Environment's effect on user behaviour in campus public spaces

Abstract

Campus life has a significant impact on pupils. An individual’s environment should be imbued with social sustainability characteristics and practices. Social sustainability includes human actions in relation to the built and natural environments. A more profound comprehension of the interactions between humans and their environment would help us identify the demands that must be met without sacrificing the other person’s well-being. The primary goal of the research is to understand user sitting behavior in a setting using Integral Theory. The approach utilized for determining the quality of the setting is Observer Based Environment Assessments (OBEA). The environment chosen is the campus pathways of NIT Tiruchirappalli; user sitting behaviour has been mapped; user perception is being acquired through surveys; and activities in the environment are differentiated by integral theory. The study makes three precise predictions about observed sitting behavior in the specific setting. The survey examined the setting’s quality in relation to user perception and suggested that there is a direct correlation between the setting’s quality and the activity along the pathways. The integral theory emphasizes the factors that guarantee activity in a specific location. The paper explains how responding to the user’s demands would foster a sense of ownership in the setting while positively affecting the surroundings.