Last week saw the kick-off meeting of the ENACT 15mC project, which brings together four national teams to explore the transformation of urban public spaces through applying the ’15 minute city’ concept. The ENACT 15mC project (“Envisioning Neighbourhoods and Co-Creating Thriving Communities in the 15mC”) is funded by UKRI through the EU’s Driving Urban Transitions programme until 2026, and takes an Urban Living Lab (ULL) approach to exploring different facets of the 15 minute city.
The project will experiment with four different approaches to support the 15 minute city concept, in Trondheim (NO), Gdansk (PL), Valencia (ES), and Oxford (UK). Each city will explore ways to enhance walkability, proximity, and quality of life in local neighbourhoods. The Oxford-based Urban Living Lab is a collaboration between Oxford Brookes University, the Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation at Oxford University, together with local policy stakeholders (Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council), and SMEs Make Real and VuCity.
The kick-off meeting of the ENACT 15mC project coincides this month with a public lecture in Oxford, on Thursday 29th February, given by one of the key proponents of the 15 minute city concept, Professor Carlos Moreno. The lecture, entitled “Urban Futures. The proximity revolution: An introduction to the 15 minute city concept” will focus on a broad understanding of the 15 minute city, incorporating aspects of sustainability, social inclusion and resilience to climate change. Registration is free, click here to sign up.
For more information on the ENACT 15mC project, contact Dr Juliet Carpenter, Director of Research, GCHU.
