Wikipedia talk:United States Education Program/Courses/Global Enterprise and Sustainable Development (Ming Xu)/Sandbox Eco-cities

Peer Review
Grade: 10/10 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gonzale (talk • contribs) 15:38, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

In general, we think that this is a well-organized and complete article. The examples of eco-cities add a lot of depth to the page and are well-chosen. We liked the use of images in different sections because they add relevant examples to the text. However, the page could benefit from a concrete “recommendations” and/or “shortcomings” section that lists the aspects in which eco-cities have fallen short and recent policies that promote or make it harder to build a truly sustainable city. Also, we recommend the group add a reference section to their sandbox since it is difficult to tell how many sources they have used and who they are crediting for the information. We also noticed that many sections are missing citations. Additionally, the article lacks any kind of introduction section to summarize the group’s findings and has no in-text links to other relevant Wikipedia articles for quick reference and enhanced understanding of topics. As mentioned, the recommendations and shortcomings section should be added as the main drawback since the page does not provide a complete picture and evaluation of Eco or sustainable cities in order to understand the future of these theories. Here are some ideas to build off of: first of all, in developing nations especially, low to modern income citizens are often excluded from these cities as they are built on the outside of the city center so the cities often have a limited population capacity which cannot support a growing population of urban residents with changing needs. Also, financing for such cities requires public and private partnerships which are difficult and time-consuming to form. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gonzale (talk • contribs) 07:09, 28 November 2011 (UTC)