User:Tardis420/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Economy of Vancouver

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose the economy of Vancouver as someone who lives in the city i was curious as to how it is presented to a global audience. When i read it i chose to pursue this as the article to evaluate because i felt there to be many holes in descriptions and felt i could provide feedback that better encapsulates the economy of Vancouver better. I felt this article would relate to applied ecology as the city of Vancouver positions itself as a 'green city' and has always been an industry dependent city in terms of reliance on natural resources like eco-tourism, the lumber industry and mining industries to grow and develop. I wanted to see if the cities current stance on building a greener economy by using and applying new models of development was shown on the page.

Evaluate the article
Firstly, the lead section of the article is written focusing on information that provided background and context for the economy of Vancouver but majority of the points are not mentioned further in the article. It mentions the economy has historically been reliant on natural resources but does not talk more on the historical context of that or any resources that contribute to the current Vancouver economy like for example lumber. The most recent information on the page is cited from 2019 witch means there are no current economic information on the page that would include anything about how the pandemic shaped the economy of Vancouver from 2019- 2023. as economics is a very current and constantly evolving sector i would expect it to be more up to date. There is also a lack of citations backing up assumptions and claims in the article. The claim that the Port of Vancouver is number one in total foreign exports is uncited witch is why for my edit i chose to cite from a reliable source. Cited material is also out of date so when you click were it would be referenced the material does not match up. For instance it states that the Port of Vancouver generates $1.4 billion dollars in tax revenue and cites a page from the website that no longer includes  or never did include any statistical information on tax revenue but does include other statistical information cited. Financial rankings for Vancouver were also updated last in 2017 and are not accurate currently. The tone of the article insulates that Vancouver has a very successful economy but does very little to provide a neutral perspective, the statistics are used to affirm how successful industry is. The article provides hyperlinks to pages covering poverty and homelessness in Vancouver witch means that they were thoughts but not included in the page itself providing a more robust account of the economy of Vancouver witch would include a very large informal economy amongst the homeless. The main issue is that the sectors listed could be expanded and the information made more up to date to highlight more current economic patters in Vancouver. The article does well i covering the bare bones but feels overall lacking in scale. The city of Vancouver has centred their global image as been a 'green' city with a 'green economy' and i am surprised the wikipedia page does not in the slightest mention any environmental or ecological information, especially under the tourism section.