Urban Utopia or Dystopia? The 15-Minute City Debate

EcoJustice Radio

In this episode, we wander into the global 15-Minute City conversation that started with an urban planning vision of a world where schools, jobs, parks, and coffee shops are a short train or bike ride away. But amidst the green utopian dream, dystopian concerns have arisen. Voices like Joe Rogan [https://www.joerogan.com/] and Oh the Urbanity YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/OhTheUrbanity] weigh in, unpacking the fears of a society locked in by invisible and visible boundaries. Moreover, we hear from the practitioners, Professor Carlos Moreno [https://www.moreno-web.net/] who founded the concept for Paris, Data Scientist Angel Hsu [https://sternstrategy.com/speakers/angel-hsu/] who illustrates how urban living and climate harsh realities collide, and Canadian urbanist city planner Brent Toderian [https://toderianurbanworks.com/brent/] lays out the grand design. Will the 15-minute city liberate or incarcerate? Listen as we dissect an urban blueprint for tomorrow. For an extended interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio More Info: 15-Minute City with Carlos Moreno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ2f4sJVXAI Angel Hsu https://www.ted.com/speakers/angel_hsu Oh The Urbanity - Prison Cities https://youtu.be/DpXqY_j1m1U?si=Id1Rs9ryzvkfb0EO An Evening with Brent Toderian https://youtu.be/fVVdmRGZ0hM?si=MwrPVxO-zfrRcP32 Jack Eidt is an urban planner, environmental journalist, and climate organizer, as well as award-winning fiction writer. He is Co-Founder of SoCal 350 Climate Action and Executive Producer of EcoJustice Radio. He is also Founder and Publisher of WilderUtopia [https://wilderutopia.com], a website dedicated to the question of Earth sustainability, finding society-level solutions to environmental, community, economic, transportation and energy needs. Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/ Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/ Support the Podcast: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url Executive Producer and Host: Jack Eidt Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats Episode 213 Photo credit: Pixabay