Thursday, September 24, 2015

Reader Response Essay Draft 1

In the article "Developing Sustainable Infrastructure in New Cities", Cho (2014)  claims that the enhancement in performance and volatility of infrastructure is needed to accommodate the 21st century's fast urban growth. She mentions that there are economic, social and environmental challenges for considerations in addition to the conservation of energy resources. She argues that overcoming the challenges is crucial in creating a sustainable and efficient infrastructure development. The writer then cites the application of the Envision Sustainability Rating System in her Impact King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) Fellowship in Saudi Arabia. However, there is inadequate analysis on the effects of these enhancements within the cities that makes her stand incomplete.

The first reason of the inadequate analysis is the technology advancement along with the sustainability of infrastructure. Khanna (2015) writes about the various innovations that came about due to the increasing population in the Asian cities. The writer explains the application of a tailored private bus service route that incorporates the demand of the different citizens' needs in Singapore. He also cited an example of a real-time alerts on the natural disasters through crowd-sourced information from the residents in Jakarta, Indonesia. However, Cho's article did not analyse the technology advancement that came along with the infrastructure. As such, the article only presents the generic enhancements on the community.

Besides, she did not analyse the negative effects that the enhancements have on the infrastructure itself. The enhancements that she presents in her article are positively impacting the community. The writer in the article "Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure" mentions the fourteen challenging factors for Engineering in terms of infrastructure. As the enhancements improve the citizens' quality of life, the problem is to provide an affordable place for them to stay with the increasing demand for the integrated systems. Furthermore, the enhancements will also require a large amount of grant and support from the government for improvement of the infrastructure instead of replacement after the infrastructure wears out.

In conclusion, while Cho's article presented the general advantages of these enhancements on the community, her argument is incomplete due to the inadequate analysis on the effects of these enhancements within cities. It is important to look at both positive and negative impacts that the enhancements would have on the cities and the citizens. However, overcoming the challenges that were mentioned in Cho's article are is crucial to strive towards the overall goal of creating a sustainable and efficient infrastructure in the community.

(409 words)

References

Khanna, P. (2015, June 11). Explosive growth in Asian cities: Bright ideas to 'seize the urban moment'.

The National Academics of Sciences . Engineering . Medicine. Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure.  Retrieved from http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/9136.aspx


Edited on 24 September 2015, Thursday at 3.00pm

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