The explosion of conspiracy theories around the ‘15-minute city’ brings into focus the question, what is it? In essence, the 15-minute city is the idea that a person is able to undertake most of their daily life in a 15-minute radius around where they live, and the conspiracy aspect is about forcing this lifestyle on people. The 15-minute city idea is more developed in some other countries. Martin Pope/Getty Images Conspiracy theorists are trying to whip up fears that the 15-minute city idea is the thin end of an authoritarian wedge. Paris-based urbanist Carlos Moreno is widely credited with the description, “15-minute city”.

Source: Stuff November 05, 2023 23:24 UTC