Carlos Moreno, a Colombian-born French scientist, is an associate professor at the Paris IAE-Sorbonne Business School at the Panthéon Sorbonne University and the cofounder and scientific director of the ETI Lab (Entrepreneurship-Territory-Innovation Chair). Moreno is a multidisciplinary international researcher rooted in complex system modeling with intelligent control and is renowned for his pioneering dedication to cities and the enhancement of quality of life.

• Foreword xviiAcknowledgments xxiIntroduction 1Chapter 1 Here and Now: We Must Change 5Chapter 2 Journey Through a Fragmented City 17Chapter 3 The History of Urban Time 37Chapter 4 The Geography of Urban Time 45Chapter 5 Exploring the Past to Reimagine the Future 55Chapter 6 The City’s Shape, Rhythm, and Time 63Chapter 7 Charting 50 Years of Change 77Chapter 8 The Genesis of the 15-Minute City 85Chapter 9 The 15-Minute City: The Proximity Revolution 93Chapter 10 The Portes de Paris Project and the 15-Minute City's Emergence 113Chapter 11 Paris and the Global Rise of the 15-Minute City 129Chapter 12 Milan: Living in Proximity 151Chapter 13 Portland’s Path to Sustainability 163Chapter 14 Cleveland and the Car Industry 169Chapter 15 Buenos Aires’ Future: Proximity and Sustainability 179Chapter 16 Sousse: Toward a Metropolis of Proximity 191Chapter 17 Melbourne: A Pioneering 20-Minute City 201Chapter 18 Busan: Technological Smart City to Happy Proximity 211Chapter 19 Small Towns Are Also Inspired 219Chapter 20 Scotland and the Ile De France Region: The Future in 20 Minutes 229Chapter 21 Digital Technologies and Inhabitants’ Inclinations 243Conclusion: Embracing Tomorrow: A Happier Proximity 249Afterword 253About the Author 255Index 257

Carlos Moreno, a Colombian-born French scientist, is an associate professor at the Paris IAE-Sorbonne Business School at the Panthéon Sorbonne University and the cofounder and scientific director of the ETI Lab (Entrepreneurship-Territory-Innovation Chair). Moreno is a multidisciplinary international researcher rooted in complex system modeling with intelligent control and is renowned for his pioneering dedication to cities and the enhancement of quality of life.

• Foreword xviiAcknowledgments xxiIntroduction 1Chapter 1 Here and Now: We Must Change 5Chapter 2 Journey Through a Fragmented City 17Chapter 3 The History of Urban Time 37Chapter 4 The Geography of Urban Time 45Chapter 5 Exploring the Past to Reimagine the Future 55Chapter 6 The City’s Shape, Rhythm, and Time 63Chapter 7 Charting 50 Years of Change 77Chapter 8 The Genesis of the 15-Minute City 85Chapter 9 The 15-Minute City: The Proximity Revolution 93Chapter 10 The Portes de Paris Project and the 15-Minute City's Emergence 113Chapter 11 Paris and the Global Rise of the 15-Minute City 129Chapter 12 Milan: Living in Proximity 151Chapter 13 Portland’s Path to Sustainability 163Chapter 14 Cleveland and the Car Industry 169Chapter 15 Buenos Aires’ Future: Proximity and Sustainability 179Chapter 16 Sousse: Toward a Metropolis of Proximity 191Chapter 17 Melbourne: A Pioneering 20-Minute City 201Chapter 18 Busan: Technological Smart City to Happy Proximity 211Chapter 19 Small Towns Are Also Inspired 219Chapter 20 Scotland and the Ile De France Region: The Future in 20 Minutes 229Chapter 21 Digital Technologies and Inhabitants’ Inclinations 243Conclusion: Embracing Tomorrow: A Happier Proximity 249Afterword 253About the Author 255Index 257

Carlos Moreno, a Colombian-born French scientist, is an associate professor at the Paris IAE-Sorbonne Business School at the Panthéon Sorbonne University and the cofounder and scientific director of the ETI Lab (Entrepreneurship-Territory-Innovation Chair). Moreno is a multidisciplinary international researcher rooted in complex system modeling with intelligent control and is renowned for his pioneering dedication to cities and the enhancement of quality of life.

• Foreword xviiAcknowledgments xxiIntroduction 1Chapter 1 Here and Now: We Must Change 5Chapter 2 Journey Through a Fragmented City 17Chapter 3 The History of Urban Time 37Chapter 4 The Geography of Urban Time 45Chapter 5 Exploring the Past to Reimagine the Future 55Chapter 6 The City’s Shape, Rhythm, and Time 63Chapter 7 Charting 50 Years of Change 77Chapter 8 The Genesis of the 15-Minute City 85Chapter 9 The 15-Minute City: The Proximity Revolution 93Chapter 10 The Portes de Paris Project and the 15-Minute City's Emergence 113Chapter 11 Paris and the Global Rise of the 15-Minute City 129Chapter 12 Milan: Living in Proximity 151Chapter 13 Portland’s Path to Sustainability 163Chapter 14 Cleveland and the Car Industry 169Chapter 15 Buenos Aires’ Future: Proximity and Sustainability 179Chapter 16 Sousse: Toward a Metropolis of Proximity 191Chapter 17 Melbourne: A Pioneering 20-Minute City 201Chapter 18 Busan: Technological Smart City to Happy Proximity 211Chapter 19 Small Towns Are Also Inspired 219Chapter 20 Scotland and the Ile De France Region: The Future in 20 Minutes 229Chapter 21 Digital Technologies and Inhabitants’ Inclinations 243Conclusion: Embracing Tomorrow: A Happier Proximity 249Afterword 253About the Author 255Index 257