Density central to urban planning, Doctoroff says

Former NYC official urges cities to consider how they manage resources

Density is an important element of a strategy for city's development. That's a lesson Daniel Doctoroff, former deputy mayor of New York City and now chief executive officer of Bloomberg LP, told his Chinese counterparts.

"One of the mistakes many cities make and now have to pay the price for it, is spreading things out too far," he told China Daily. "From an environmental perspective, there is nothing better than density. You use far less energy, far fewer cars, which is why in New York City carbon emissions per capita are one-quarter of that of rest of the United States."