Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2023, 25(2):A83-A92 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2023.021

The 15-Minute City Model: The Case of Sicily during and after COVID-19

Socrates Basbas ORCID...1, Tiziana Campisi ORCID...2, *, Thomas Papas ORCID...1, Mirto Trouva ORCID...1, Giovanni Tesoriere ORCID...2
1 School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
2 Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy

Travel restrictions due to COVID-19 initiated a radical rethink of the urban planning process, focussing on a concept initially proposed by Carlos Moreno in 2016; the "15-Minute City" model, aiming at the improvement of quality of life by creating or rearranging cities so that residents' needs can be reached within 15-minutes on foot or by bicycle or by public transit. In continuation to a research in 2020, this paper quantifies the attractiveness of the model to residents in nine regions of Sicily in 2022. Based on statistical analysis concerning the respondents' opinion, the model examined promotes walking as an anti-stress method and improves the overall health conditions at a community level. Therefore, policy makers can revalue the existing planning process and create a blueprint for a healthier and car-free lifestyle.

Keywords: COVID-19, urban planning, Sicily, 15-minute city model, sustainable transport
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Received: October 12, 2022; Accepted: December 22, 2022; Prepublished online: January 31, 2023; Published: April 6, 2023  Show citation

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Basbas, S., Campisi, T., Papas, T., Trouva, M., & Tesoriere, G. (2023). The 15-Minute City Model: The Case of Sicily during and after COVID-19. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 25(2), A83-92. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2023.021
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