---
_id: '13307'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'Urban transformation and urban preservation are often seen as contradicting
    goals. Currently, there is no agreed - upon strategy on how to transform historic
    parts of the city while maintaining their heritage values. Many cities today are
    characterised by modern 20th - century heritage, yet it poses a challenge to their
    liveability and to the adoption of less car - dependent lifestyles. The concept
    of 15 - minute cities can be used to improve urban liveability, which may positively
    affect the experience and functionality of modern historic urban landscapes (HUL).
    A review of the existing literature on the 15 - minute city concept was carried
    out with the aim of identifying its key indicators and proposing possible new
    ones. This research primarily explores how the 15 - minute city concept can be
    applied holistically and efficiently in modern heritage. Following the PRISMA
    guidelines, 20 articles published after the introduction of the concept and meeting
    the inclusion criteria in the Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases were reviewed.
    Selected examples and case studies are analysed to contextualise these variables
    and explore how they can be reflected in modern historic urban landscapes. As
    a result, the following variables are identified as central to the 15 - minute
    city concept: mobility, time, distance, speed, functions of the amenities each
    with their associated indicators. Moreover, spatial characteristics, human - centred
    factors and heritage values are proposed as variables. The results are expected
    to give insights into how to operationalise the concept of 15 - minute cities
    in modern sites of historic urban landscapes, in order to improve liveability
    while simultaneously preserving its values. This research contributes to the Sustainable
    Development Goals (SDGs) by promoting walkable, climate - resilient neighbourhoods.
    In particular, it aligns with SDG Target 11.4, which focuses on cultural and natural
    heritage.'
author:
- first_name: Aylin
  full_name: Erol, Aylin
  id: '87943'
  last_name: Erol
- first_name: Marcel
  full_name: Cardinali, Marcel
  id: '58462'
  last_name: Cardinali
  orcid: 0000-0002-8841-9345
- first_name: Susanne
  full_name: Kost, Susanne
  id: '83142'
  last_name: Kost
- first_name: Uta
  full_name: Pottgiesser, Uta
  id: '27166'
  last_name: Pottgiesser
  orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168
citation:
  ama: 'Erol A, Cardinali M, Kost S, Pottgiesser U. A Systematic Review of the 15-Minute
    City Concept: Indicators for Urban Liveability and Sustainability. <i>Inżynieria
    Mineralna</i>. 2025;2(2):1-9. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123">10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123</a>'
  apa: 'Erol, A., Cardinali, M., Kost, S., &#38; Pottgiesser, U. (2025). A Systematic
    Review of the 15-Minute City Concept: Indicators for Urban Liveability and Sustainability.
    <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>, <i>2</i>(2), 1–9. <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123">https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Erol A <i>et al.</i></b> (2025) A Systematic Review of the 15-Minute City
    Concept: Indicators for Urban Liveability and Sustainability. <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>
    <b>2</b>, 1–9.'
  chicago: 'Erol, Aylin, Marcel Cardinali, Susanne Kost, and Uta Pottgiesser. “A Systematic
    Review of the 15-Minute City Concept: Indicators for Urban Liveability and Sustainability.”
    <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i> 2, no. 2 (2025): 1–9. <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123">https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Erol, Aylin, Marcel Cardinali, Susanne Kost und Uta Pottgiesser. 2025.
    A Systematic Review of the 15-Minute City Concept: Indicators for Urban Liveability
    and Sustainability. <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i> 2, Nr. 2: 1–9. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123">10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Erol, Aylin</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Cardinali, Marcel</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Kost,
    Susanne</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Pottgiesser, Uta</span>:
    A Systematic Review of the 15-Minute City Concept: Indicators for Urban Liveability
    and Sustainability. In: <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i> Bd. 2. Kraków , Polskie Towarzystwo
    Przeróbki Kopalin  (2025), Nr. 2, S. 1–9'
  havard: 'A. Erol, M. Cardinali, S. Kost, U. Pottgiesser, A Systematic Review of
    the 15-Minute City Concept: Indicators for Urban Liveability and Sustainability,
    Inżynieria Mineralna. 2 (2025) 1–9.'
  ieee: 'A. Erol, M. Cardinali, S. Kost, and U. Pottgiesser, “A Systematic Review
    of the 15-Minute City Concept: Indicators for Urban Liveability and Sustainability,”
    <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 1–9, 2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123">10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123</a>.'
  mla: 'Erol, Aylin, et al. “A Systematic Review of the 15-Minute City Concept: Indicators
    for Urban Liveability and Sustainability.” <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>, vol. 2,
    no. 2, 2025, pp. 1–9, <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123">https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123</a>.'
  short: A. Erol, M. Cardinali, S. Kost, U. Pottgiesser, Inżynieria Mineralna 2 (2025)
    1–9.
  ufg: '<b>Erol, Aylin u. a.</b>: A Systematic Review of the 15-Minute City Concept:
    Indicators for Urban Liveability and Sustainability, in: <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>
    2 (2025), H. 2,  S. 1–9.'
  van: 'Erol A, Cardinali M, Kost S, Pottgiesser U. A Systematic Review of the 15-Minute
    City Concept: Indicators for Urban Liveability and Sustainability. Inżynieria
    Mineralna. 2025;2(2):1–9.'
date_created: 2025-11-25T10:26:14Z
date_updated: 2025-11-26T07:27:17Z
department:
- _id: DEP1647
- _id: DEP1620
doi: 10.29227/im-2025-02-02-123
intvolume: '         2'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- 15-minute city
- historic urban landscapes (HUL)
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- heritage
- modernism
- urban indicators
language:
- iso: eng
page: 1-9
place: 'Kraków '
publication: Inżynieria Mineralna
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1640-4920
publication_status: published
publisher: 'Polskie Towarzystwo Przeróbki Kopalin '
status: public
title: 'A Systematic Review of the 15-Minute City Concept: Indicators for Urban Liveability
  and Sustainability'
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 2
year: '2025'
...
---
_id: '13310'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'The mental health crisis among university students is gradually increasing,
    from psychological fatigue, burnout, and anxiety to suicide, forcing universities
    to integrate a mental health focus in sustainable campus planning. Mental health
    can be influenced, either alleviated or exacerbated, by the academic environment.
    Campus Sustainability Assessment Tools (CSATs) provided various indicators, but
    few include spatial indicators related to mental health. To bridge this gap, it
    is essential to understand the influence of spatial aspects on students’ psychological
    well - being. Identifying environmental stressors and spatial qualities and translating
    them into indicators that can be consistently defined and evaluated is relevant.
    This study aims to address the gap in CSATs regarding students'' mental health
    and to develop spatial indicators for universities to embed mental health. The
    goal is to propose spatial indicators that allow universities to evaluate and
    measure the relationship between the built campus environment and mental health.
    A comparative analysis was conducted on ten CSAT frameworks and two related frameworks,
    including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Circular Economy (CE),
    with a focus on identifying and evaluating existing assessments. In parallel,
    a review was conducted to analyze key psychological stressors and interventions
    in the academic environment for university students'' mental health. This included
    formulating spatial indicators that describe, quantify, and assess the relationship
    to psychological outcomes. Findings show that existing CSATs prioritize curriculum
    and teaching approaches, and research includes scholarship, social network, and
    operational aspects. However, only the Sustainability Tool for Auditing Universities''
    Curricula in Higher Education (STAUNCH) and Sustainability Tracking, Assessment
    &amp; Rating System (STARS) explicitly reference mental health. Apart from STAUNCH
    and UI GreenMetric, which include indicators of biodiversity and green space ratio,
    respectively, nearly all frameworks focus on non - physical, conceptual metrics.
    The identification of spatial indicators is linked to specific design attributes
    — such as natural light, spatial openness, and access to nature — that promise
    reduced stress and enhanced emotional well - being. Key findings related to the
    study’s spatial indicators propose a three - part indicator set: 1. Psycho - spatial
    indicators (e.g., light, acoustic, and visual comfort, finishing material, accessibility,
    air quality, layout) . 2. Socio - spatial indicators (e.g., communal area, visibility,
    accessibility, safety, interconnection) . 3. Restorative spatial indicators (e.g.,
    naturalness, spatiality, safety and security, privacy - public balance) . Universities
    must focus on preserving students’ mental health by improving their physical environments,
    especially because supporting and fostering mental health is no longer optional.
    Understanding the tangible ways in which space impacts mental health enables universities
    to define clear, measurable criteria for improvement. These findings offer a practical
    foundation for evaluating existing environments and guiding future design interventions.
    A three - part indicator set will be developed and applied through a mixed - method
    case study approach, implemented in two existing campuses, and it will be examined
    in depth via on - site observations, structured interviews, and student surveys
    to capture both measurable data and lived experiences. The framework aims to articulate
    the connection between spatial design and mental health and to establish a methodology
    for identifying, defining, and assessing these indicators across different university
    settings.'
author:
- first_name: Nathania
  full_name: Nadia, Nathania
  id: '80588'
  last_name: Nadia
- first_name: Uta
  full_name: Pottgiesser, Uta
  id: '27166'
  last_name: Pottgiesser
  orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168
citation:
  ama: 'Nadia N, Pottgiesser U. Sustainable Design for Mental Health: A Framework
    of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses. <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>. 2025;2(2).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098">10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098</a>'
  apa: 'Nadia, N., &#38; Pottgiesser, U. (2025). Sustainable Design for Mental Health:
    A Framework of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses. <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>,
    <i>2</i>(2). <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098">https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Nadia N and Pottgiesser U</b> (2025) Sustainable Design for Mental Health:
    A Framework of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses. <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>
    <b>2</b>.'
  chicago: 'Nadia, Nathania, and Uta Pottgiesser. “Sustainable Design for Mental Health:
    A Framework of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses.” <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>
    2, no. 2 (2025). <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098">https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Nadia, Nathania und Uta Pottgiesser. 2025. Sustainable Design for Mental
    Health: A Framework of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses. <i>Inżynieria
    Mineralna</i> 2, Nr. 2. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098">10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Nadia, Nathania</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Pottgiesser, Uta</span>: Sustainable Design for
    Mental Health: A Framework of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses. In:
    <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i> Bd. 2. Kraków, Polskie Towarzystwo Przeróbki Kopalin
    (2025), Nr. 2'
  havard: 'N. Nadia, U. Pottgiesser, Sustainable Design for Mental Health: A Framework
    of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses, Inżynieria Mineralna. 2 (2025).'
  ieee: 'N. Nadia and U. Pottgiesser, “Sustainable Design for Mental Health: A Framework
    of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses,” <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>, vol.
    2, no. 2, 2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098">10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098</a>.'
  mla: 'Nadia, Nathania, and Uta Pottgiesser. “Sustainable Design for Mental Health:
    A Framework of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses.” <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>,
    vol. 2, no. 2, 2025, <a href="https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098">https://doi.org/10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098</a>.'
  short: N. Nadia, U. Pottgiesser, Inżynieria Mineralna 2 (2025).
  ufg: '<b>Nadia, Nathania/Pottgiesser, Uta</b>: Sustainable Design for Mental Health:
    A Framework of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses, in: <i>Inżynieria Mineralna</i>
    2 (2025), H. 2.'
  van: 'Nadia N, Pottgiesser U. Sustainable Design for Mental Health: A Framework
    of Spatial Indicators for University Campuses. Inżynieria Mineralna. 2025;2(2).'
date_created: 2025-11-26T19:27:00Z
date_updated: 2025-12-01T10:35:56Z
department:
- _id: DEP1600
- _id: DEP1055
doi: 10.29227/im-2025-02-02-098
intvolume: '         2'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- campus sustainability
- mental health design
- spatial indicators
language:
- iso: eng
place: Kraków
publication: Inżynieria Mineralna
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1640-4920
publication_status: published
publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Przeróbki Kopalin
status: public
title: 'Sustainable Design for Mental Health: A Framework of Spatial Indicators for
  University Campuses'
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 2
year: '2025'
...
