15-minute cities: mundane planning concept or global conspiracy?

Published: Feb. 23, 2023, 5 a.m.

Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian\u2019s architecture and design critic, Oliver Wainwright, about why the relatively obscure concept of the 15-minute city has become a magnet for conspiracy theories in recent weeks. And hears from Dr Richard Dunning about how the theory can be implemented in a way that\u2019s fair to all residents. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod