The ‘tragedy of the commons’ is applied by Williams and Arkaraprasertkul (2017) in their explanation of Shanghai residents’ excercising of their ‘right’ to car ownership. Providing an explanation of this concept, reflect if this is an accurate and helpful way in which to understand private car use in cities.(120-150)words

Use these sources to answer 2 questions:

Dowling, Robyn, and Catherine Simpson. 2013. “‘Shift- the way you move’: reconstructing automobility.” Review of. Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies 27 (3).

Williams, M., and N. Arkaraprasertkul. 2016. “Mobility in a global city: Making sense of Shanghais growing automobile-dominated transport culture.” Review of. Urban Studies. doi: 10.1177/0042098016637568.

please answer each question separately .
1. In Dowling and Simpson (2013), they state that “Our reliance on the motor vehicle is widely recognised as the single most significant environmental challenge facing our cities…” (p.421). Drawing upon this article, and reflecting on the diversity of sustainability challenges within cities that we’ve covered in the course to date, do you agree with this statement?(120 -150)words

2. The ‘tragedy of the commons’ is applied by Williams and Arkaraprasertkul (2017) in their explanation of Shanghai residents’ excercising of their ‘right’ to car ownership. Providing an explanation of this concept, reflect if this is an accurate and helpful way in which to understand private car use in cities.(120-150)words