Time to challenge the 15-minute city: Seven pitfalls for sustainability, equity, livability, and spatial analysis

Cities, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 153, С. 105274 - 105274

Опубликована: Июль 15, 2024

The "15-minute city" concept has been receiving an increasing amount of attention as a model for urban policy well tool spatial analysis. is often considered planning ideal that can effectively contribute to improved accessibility and more sustainable mobility. Through sustainability, equity, livability lens, this paper examines pitfalls the 15-minute city from theoretical analysis perspective proposes alternative methodological directions. seven in current literature are summarized as: (1) overstatement city's originality, (2) strong decentralization proposed by theory unrealistic unsustainable, (3) focusing on quantity destinations instead sufficiency, (4) improperly aggregating facilities, (5) neglecting diverse forms nature their characteristics, (6) disregarding public transport or analysis, (7) ignoring interpersonal differences walking cycling when conducting analyses based city. A set strategies address these reorient towards environmental societal outcomes.

Язык: Английский

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Enhancing Walkability for Older Adults: The Role of Government Policies and Urban Design

Infrastructures, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 10(4), С. 77 - 77

Опубликована: Март 28, 2025

This research examines the impact of government policy initiatives, community engagement programs, and age-friendly urban design policies on built environment, with a specific focus walkability older adults. The adults in environment is essential because it promotes physical activity, social connectedness, independence, thereby enhancing overall quality life supporting healthy aging. study employs quantitative approach cross-sectional convenience sampling Udupi district, one urbanizing districts India. sample includes 333 from diverse sociodemographic backgrounds who actively use environment. Structural equation modeling was used to test hypotheses. findings indicate that programs are strongest enabler safety security perceptions related walkability. Safety positively correlate increased activity level, socialization improved Security also mediates relationship between all three outcomes associated It highlights priority features such as strategic lighting, sheltered walkways, traffic calming measures, barrier-free access, rest areas, inclusive elements critical components adaptive spaces promote safety, accessibility, inclusion for

Язык: Английский

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The Minute City: between theory and practicality in suburban landscapes

Sustainability Science Practice and Policy, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 21(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2025

The "Minute City" (MC) concept has gained momentum in sustainability discourse, advocating for a transition urban layout and transportation toward functional redistribution. Although the found acknowledgment centers, its application suburban areas remains subject of ongoing debate. This research studies 15-MC within Dubai's neighborhoods. It explores network connectivity between parks residential plots 25 emirate's neighborhoods (14 central 11 suburban). Time, distance, pedestrian-route directness (PRD) were evaluation metrics. results indicate that, on average, both configurations offer walking distances times to community that are deemed acceptable. Furthermore, substantial proportion samples from Dubai exhibited favorable meeting criteria, suggesting considerable effectiveness design. Nevertheless, it is imperative underscore prevailing local conditions, characterized by elevated temperatures inherent infrastructure limitations, necessitate thorough reevaluation goes beyond limitations obtained PRD results.

Язык: Английский

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Comparative analysis of 15-Minute neighborhoods through different cumulative-based accessibility measures

GeoJournal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 89(5)

Опубликована: Сен. 25, 2024

Язык: Английский

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A robust method for evaluating the potentials of 15-minute cities: Implications for sustainable urban futures

Geography and sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(4), С. 597 - 606

Опубликована: Авг. 9, 2024

The '15-minute city' (15minC) concept, which aspires to bring essential services within reach via a 15-minute walk for all residents, represents pivotal paradigm shift in sustainable urban development. However, the achievability of this concept different cities varies considerably across diverse population distributions, contexts, and development priorities. In study, we propose robust method evaluating city's 15minC potential — capability achieve widespread accessibility while maintaining an optimal balance between resource efficiency resident accessibility. We employ Location Set Covering Problem optimization model analyze resources required full coverage knee point detection algorithm assess potential. Across 23 major Chinese cities, our exhibits sharp sensitivity delineate distinct potentials. It reveals that cities' current level doesn't align with their inherent uniformly. Key determinants include how well facility locations match centers density remote areas. Further, reducing constructions by two-thirds has only marginal impact on accessibility, emphasizing need tailored, data-driven planning effective based potentials cities. Our approach prioritizes efficiency, minimizing inefficient use facilities serve small portion residents maximizing benefits therefore significant implications future.

Язык: Английский

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The new paradigm of future cities? Facilitating dialogues between the 15-minute city and the 15-minute life circle in China based on a bibliometric analysis

Transactions in Planning and Urban Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3(3), С. 294 - 312

Опубликована: Авг. 27, 2024

Cities worldwide are facing increasing disturbances due to the long-lasting COVID-19 pandemic, unpredictable climate change, and intensifying geopolitical clashes. The uncertainties associated with future drive a backlash against contemporary planning practices that center on growth-oriented agenda placemaking survive neoliberal inter-city competitions. A noticeable paradigm shift towards micro-scale human-centric has gained traction. 15-minute city model (FMC), which was proposed by Carlos Moreno in 2016 went viral after become prominent concept steering development. Interestingly, China also embarked transition from physical-oriented planning, is featured of life circle (FLC) its guidelines first promulgated Shanghai 2016. While both concepts have thrived since then, few scholarly attempts been made advance mutual learning process. This research aims facilitate dialogue between two communities, starting systematic literature review FMC. Using bibliometric analysis, it maps development evolution FMC identifies four key themes: sustainability, resilience, utopian models, technology. Based findings, discusses complexity current trends literature. It compares chrono-urbanism principles FLC cases, highlighting differences origins, priorities, principles. study concludes three directions for learning: integrating resilient thinking, synthesizing theoretical practical accumulation, adopting new urban regeneration perspective.

Язык: Английский

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Green commuting within the x-minute city: Towards a systematic evaluation of its feasibility

Journal of Transport Geography, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 121, С. 104003 - 104003

Опубликована: Сен. 13, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Assessing the (in)equality of an x-minute city accounting for human mobility patterns

Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 192, С. 104354 - 104354

Опубликована: Дек. 13, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Rethinking the X-Minute City for Older Adults: Insights from Travel Survey Through the Lens of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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