Carlos Moreno (born 16 April 1959 in

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

) is a Franco-Colombian

urbanist Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment. It is a direct component of disciplines such as urban planning, which is the profession focusing on the physical design and m ...

and

Sorbonne University Sorbonne University (french: Sorbonne Université; la Sorbonne: 'the Sorbonne') is a public research university located in Paris, France. The institution's legacy reaches back to 1257 when Sorbonne College was established by Robert de Sorbon ...

professor.

Career

He is mainly known for his contribution to the

15-Minute City A 15-Minute City is a residential urban concept in which most daily necessities can be accomplished by either walking or cycling from residents' homes. The concept was popularized by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and inspired by French-Colombian scienti ...

concept.Willsher, Kim
"Paris mayor unveils '15-minute city' plan in re-election campaign"
''The Guardian'', February 7, 2020 The City Diplomacy Lab of

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

, appointed Moreno as a member of its scientific board. Moreno is a former member of the Marxist M-19 movement.

Distinctions

* The Spanish private sector for

sustainable mobility Sustainable transport refers to ways of transportation that are sustainable in terms of their social and environmental impacts. Components for evaluating sustainability include the particular vehicles used for road, water or air transport; the ...

, grouped in the "Plataforma de Empresas Para La Movilidad Sostenible" to Carlos Moreno for the

project. * He was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honour in Paris in 2010 and the 2019 Foresight Medal by the French Academy of Architecture. * On 4 October 2021, World Habitat Day announced the

Obel Award The OBEL AWARD is a global award presented annually to honour "recent and outstanding architectural contributions to human development all over the world." The prize sum is €100,000, making the Obel Award one of the world's largest architect ...

for his contribution to 15 Minute City. * In March 2022, Carlos Moreno became an ambassador for the French Pavilion of the world's largest ecological, economic and cultural gathering Floriade, which will take place in the Netherlands from 14 April to 9 October 2022 under the theme " Growing Green Cities".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Carlos 1959 births Living people Colombian emigrants to France Colombian academics French academics Recipients of the Legion of Honour Sustainable urban planning 19th of April Movement members Academic staff of Paris-Sorbonne University