A fresh and innovative perspective on urban issues and creating sustainable cities
In The 15-Minute City: A Solution for Saving Our Time and Our Planet, human city pioneer and international scientific advisor Carlos Moreno delivers an exciting and insightful discussion of the deceptively simple and revolutionary idea that everyday destinations like schools, stores, and offices should only be a short walk or bike ride away from home.
This book tells the story of an idea that spread from city to city, describing a new way of looking at living that addresses many of the most intractable challenges of our time. Hundreds of mayors worldwide have already embraced the concept as a way to help recover from the pandemic, and the idea continues to gain speed. You'll learn why more and more cities are planning to make cars far less necessary for contemporary city-dwellers and how they're planning to achieve that goal. You'll also find:
- Strategies for cities to recover and adapt to benefit residents, saving them precious time
- Techniques to change the habits of automobile-dependent city residents and maximize social benefits of living in a human-centric city
- Scientifically developed, research-backed solutions for enduring urban issues and problems
Deeply committed to science, progress, and creativity, Moreno presents an essential and timely resource in The 15-Minute City, which will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest in modern and innovative approaches to consistently challenging urban issues that have bedeviled policy makers and city residents since the invention of the car.
Table of Contents
Foreword xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Here and Now: We Must Change 5
Chapter 2 Journey Through a Fragmented City 17
Chapter 3 The History of Urban Time 37
Chapter 4 The Geography of Urban Time 45
Chapter 5 Exploring the Past to Reimagine the Future 55
Chapter 6 The City’s Shape, Rhythm, and Time 63
Chapter 7 Charting 50 Years of Change 77
Chapter 8 The Genesis of the 15-Minute City 85
Chapter 9 The 15-Minute City: The Proximity Revolution 93
Chapter 10 The Portes de Paris Project and the 15-Minute City's Emergence 113
Chapter 11 Paris and the Global Rise of the 15-Minute City 129
Chapter 12 Milan: Living in Proximity 151
Chapter 13 Portland’s Path to Sustainability 163
Chapter 14 Cleveland and the Car Industry 169
Chapter 15 Buenos Aires’ Future: Proximity and Sustainability 179
Chapter 16 Sousse: Toward a Metropolis of Proximity 191
Chapter 17 Melbourne: A Pioneering 20-Minute City 201
Chapter 18 Busan: Technological Smart City to Happy Proximity 211
Chapter 19 Small Towns Are Also Inspired 219
Chapter 20 Scotland and the Ile De France Region: The Future in 20 Minutes 229
Chapter 21 Digital Technologies and Inhabitants’ Inclinations 243
Conclusion: Embracing Tomorrow: A Happier Proximity 249
Afterword 253
About the Author 255
Index 257
