Urban areas conserve far more resources than suburban or rural per person. They also use less land per person, allowing more land to be used for natural process

Urban areas conserve far more resources than suburban or rural per person. They also use less land per person, allowing more land to be used for natural processes and agriculture. Imagine if all 30 million people in Shanghai moved to the suburbs of NYC in a .5 acre house, and started watering their lawns.