Description: "[Shrink the City] surveys ways in which cities around the globe have created compact neighborhoods where residents' daily needs are quickly accessible on foot or by bicycle--a concept known as the 15-minute city. . . . deeply researched and winsomely written. . . an invaluable overview of the cutting edge of urban planning."--Publishers Weekly
Brief description: Glasgow-based writer and editor Natalie Whittle is a freelance contributor to the Financial Times, where previously she held editing roles across the magazine and arts sections of FT Weekend for fifteen years. She founded Outwith Books, an independent bookshop and writing space in Govanhill on Glasgow's Southside that was open from 2019 to 2022.
Review Quotes: An exciting and accessible read [that] weaves together the anecdotal with thorough research and academic investigation.--SNACK magazine