User:Maryampersand/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_metabolism

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because of its metaphoric qualities, in addition to its relevance to the climate crisis and our understanding of the human relationship within this landscape..

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section

The lead in this article The introductory sentence in the lead is well written and introduces the concept in a way that is easily comprehended and justifiably brings the topic into relevance. There is no direct description of the sections in the article, however there is mention of the historical context as well as practical applications. There is no information included that is not relevant to the topic or present in the rest of the article. There is a delicate amount of detail included in this introduction but it is clear and concise for the reader to begin to understand the concept of an urban metabolism.

Content

This page includes an outline of the content including the history, Two main schools of approach, applications, see also, references, and external links. The most recent reference used is from the year 2012, so there could be more recent citations and content. there does not appear to be any content that is out of place or missing from the descriptions. There is little to no mention of underrepresented communities in this concept, so this could have been covered more. Vin diagram shown within the applications of sustainability indicators does show the intersection between social and economic issues as needing to be balanced within equitable solutions, however this is not described further within the copy in this article.

Tone and balance

this article presents the content in a factual manner without any obvious bias. The evidence is presented in a chronological order and does highlight the relevance of the modern interpretations over the historical ones.

Sources and references

There are a decent amount of sources and references used in this article and they are from a variety of independent sources. The items that are referenced are drawn from a broad range of historical works from as early as 1965 to ask recent as 2012.

Organization and writing quality

The quality of the writing appeals to academic standards as well as a more general audience. It is written in a comprehensive manner and organized intersections that allow the reader to flow easily to what they may be looking for.

Imagery and media

The imagery within the section “the energy method” depicting historical interpretations of an urban metabolism does not have an obvious relation to the text. This diagram could be better explained and tied into the relevance of the theory described. The other three images do you have a clear connection to the section and oh well integrated into the content.

Talk page discussion

There is no content within the talk page.

Overall impressions

This page is a good account of the historical ideas of an urban metabolism, and it successfully brings into the relevance and practical use of this idea in modern times. This page could have more contributors and a more diverse range of contributions and also a deeper metaphoric analysis into the value of this metaphoric concept.