Shrink the City: The 15-Minute Urban Experiment and the Cities of the Future by Whittle, Natalie

Shrink the City: The 15-Minute Urban Experiment and the Cities of the Future

Cities define the lives of all those who call them home: where we go, how we get...
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Author: Natalie Whittle
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Shrink the City: The 15-Minute Urban Experiment and the Cities of the Future by Whittle, Natalie

Shrink the City: The 15-Minute Urban Experiment and the Cities of the Future

$26.14

Shrink the City: The 15-Minute Urban Experiment and the Cities of the Future

$26.14
Author: Natalie Whittle
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Cities define the lives of all those who call them home: where we go, how we get there, how we spend our time. But what if we rethink the ways we plan, live in, and move around our cities? What if we didn't need a car to reach the grocery store? What if we could get back the time we would have spent commuting and put it to other uses?

In this fascinating, carefully researched and reported book, longtime Financial Times journalist Natalie Whittle investigates the 15-minute city idea--its pros, cons, and its potential to revolutionize modern living.

From Paris, Melbourne, and Rotterdam to Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tempe, Arizona, cities worldwide are being guided by the 15-minute city's ideals--with varying results. By looking at these examples, Whittle considers:

  • what really happens when a city expands bike lanes and pedestrian areas--and disincentivizes long commutes
  • which approaches to building affordable housing are actually effective
  • how neighborhoods of varying wealth are affected by 15-minute city policies
  • whether it's possible to convince car-owning city dwellers to replace their vehicles with other forms of transport.

This timely book serves as a call to reflect on our cities and neighborhoods--and it outfits us with insights on how to make them more sustainable, safe, and welcoming.



Author: Natalie Whittle
Publisher: Experiment
Published: 09/10/2024
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.80w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781891011894


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/22/2024

About the Author
Whittle, Natalie: - Glasgow-based writer and editor Natalie Whittle is a freelance contributor to the Financial Times, where previously she held editing roles across the magazine and arts sections of FT Weekend for fifteen years. She founded Outwith Books, an independent bookshop and writing space in Govanhill on Glasgow's Southside that was open from 2019 to 2022.

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