15-Minute Cities, Sustainable Mobility and Urban Livability: A New Urban Landscape Challenge

Louafi Bouzouina (), Karima Kourtit and Peter Nijkamp
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Louafi Bouzouina: LAET - Laboratoire Aménagement Économie Transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Karima Kourtit: Open University of the Netherlands [Heerlen]
Peter Nijkamp: University College Wrocław

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Abstract: Climate and health challenges are currently major sources of concern, both locally and globally, prompting substantial scientific research into how place-based human choices that relate to factors like urban land use and spatial mobility patterns influence the geographic conditions that lead to unexpected or undesired hazardous consequences for urban life. In response to such challenges, the 15-minute city concept shifts the planning focus from spatial movement towards urban liveability, positioning the well-being of residents as the key concern of modern cities and offering a new urban design model for enhanced quality of life. This editorial introduction contextualises the concept of the 15-minute city and identifies crucial research gaps in the scientific literature, in particular, the lack of thorough, interdisciplinary analysis concerning challenges present in transportation and mobility with regard to urban form, social equity, health, and environmental sustainability. Consequently, the introduction details how this volume, devoted to the 15-minute city concept, fills this void by providing novel, evidence-based, and policy-relevant information from a combined, real-world transportation-land use perspective on the opportunities and bottlenecks of this new urban planning model. Finally, the introduction also presents the structure of this volume, outlining six comprehensive parts covering conceptual foundations, policy support, equity issues, land use, accessibility metrics, and digitalisation that integrate diverse perspectives on exploring the implications of the 15-minute city framework for urban wellbeing.

Keywords: Accessibility; Social Equity; Sustainable Urban Planning; Sustainable mobility; Proximity; Transport and Land Use; Urban Liveability; 15-Minute City (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-06-02
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Published in Springer Nature Switzerland, pp.1-10, 2026, Footprints of Regional Science, eISSN 2662-9631, ISSN 2662-9623. Part of the book sub series: The Voice of Regional Science, Peter Nijkamp; Karima Kourtit; Kingsley E. Haynes, ISBN 978-3-032-20839-2, eISBN 978-3-032-20840-8. ⟨10.1007/978-3-032-20840-8_1⟩

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-20840-8_1

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