensure that their opinions and ideas are considered. One of the reasons why stakeholders are important is due to the potential impacts that can arise due to the construction project. This report was an attempt to conduct an impact analysis after establishing a new university in a large city. The key stakeholders were identified as well as the potential impacts. For easier analysis, the impacts were divided into; 1) health impacts, 2) environmental impacts, and 3) social impacts. This allowed for the identifying of the effects of establishing a new university in a large city. After identifying the impacts, recommendations were proposed which were important in strategizing on how to maximize on positive impacts and minimizing negative effects of the project.

Introduction

Constructions projects inevitably bring impacts some of which can be obvious, while others might need thorough analysis and investigation to be identified. When establishing a new university in a large city, it will inevitably cause effects public health, social life, and the environment of the surrounding areas. The impacts brought by construction projects necessitate the contribution of different stakeholders (Olander, 2007, p.1) who have different interests in a particular project. Stakeholders are the individuals or organizations that may be affected either negatively or positively by a specific project. According to (Alemu, 2018, p. 211) a university is a place of higher learning that brings together a community of scholars. It is a place where women and men are brought to a higher level of intellectual development and also where they can participate in high-level research. A university can also be considered as a place where people can gain universal knowledge and often comprises highly skilled professionals who undertake scholarly and research initiatives.

Therefore, it is to be expected that a university can take significant physical ground. Constructing a new university in a large city will undoubtedly require major construction, which will bring different impacts. The stakeholders involved in the construction of a university can include the local government or municipality, the political class in the city, the media, city planning officials, the residents, and interest groups such as environmentalists, social activists, and health officials. For instance, the municipality would be essential in granting permits and deciding with the planning department on the site for the establishment of the new university. The residents would also constitute a key stakeholder segment because they will be directly affected by the new institution. This report there seeks to analyze the impacts on health, the environment, and the social structure that will be caused by the establishment of the new university.

Impact Analysis

1. Health Impacts

One of the health issues that could arise after setting up a new university would be health care providers for the people in the community and the large student body. Many universities serve as centers of medical research, and this could go a long way in improving the health outcomes for the residents and the students in general. One of the major issues particularly facing young people is mental health challenges, and having a new university could help in addressing this challenge. University education is identified as a major stressor that can increase depressive tendencies among university students (Ratanasiripong, 2018), and this is something that the new university will have to contend with. With a large institution in a large city, there can be increased instances of mental health issues, and therefore, the management of the university should put in place appropriate frameworks to help students cope with depression.

Apart from mental health, the university will also be faced with lifestyle diseases that are caused by a specific living style exhibited by university-going students. Lifestyle diseases such as obesity, hypertension, cancer, and diabetes could be a major challenge facing the new university in a city. For instance, as noted by Nagheer et al. (2017, p. 344) university students have various lifestyle behaviors such as drinking, smoking, reduced physical activities, and poor diets that put them at increased risk of developing lifestyle diseases. Nagheer et al. (2017) identified obesity as the major lifestyle condition that affects university-going students. Even though the other disease were not as prevalent as obesity, they still represented a significant percentage which can be a cause for worry. It is therefore of utmost importance that the university management consults with relevant stakeholders such as medical experts and nutritionists to find practical ways in which they can help the student body overcome the problem of lifestyle diseases.

Having a new university could also increase opportunities both locally and nationally as medical professionals will have an extra training and learning center. The city and other areas of the country will benefit by having increased medical professionals who are well trained. Universities are identified as centers that provide resources for local, national, and global communities (Tsouros et al., 1998, p. 33). The community both locally and nationally will contribute to increased health opportunities due to new health professionals from the university participating in teaching, research and practice. A university is a place where ideas are shared and improved upon and therefore any health challenges that face the local community can be addressed by experts from the new university.

2. Environment Impacts

In the establishment of a university, the environmental impact is put into consideration. A community that seeks to pursue environmental sustainability exists among trade, transportation, and even airborne pollutants. In the university setting it does not exist on its own in one way or the other there is a need to import energy, food, materials and at the same time export waste either in waste or even liquid or gas. A university is likely to increase the carbon footprint of a city this is because the ecological footprint will involve having waste from energy, water, and even waste (Alshuwaikhat & Abubakar.,2008, p.1783). The carbon footprint in a university can be equated using hydro print which is indoor water waste that a university can give, when this water is disposed of in the wrong way it is likely to cause water pollution. Waste print is from the waste that is disposed in solid form and this especially comes from paper, metal, and glass and this can cause too much pollution to a university and the city in large. The energy print has three components natural gas, electricity, and gasoline. Natural gas is from cooking and heating, and this is common in a university. A university will end up with carbon emissions that are computed by all energy consumptions hence increasing the carbon footprints.

A university environment will also be affected by sustainable building and design, and this will affect the opportunities available. A university if it does not follow-on green building as a method of environmental conservation will have carbon emissions on the higher end. Green building benefits by ensuring that there is a reduction in energy costs, reduce health problems of employees, and increase productivity. The main aim will be to reduce energy consumption and hence conserve the environment. Establishing a university in a large city will affect the opportunities of coming up with sustainable building and design.

Establishing a university in a large city will need expertise so that it does not cause problems to the environment for this is likely to cause health impacts to the population. The construction process can be hard and can have many challenges like having less knowledge and consequently skilled labor to maintain new technologies and install them. This means that the infrastructure is limited and this is to make available recycled material from deconstruction. This hence makes deconstruction appear more expensive than mechanical demolition.

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• Note: A
• Autor: Joseph Brown Jr. (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
• Seiten: 12
• Katalognummer: V1364331
• ISBN (PDF): 9783346897732
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: Economic Impacts, social impacts , health impacts, environmental impacts