The "green oasis" of Hof University of Applied Sciences

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Project start: 16 July 2025
Project end: 30/04/2028
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Supported by the AOK Bayern

Background

Water is a cornerstone of human health and makes a significant contribution to general well-being, not only by ensuring general and cognitive functions in the body, but also, for example, as a recreational space. The aim of the project is to raise awareness of water as a resource in an overarching sense and, more specifically, to investigate how awareness and conscious perception at Hof University of Applied Sciences can be increased with regard to the importance of the topic in order to achieve a more conscious use of water as a resource. This project is part of AOK Bayern's target agenda of perceiving water as a green oasis and gaining a holistic perspective. Three different locations from the public space will be illuminated, of which Hof University of Applied Sciences covers the science location.

Contents

Project activities

  1. an international literature review on the topic of "Drinking water supply in public spaces"
  2. Analysis of drinking water behaviour by means of surveys that also take cultural and seasonal aspects into account
  3. Analysing the use of the existing drinking water station in building B using a digital water meter
  4. analysing, based on the survey results, how employees and students at Hof University of Applied Sciences envisage the ideal "green oasis" that best meets the needs of everyone.
  5. Construction of the new "green oasis" at the university
  6. Public relations work by means of targeted information campaigns and specific communication measures to raise awareness and sensitise the public
  7. Development of practical guidelines for the provision of drinking water in public spaces and a concept to improve awareness of water as a resource

Addressed SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

Contact person

Portrait of Dr Julia Frank, Institute and Research Coordinator at the Institute for Sustainable Water Systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences.

Dr Julia Frank

Institute and research coordination

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