A 15-minute Living Circle from the Perspective of Epidemic and Post-epidemic Cities- the Case of Beijing

Abstract

In the context of the ongoing epidemic, cities face significant challenges due to their high density, lack of public services, and inadequate health care resources, and the ‘15-minute city’ can provide a turnaround. This paper explores how ‘15-minute cities’ can help cities cope with the epidemic in terms of accessibility, crowd reduction, and public service provision. At the same time, the paper takes Beijing as an example, and through the creation of a ‘buffer zone’ and kernel density analysis of poi data, finds that the construction of ‘15-minute cities’ or ‘15-minute living circles’ in Beijing is lacking in the suburbs, where people need to enter the city centre to access public services and goods, leading to unnecessary congestion. This leads to unnecessary congestion and congestion. Finally, three types of ‘15-minute neighbourhoods’ are explored. Through analysis, this paper finds that larger, enclosable neighbourhoods are the most appropriate for Beijing’s future, particularly in the case of suburban expansion.