![]() ![]() “For so long we have been developing cities in a mono-functional way,” she believes the traditional mix of large-scale suburban housing estates and big business parks, whereas compact growth is going back to the roots of both urban development and planning. She says the compact growth era is imminent. Prof Niamh Moore Cherry of the UCD School of Geography collaborated on the research. “The challenge for decision-makers is to deal with upfront cost and cultural barriers to creating compact, amenity-rich neighbourhoods”, the report says, while the transition has to be led by the public sector to ensure equity of access to nearby amenities. ![]() Younger people are more supportive of compact urbanism than older age groups. While the 15-minute neighbourhood complements current Government policy advocating more dense urban development, compact growth is one of the national strategic objectives in the National Planning Framework – it concludes that “more informed public understanding of the positive benefits of compact growth is necessary to build and sustain public support for this concept”.Īli Grehan, Dublin city architect: ‘If we want to pursue it we have to make it visible, and identify parts of Dublin or other places that qualify, and why.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish TimesĪ linked YouGov poll of more than 1,000 people found a third of respondents would like to be able to access every essential type of amenity within a 15-minute walk from home but that only 10 per cent can at present. It is unequivocal on the potential for 15-minute living to be scaled up in Ireland, though it acknowledges significant public resistance. The Close to Home report was commissioned by Irish Institutional Property (IIP), which represents institutionally financed investors in the Irish real estate market. ![]() Residents are able to breathe clean air and there are green spaces for everyone to enjoy – equality of access is critical. They also have a variety of housing types, of different sizes and levels of affordability, to accommodate many types of households and enable more people to live closer to where they work. In a 15-minute city, neighbourhoods have easy access to goods and services, particularly groceries, fresh food and healthcare. If we want to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, we need technical solutions – including EVs, building with new materials etc – but also “to radically change our urban lifestyle”. Paris-based academic Carlos Moreno, who is credited with coining the term 15-minute city, believes it’s vital for the future of humanity. ![]()
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