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1. Introduction
Considering the increase in the global population, especially in urban areas, the quality of life and the integration of urban sectors became some of the biggest concerns of urban development. Smart practices, which use technology in favor of the individuals to ensure the quality of life, are useful in the search for sustainable solutions in the daily life of urban centers. These practices initially became popular through smart cities, which, among many others aspects, promote the integration of urban sectors to facilitate the operation and efficiency of services in general. In this context, the technology can be used to solve problems and as Marsal-Llacuna et al. (2015) state, smart cities practices aim to be beneficial to any city, regardless of its size. Thus, smart practices can also be used in university campuses, which are considered small cities, and according to Alshuwaikhat and Abubakar (2008), present to a lesser extent many problems existing in the daily life of an urban center.
Smart practices on university campuses, similar to the practices of smart cities, aim to improve the quality of life and the efficiency of operations, what comes to benefit the economic, social, environmental and cultural aspects when using information and communication technologies (ICTs) (Kondepudi, 2014). In addition, university campuses become the valuable space where experiments on a small scale and in a controlled environment allow solutions to problems on larger scales, optimizing existing practices. According to Brandli et al. (2019), in addition to the role of universities in offering innovation for the constant development and safety of spaces and their users, universities can contribute and encourage the integration of the 2030 Agenda at the local level.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by the United Nations in 2015 and it consists of an action plan to guide nations, organizations and individuals toward a more sustainable future. Currently, it can be considered the most important agenda for sustainable development. The core of the 2030 Agenda (Figure 1) is composed by the set of 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and its 169 targets, designed to improve the social, environmental and economic aspects while focusing on ensuring world peace and partnerships for the sustainable development (UN, 2020).
The progress of a smart campus indicates similar...