Draft #2 Summary Reader
Response: "Developing Sustainable Infrastructure in New Cities"
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. In the article, the economic
driven-developments in new cities are affected by metropolitan challenges, thus
enhancing in functionality and durability of infrastructure are necessary. As
an impact King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) Fellow, Cho intended to use
the Envision sustainability rating system as an impartial guideline to evaluate
sophisticated infrastructure development. Cho used the Neuvo Nexcaxa- Avila
Camacho Highway in Mexico as fitting reference to how the rating system would
tackle these economic, social and environmental effects. In the course of the Fellowship, Cho aimed 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. To a notable degree,
Cho has elaborated about the Envision sustainability rating system created to
improve on the infrastructure development to enhance the quality of life in the
developing areas as the guidelines would be the main backbone in improving the
social,economic and environmental status quo.
Firstly, the use
of Envision sustainability rating system to evaluate infrastructure development
will lead to improvements in social status quo. It would open paths to “local
employment in the area, promotion of growth and development, improvement of
mobility, or preservation of cultural assets in the community” as quoted
from Contreras, C. & Gloria, T. (2017). The demand for sustainable
infrastructure is relatively high in rural areas. Private sectors and the
government are working closely together to pave way by integrating the rating
system during the infrastructure development. Being able to follow the
guidelines given, this will help them aim for a higher score and produce a
better sustainable infrastructure design. In the article, it stated that “Infrastructure
should account for enhancing the quality of life of communities”. Thus, they
are heading towards the right direction to identify ways to integrate
sustainability.
Secondly, the importance of rating the infrastructure will
prove how effective the rating system can be. From
the article, Clevenger, C. M., Ozbek, M. E., & Simpson, S. (2013) stated
that “Envision is the only system applicable to many different types of
infrastructure projects”. Their rating system is designed for industries to improve
their status quo by identifying ways to further improve on the infrastructure,
which has a point system. Points will be given if there are improvements made
and it will be converted to monetary value. With the rating system, it will
benefit the present and the future as industries will constantly find ways to chase
incentives by tackling problems to improve economic status quo.
Lastly, the importance of
materials used in sustainable infrastructure will be key to reducing waste
management. From the article Clevenger, C. M., Ozbek, M. E., & Simpson, S.
(2013, April) it stated that “Resource Allocation applies to the sustainable
use materials, water and energy in the project.” There is a criterion in the
rating system which encourages the government and private sectors to use
recycled or reusable materials. Points will be awarded if the criteria have
been met. By reusing waste materials and incorporating it into the construction
development, it shows that how much is taken into consideration to boost the
environmental status quo. This is a good way to integrate with the environment
as it helps to reduce waste management by heavily reusing and recycling
materials.
In conclusion, by following
the proper guidelines and ensuring constant improvements towards developing the
infrastructure, it will greatly benefit people around the community, improve
the environment and economic status quo. Hence, the rating system will be the
foundation towards building a sustainable infrastructure.
Source:
From "Developing Sustainable
Infrastructure in New Cities" by H. Cho, 2014
Contreras, C., & Gloria,
T. (2017, October). An Envision rating system approach to sustainable infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean. In International
Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017. Retrieved from https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/9780784478745.066
Shealy, T., & Klotz, L.
(2014). Envision as choice architecture: Can smarter defaults lead to more sustainable designs? In ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a
Sustainable World. Retrieved from https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/9780784481196.003
Clevenger, C. M., Ozbek, M.
E., & Simpson, S. (2013, April). Review of sustainability rating systems
used for infrastructure projects. In 49th ASC Annual International
Conference Proceedings . Associated Schools for
Construction.
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