Lecture: Urban Green/Tokyo Style May 26, 2011

Dr. Jared Braiterman, a design anthropologist and founder of Tokyo Green Space, will present a lecture on his research on Tokyo urban greenspaces. As a resident of Tokyo and personal friend of Mr. Kobayashi, Dr. Braiterman's current research examines how bringing nature into the city benefits people and the environment. Dr. Braiterman received his Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Stanford, and a B.A. from Harvard. He specializes in urban ecology, garden design, clean tech, and business innovation. Based in Tokyo since 2009, he publishes in a variety of mass media, presents at landscape design, computer, and urban design conferences, and maintains a public blog at: www.tokyogreenspace.com. Underwritten in part by the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation. http://japanesegarden.com/events/urbangreen/ Reservations required.