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Appendix J: Final Draft of Survey

After concretizing the survey format, we came up with the survey shown below (referenced in Section 6.3.2 Survey Creation).

The following paragraphs are some notes on a few of the questions. The color pictures used in Question 6 and referenced in Question 7 came from these places:

The watering numbers given in Question 8 were determined by the environmental group to be the watering limits on the two types of landscapes. In Question 10, as we were canvassing six different cohorts, they were asked different questions as applied to them individually:

Students: How much of an impact would a native, water-efficient landscape at Harvey Mudd College have had on your decision to come to Harvey Mudd College?
Parents: How much of an impact would a native, water-efficient landscape at Harvey Mudd College have had on your approval/disapproval of Harvey Mudd College?
Trustees, Alumni: How much of an impact would the change to a native, water-efficient landscape at Harvey Mudd College have on your donating money to the college?
Faculty, Staff: How much of an impact would a native, water-efficient landscape at Harvey Mudd College have had on your decision to come to work at Harvey Mudd College?

The survey in its final format is included below.

HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE - REGIONAL LANDSCAPE CLINIC - 2000-2001

The Regional Landscape Clinic, through the Harvey Mudd College Environmental Studies Program is interested in understanding how people perceive landscapes, and particularly how Harvey Mudd College's landscape is perceived by its community members. Our goal is to gauge how the college and its community will react to any proposed changes to the current landscape. Since our recommendations affect you directly, we want to understand what you value and what you think about the landscape at HMC.

Please note that when we ask about the landscape (plantings, walkways, things on the ground) we are not asking about the architecture (buildings).

If you have any questions, please contact Chris Hanusa at (909) 607-3595 or by e-mail at chanusa@hmc.edu.

**If you have comments about a particular response, there is blank space after each question for your remarks.**

  1. Please evaluate how well the Harvey Mudd College landscape promotes the following:

      Poorly   Adequately   Well
    Sense of Community 1 2 3 4 5
    Interaction with the landscape 1 2 3 4 5
    Sports 1 2 3 4 5
    Study/Meeting Places 1 2 3 4 5
    Travel (getting from place to place) 1 2 3 4 5
    Connection with Nature 1 2 3 4 5
    Consciousness of Landscape's Ecological Impacts 1 2 3 4 5

     

     

     

     

  2. Please rate the amount of the following in the current Harvey Mudd College Landscape

      Not Enough   Just Right   Too Many
    Evergreen Trees 1 2 3 4 5
    Deciduous Trees 1 2 3 4 5
    Flowering Trees 1 2 3 4 5
    Colorful Foliage 1 2 3 4 5
    Native Plants 1 2 3 4 5
    Scented Plants 1 2 3 4 5
    Bark Mulch Beds 1 2 3 4 5
    Formal Gardens 1 2 3 4 5
    Colorful Annual Flowers 1 2 3 4 5
    Fountains and Ponds 1 2 3 4 5
    Green Areas 1 2 3 4 5
    Shaded Areas 1 2 3 4 5
    Meeting Areas 1 2 3 4 5
    Secluded Areas 1 2 3 4 5
    Lighted Areas 1 2 3 4 5
    Rose Gardens 1 2 3 4 5
    Sculpture 1 2 3 4 5
    Green Shrubs 1 2 3 4 5
    Flowering Shrubs 1 2 3 4 5
    Green Ground Cover 1 2 3 4 5
    Flowering Ground Cover 1 2 3 4 5
    Open Lawn Areas 1 2 3 4 5
    Large Flat Surfaces 1 2 3 4 5
    Birds 1 2 3 4 5
    Animals 1 2 3 4 5
    Benches and Seating Areas 1 2 3 4 5
    Umbrella Tables and Chairs 1 2 3 4 5
    Mountain Views 1 2 3 4 5
    Paths / Walkways 1 2 3 4 5
    Hard-Surfaced Walkways 1 2 3 4 5
    Decomposed Granite Walkways
    (i.e. made from finely crushed rocks)    		 1 2 3 4 5

     

  3. Please list as many ways you think HMC's outdoor spaces could be improved to encourage use.

     

     

     

     

     

  4. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.

        Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
    a. I like the HMC landscape the way it is, and I wouldn't like it changed. 1 2 3 4 5
    b. Landscape is important in the overall impression of a college. 1 2 3 4 5
    c. HMC's landscape should use technological innovation and resource conservation. 1 2 3 4 5
    d. Institutional landscapes should reflect their local natural environment. 1 2 3 4 5
    e. Promoting biodiversity is important to me. 1 2 3 4 5
    f. Having the HMC landscape simple and linear is consistent with its function. 1 2 3 4 5
    g. The HMC landscape has places where I can sit and be refreshed. 1 2 3 4 5
    h. Southern Californians should be more concerned about water conservation. 1 2 3 4 5
    i. I am concerned about pesticides and think HMC should minimize their use. 1 2 3 4 5

     

  5. Think about the most and least beautiful places in the world. If you were to rate HMC's landscape on a scale from (1) being the least beautiful, to (10) being the most beautiful, what score would you give it?

    #5:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
      Least                 Most

     

  6. (a to e) Please rate the pictures on the following pages using the same scale, (1) being the least beautiful to (10) being the most beautiful. (The scale for each picture is beneath.)

    Small trees and green ground cover at Chino Water Basin Conservation District

    #6a:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
      Least                 Most

     

    Formal garden with fountain and annual flowers at Boerner Botanical Gardens

    #6b:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
      Least                 Most

     

    Naturalistic planting of native shrubs at Pitzer College

    #6c:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
      Least                 Most

     

    Lawn and trees by Atwood Dorm at Harvey Mudd College

    #6d:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
      Least                 Most

     

    Rock garden at Chino Water Basin Conservation District

    #6e:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
      Least                 Most

     

  7. Which of the previous landscapes (6a - 6e) most clearly reflect Harvey Mudd College's claims to leadership in science and technology as well their relationships in society? (check all that apply)

    6a: o 6b: o 6c: o 6d: o 6e: o

     

     

     

     

     

  8. Given scenarios A and B for two landscapes that were exactly the same otherwise, please rate on a scale from 1 to 10 where your ideal landscape would fall.

    Scenario A: Decorative turf, using an average of 600,000 gallons of water per week   Scenario B: Decorative native flowers and plants, using an average of 100,000 gallons of water per week
    [note that a family of four uses 160,000 gallons of water in a year.]
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    A                 B

     

     

     

     

  9. Does the current HMC landscape fit the college well in your opinion? How would you describe the way the landscape fits Harvey Mudd College?

     

     

     

     

  10. How much of an impact would a native, water-efficient landscape at Harvey Mudd College have had on your approval/disapproval of Harvey Mudd College?

    I would not have considered Harvey Mudd It would have had a negative effect on my approval No effect It would have had a positive effect on my approval
    0 1 2 3

     

     

     

     

     

  11. In the future, a similar survey to this may be proposed. To that effect, please rate this survey, and give us suggestions for improving. Thank you!

    Very Poor   Mediocre   Excellent
    1 2 3 4 5

    Suggestions:

     

     

     

     

    Personal Information:

  12. Sex:    female     male

  13. Age:    ___________

  14. Location of Upbringing: (pick the most similar from each category)

      Choose one: Choose one:
    State: ________ c Urban
    c Suburban
    c Rural    		 c Desert
    c Forest
    c Plains
    c Coast

     

  15. Ethnicity:    Asian/Pacific Islander    African Descent    Latino/a    European Descent

     

     

If you have any additional comments about the landscape or this survey, please use the space below or the back of the survey.

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about our project, please visit our web site at http://www4.hmc.edu/EnvStudies/landscape/index.html

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