Tomorrowland (3/22/13)

Published: March 26, 2013, 12:51 a.m.

b'\\u201cIt\\u2019s essential for China to be on a low emissions growth pattern,\\u201d said Jian Lin, Chairman of The China Sustainable Energy Program. China\\u2019s cities are growing at a breakneck pace and city planners are struggling to keep up, \\u201cwe are racing against time,\\u201d said Lin, \\u201cpeople just don\\u2019t wait until you figure out how to solve a sustainable design.\\u201d Ellen Lou, Director of Urban Design and Planning at SOM, says that the money the Chinese government spent on building out transit infrastructure \\u201cis one of the best things that they have done.\\u201d The question, she said, is \\u201chow do you make higher density livable?\\u201d Two experts discuss China\\u2019s new cities and sustainable development.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'