Iberian Journal of Social Science 2020 vol 1, Issue 1 The Importance of Pedestrian Ways in Universities Campuses Design Hesam modin Mosharraf Ph.D. candidate in Architecture, University of Minho, Portugal Email: hesam.mshf@gmail.com Mojtaba Teimourimanesh A faculty member of Department of Architecture, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran Abstract— Walking is the first way of displacement, which has been reduced considerably due to motorized transportation. The communications inside every university are of great importance in university campuses, especially in major universities that have various buildings and departments with different applications (laboratory, library, restaurants, etc.). This subject is considerable from various aspects. When the university area is not appropriate for pedestrians, the need for motorized transportation increases, which has some consequences as noise, visual and air pollution. Moreover, the roads specialized for automobiles require and occupy much space. In the contrary, pedestrian- oriented developments have great effects on positive environmental and psychological parameters such as social interactions, scientific conversations, creating a lively environment. Apart from these factors, walking is crucial for the health and the environment. All these factors cause that pedestrian-oriented developments included in designing educational spaces. The present paper studies the importance and a review of this subject's literature, then the benefits of pedestrian- oriented areas and walking are discussed, and the significance of this issue is considered in designing the universities. Finally, some environmental factors affecting increasing pedestrian-oriented developments are reviewed. The research methodology is library research. Keywords— Pedestrian-oriented, Walking Paths, University Campus Designing, Sustainable Development I. Introduction The university campuses and universities are considered as the main part of promoting science and information development. Students spend so much time during their education in these areas and considering the rapid increase of the number of students and universities, the issue is more significant. Many universities have been established in large grounds and unfortunately, the large size of these grounds led to the development of various buildings without planning and without considering urban design issues, so that the need for automobile and public transportations in universities is now required, whereas, the need for motorized transportation could be reduced by focusing on walkways and locating the buildings properly. Studies demonstrated that the proper design could increase the quality and quantity of walking considerably [1]. Pedestrian-oriented developments have been emphasized by many urban designers. It has many various benefits such as supporting the environment, creating sustainable areas, increase of interaction among students and etc. II. Definitions a) Pedestrian-oriented (Pedestrianism) There are various interpretations of the concept of Pedestrianism. The simplest of them is to eliminate the traffic of vehicles from the streets. The Hong Kong transportation department