Draft #1 Summary for the article " New paths for the roads of tomorrow"
Last updated on October 15th, 2019
In this article “New paths for the roads of tomorrow” from JCDecaux’s blog (2017), the author has listed out several trends for road developments that could bring about positive impact to human lives and greater sustainability. First example the author gave was substituting the material that is used on the road surface. He listed the undesired effects “asphalt” brings and cited separate projects developed by engineers - adopting material derived from “recycled plastic” and recycling waste (cigarette butts) by mixing them with asphalt to form a new mixture. The author also mentioned incorporating technology into roads which include developing roads that could harvest electricity and planting panels into roads that generate heat, melting down snow and ice that has accumulated on the surfaces. Improving the safety of roads. The last trend mentioned by the author is “Smart Highways” which uses sensors to detect motion that activates the light when cars are present thus saving electricity.
In this article “New paths for the roads of tomorrow” from JCDecaux’s blog (2017), the author has listed out several trends for road developments that could bring about positive impact to human lives and greater sustainability. First example the author gave was substituting the material that is used on the road surface. He listed the undesired effects “asphalt” brings and cited separate projects developed by engineers - adopting material derived from “recycled plastic” and recycling waste (cigarette butts) by mixing them with asphalt to form a new mixture. The author also mentioned incorporating technology into roads which include developing roads that could harvest electricity and planting panels into roads that generate heat, melting down snow and ice that has accumulated on the surfaces. Improving the safety of roads. The last trend mentioned by the author is “Smart Highways” which uses sensors to detect motion that activates the light when cars are present thus saving electricity.
Hi Amanda,
ReplyDeleteWe have read your summary and the citation is done well. You have also captured the key points the article with-in the word limit which makes it a very clear and concise summary. The main idea of the article is well explained and paraphrased accordingly.
We really enjoyed reading your summary.
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Thanks a lot for your feedback, J & Sarah! Will continue to keep up the good work~
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