Environmental Impact of Mobility in Higher-Education Institutions: The Case of the Ecological Footprint at the University of A Coruña (Spain)

Ecological footprint (EF) determines the area of ecologically productive territory necessary to produce resources utilised and assimilate waste produced by a given population over year. Knowing your own EF is first step in planning implementing policies reduce it. Considering that transport significant component impact human activity on environment, this study calculates CO2 emissions associated with person mobility (EFM) at University A Coruña (UDC). The results presented are based statistical inference from surveys conducted 2008, 2016, 2020. period 2008–2016 coincides effects economic crisis, 2020 those COVID-19 pandemic. EFM UDC 2016 was 2177 global hectares (gha), 148 times its biocapacity. Ninety-two percent it generated car trips. Policies environmental should focus reducing use. This analyzes various factors variability. per capita commutes place residence campuses grew between 2008 17%. obtained compared other nearby universities around world.