In the article “Developing sustainable infrastructure in new cities”, Cho (2014) expressed the importance of sustainable infrastructure in a metropolitan setting and identified key areas in determining how infrastructure can add value to the community. She discussed how due to economic-driven developments in new cities being affected by metropolitan challenges, enhancements in functionality and durability of infrastructure are necessary to keep up with these developments. As an Impact King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) Fellow, Cho also explained how she intends to apply the Envision sustainability rating system as an impartial guideline to evaluate sophisticated infrastructure development. The article listed two highways built in Mexico and Peru that followed the Envision framework and highlighted how they both have had economic, social and environmental benefits. In the course of her Fellowship, Cho also “aims to provide an Envision evaluation on a major planned road that is expected to be a main entry point and arterial road in King Abdullah Economic City”, to satisfy KAEC’s extensive sustainable infrastructure development.
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To a large extent, I agree with the article that sustainable developments based on a carefully-reviewed framework can benefit communities. Well-structured projects with objective guidelines forms the skeleton of a city. I particularly believe that the responsible development of a city's roads helps pave its foundation.
References:
Cho, H. (2014). Developing Sustainable Infrastructure in New Cities
Retrieved from
https://newcities.org/evaluating-sustainable-infrastructure-development-new-cities/
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