The question of proximity. Demographic ageing places the 15-minute-city theory under stress

Boukouras, Efstathios

dc.contributor.author	Boukouras, Efstathios
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-08T15:44:47Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-08T15:44:47Z
dc.identifier.issn	0392-5005	el
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/57216
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.24914
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού - Μη Εμπορική Χρήση - Παρόμοια Διανομή 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού - Μη Εμπορική Χρήση - Παρόμοια Διανομή 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού - Μη Εμπορική Χρήση - Παρόμοια Διανομή 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού - Μη Εμπορική Χρήση - Παρόμοια Διανομή 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/gr/	*
dc.subject	15-minute-city	en
dc.subject	Isochrones	en
dc.subject	Post-Pandemic Cities	en
dc.subject	Walkable Cities	en
dc.subject	Pedestrian Radius	el
dc.title	The question of proximity. Demographic ageing places the 15-minute-city theory under stress	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Pre-Print	en
heal.classification	Urban Planning	en
heal.classification	Geography	en
heal.contributorName	Boukouras, Efstathios
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2022-12-16
heal.bibliographicCitation	Boukouras E.,"The question of proximity. Demographic ageing places the 15-minute-city theory under stress", 306 s.i (special issue), 21-24	en
heal.abstract	Some of the major future challenges in urban planning are related to population aging. Although the improvement of longevity can certainly be regarded as a human development success, many issues emerge in parallel, including social, economic, and spatial aspects. The Covid-19 pandemic experience and social distancing measures implemented have highlighted the need for compact communities and neighborhoods and in this context, urban theories promoting locality and accessibility have gained significant momentum. This paper focuses especially on the 15-minute city concept and sets its core element, an isochrone of 15 minutes of walking under scrutiny, to highlight how aging places urban planning theories under stress. It tests the assumption that time-oriented theories of accessibility which rely on population wide conventions may overestimate the mobility capacity and walking speeds of older people, that may lead to fallacies in spatial analyses and urban planning practice, especially in aging societies. The findings suggest that a 30% adjusted equivalent, such as a 20-minute convention for the 15-minute city, might be more appropriate for older age groups. This contributes to the broader discussion about proximity and the walkable city, regardless of whether it is based on a 5-, 10-, 15-,or 20-minute model. (en)	en
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heal.journalName	Urbanistica Informazioni	it
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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