User:Colonyk8/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The article I'm choosing to evaluate is: Sustainable development

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I picked the article primarily because it was adjacent to the main topics regarding our class which discusses a broad range of topics within environment and justice. Sustainability, while it isn't a focal point of the class, is an imperative part of establishing resilience and environmental justice in the sustainable systems employed in various cities and their infrastructures. The broad concept of sustainable development discusses the ability for society to continue forwards in its advancements and prosperity, without infringing on the capabilities of successors to continue. My initial impression of the article is that it sufficiently defines the multidinous aspects of sustainable development, and the nuances that come in understanding sustainability and the various contentions with implementation and feasibility.

Evaluate the article
I think the beginning of the article does an excellent job to summarize the topic of discussion, sustainable development. I also think that having the graphic depciting the core values required for successful sustainable development aids as a quick way for garnering an understanding on the topic without having to sift thru the entire article.

The article discussing sustainable development seems to, for the most part, be relevant to the topic without too much meandering away. The content seems to be relatively timely, as the concept of understanding earth sciences and sustainability is still a fairly new science field in contrast to other fields. The article is well thought-out, in its organization of history and how the concept of sustainable development changed over time from various pieces of media introduced all the way back from the 17th centuries to modern day. A significant part of the article I thought was engaging was understanding the criticisms with sustainable development, within the Critique section. It's difficult to fully comprehend sustainability without understanding important points of contention like the contradictory nature of how humanity operates currently, and attempting to change it on a wide-scale, as well as processes that seem irremovable from societal progression like industrial revolutions. I think an area in the article I have trouble with in regards to content and organization is the Dimensions section and the Pathways section. The dimensions section, while important in highlighting the major spheres of influence within sustainable processes, seems extremely repetitive and does little to expand on the context of how economic, social, and environmental facets of a particular infrastructure lead into the idea of sustainable development. In a similar fashion, I think the pathways section begins to explain six "capacities" for advancing sustainable development, but neglects to explain how the capacities actually work, or the contexts in which they operate in. The images succintly fit in most of the categories they're placed in but there was a spelling error for one of the graphics which cannot be fixed without remaking the image entirely. The talk pages have mininmal engagement within them, but the page is apart of an assignment being conducted for a university in California. Ultimately, I think with the participation of the students within the university of California and minor revisions for the article in the areas I previously mentioned, it can be expanded upon and edited in a manner that will benefit both readers and editors for increasing an understanding for the concept of sustainable development.