topos 131 | 15 - minute city

The concept of the 15-minute city is causing a stir in urban planning worldwide. It promises liveable, walkable neighbourhoods in which everything important - from schools and healthcare to workplaces - can be reached within 15 minutes. Paris, Barcelona and Melbourne have already adopted this model. But can it really improve everyday life, reduce emissions and strengthen the sense of community? In view of the World Bank's forecast that almost 70 per cent of humanity will live in cities by 2050, the question arises: is the 15-minute city more than just an ideal? We shed light on the potential, limits and concrete realisation of a concept that could fundamentally change our cities.

Topics

URBAN MADNESS
An Introduction by Tobias Hager

„MORE SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT AND PEOPLE-URBAN ENVIRONMENTS"
An Interview with Carlos Moreno

A CITY FOR PEOPLE
A Cityportrait of Pontevedra

„IT IS ABOUT THESE STREETS RECOVERING LIFE"
An Interview with Mayor Miguel Fernándes Lores

TOGETHER, LET'S INVENT THE LIFE OF TOMORROW
A Cityportrait of Nantes

„CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IS AT THE HEART OF THE 15-MINUTE CITY"
An Interview with Alexandre Labasse and Patricia Pelloux

PROS AND CONS
about the 15-minute city

THE 20-MINUTE NEIGHBOURHOODS
A Cityportrait of Portland

„CREATING A CITY OF COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOODS"
An Interview with Bill Cunningham

„FOSTERING SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL QUALITY"
An Interview with Eelco Eerenberg

„THIS MODEL IS NOT A RIGID, ONE-SIZE-FITSALL APPROACH"
An Interview with Helene Chartier from C40

BETWEEN TRADITION AND INNOVATION
A Cityportrait of Tallinn

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