Definition

Urban planning where cities are organised so that essential and daily needs are accessible within minutes from home by active travel (or public transport).

Further reading
Introducing the “15-Minute City”: Sustainability, Resilience and Place Identity in Future Post-Pandemic Cities (Moreno et al., 2021) [journal article]
The 15-minute city offers a new framework for sustainability, liveability, and health (Allam et al., 2022) [journal article]
Related

15-minute city (FMC or 15mC); 20-minute city; 20-minute neighbourhood; active living; chronotopia; chrono urbanism; city planning; cyclability; quarter-hour city; urban design; urban planning; walkability

See also
Urbanisation
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Drafted by
Chris Graham
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TBC