Green and revitalised cities through universities: Sarzano and Ferrol campus

Abstract

Education is a topic of global interest in all areas, including the spaces where it takes place. However, although there is talk about a change in education and new active methodologies, the space necessary for these new methodologies is not being taken into account.

In this context where there is a need to update learning scenarios, we must take advantage of the opportunity to change university spaces in order to innovate, not only in educational spaces, but in the whole city, as educational centres are an important part of the urban fabric.

In this article we will analyse the importance of green infrastructures, investigate how to carry out the regeneration through the recycling of buildings and the reactivation of the city through the university. All this through two case studies that constitute examples of good practices, the case of the Sarzano campus of the University of Genoa, in Italy, and the Ferrol campus of the University of A Coruña, in Spain, which serve as a reference of innovative experiences that have achieved a good integration between universities, green areas, and the territory, achieving an increase in local environmental, social and economic welfare.