Guideline on University Development to Achieve ECO-UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Eco-University or a university emphasizing on energy and environment conservation
is a concept resulting from current environmental problems, especially universities in
urban areas or communities affected by external and internal pollution directly and
indirectly caused by university population. Presently, as the country has accelerated
resource consumption through economic development and also tried to enhance
economic polar for urban growth after Industrial Revolution and agricultural sector
development, urban area and community provided with public assistance affected
by escalating environment problems. Nowadays human beings place more emphasis
on energy and environment conservation concept aiming to balance development of
economy, human being and nature and raise concerns over energy and environment
value and importance of city, community, zone, school and university. As for importance
of university, some universities in Thailand have applied energy and environment
conservation concept to their policy, strategy or guideline on developing and driving
university in an attempt to be a university focusing on environment and reflecting
coexistence of living creatures and environment (Eco-University). Embraced with
green area and natural abundance, the ideal university promotes quality of life and
environment as a good institution of university community and also raises concerns
over energy and environment value. It also leads to changes in behavior through
energy and environment conservation effort in the university in order to develop and
achieve sustainable energy and environment conservation.