The need to design a nocturnal 15-min city

Ever since Carlos Moreno's speech at the COP21 conference in Paris in 2015 on the need for a new urban design and planning paradigm based on the 15-minute city, the scientific literature and political debate on this topic have expanded exponentially across Europe. However, scholars, governments and citizen associations campaigning for more sustainable cities continue to ignore the debate around the role of nocturnal cities in the ongoing urban ecological transition in Europe. This text aims to advance the debate and discussion around the role that nocturnal 15-minute cities should play in fostering more socially inclusive, egalitarian, environmentally sustainable, resilient and fair European cities.