The 15-Minute City

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.

Carlos Moreno, a Colombian-born French scientist, is an associate professor at the Paris IAE-Sorbonne Business School at the Panthéon Sorbonne University and the cofounder and scientific director of the ETI Lab (Entrepreneurship-Territory-Innovation Chair). Moreno is a multidisciplinary international researcher rooted in complex system modeling with intelligent control and is renowned for his pioneering dedication to cities and the enhancement of quality of life.

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