The 15-Minute City
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The 15-Minute City

A Solution to Saving Our Time and Our Planet

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eBook - ePub

The 15-Minute City

A Solution to Saving Our Time and Our Planet

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781394228140
eBook ISBN
9781394228157

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 Here and Now: We Must Change
  10. 2 Journey Througha Fragmented City
  11. 3 The History of Urban Time
  12. 4 The Geography of Urban Time
  13. 5 Exploring the Past to Reimagine the Future
  14. 6 The City's Shape, Rhythm, and Time
  15. 7 Charting 50 Years of Change
  16. 8 The Genesis of the 15-Minute City
  17. 9 The 15-Minute City: The Proximity Revolution
  18. 10 The Portes de Paris Project and the 15-Minute City's Emergence
  19. 11 Paris and the Global Rise of the 15-Minute City
  20. 12 Milan: Living in Proximity
  21. 13 Portland's Path to Sustainability
  22. 14 Cleveland and the Car Industry
  23. 15 Buenos Aires' Future: Proximity and Sustainability
  24. 16 Sousse: Toward a Metropolis of Proximity
  25. 17 Melbourne: A Pioneering 20-Minute City
  26. 18 Busan: Technological Smart City to Happy Proximity
  27. 19 Small Towns Are Also Inspired
  28. 20 Scotland and the Ile de France Region: The Future in 20 Minutes
  29. 21 Digital Technologies and Inhabitants' Inclinations
  30. Conclusion: Embracing Tomorrow: A Happier Proximity
  31. Afterword
  32. About the Author
  33. Index
  34. End User License Agreement