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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 9281 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2025 |
Abstract
The 15-minute city concept promotes accessibility to daily needs within multifunctional neighbourhoods but often overlooks urban nature and biodiversity, missing an opportunity to merge human and non-human requirements into urban design. In this perspective, we propose integrating urban nature and its biodiversity into the 15-minute city concept to meet both human needs and biodiversity conservation goals. This integration requires urban planning to incorporate natural elements with high social-ecological value, such as pocket parks and community gardens, to support social cohesion, recreation, and habitat connectivity. Aligning with global biodiversity initiatives, this approach can enhance urban life for both people and nature.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- General Physics and Astronomy
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In: Nature Communications, Vol. 16, No. 1, 9281, 12.2025.
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T1 - Resetting the clock by integrating urban nature and its biodiversity into the 15-minute city concept
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PY - 2025/12
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N2 - The 15-minute city concept promotes accessibility to daily needs within multifunctional neighbourhoods but often overlooks urban nature and biodiversity, missing an opportunity to merge human and non-human requirements into urban design. In this perspective, we propose integrating urban nature and its biodiversity into the 15-minute city concept to meet both human needs and biodiversity conservation goals. This integration requires urban planning to incorporate natural elements with high social-ecological value, such as pocket parks and community gardens, to support social cohesion, recreation, and habitat connectivity. Aligning with global biodiversity initiatives, this approach can enhance urban life for both people and nature.
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JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
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