Could modern Tokyo have 80% tree canopy? Japan's Edo Culture Inspires a Sustainable Post-Industrial Future

Jared Braiterman: Japan's Edo Culture Inspires a Sustainable Post-Industrial Future:
Could modern Tokyo have a tree canopy covering 80% of the city? Could Tokyo's rivers and bay provide free clams, fish and seaweed to its residents? Why do we have trouble even imagining urban agriculture or economic growth in harmony with the natural environment?
These were all accomplishments of pre-industrial Edo Japan. Azby Brown's new book Just Enough: Lessons in Living Green from Traditional Japan (Kodansha International 2010) convincingly argues that the growing movement for sustainable living in the twenty-first century can learn from Edo's land and resource practices and its culture of restraint.