Cittaslow, the Slow Movement
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 - 01:17 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Editorial / Redaktion Category/Kategorie: General
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Cittaslow is a movement founded in Italy in October 1999. The inspiration of Cittaslow was the
Slow Food organization. Cittaslow’s goals include improving the quality of life in towns by slowing down its overall pace, especially in a city’s use of spaces and the flow of life and traffic through them. Cittaslow is part of a cultural trend known as the
Slow movement .
Cittaslow has expanded broadly beyond Italy. By 2006, national Cittaslow networks existed in Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom. By mid-2009, fourteen countries had at least one officially accredited Cittaslow community. In July 2009, the small seaside village of Cowichan Bay in Canada became the North American continent’s first Cittaslow town.
There are three categories of membership: Cittaslow town (population less than 50,000); Cittaslow Supporter (population more than 50,000); and Cittaslow Friend (individual or family)
Like Slow Food, Cittaslow is a membership organisation. Full membership of Cittaslow is only open to towns with a population under 50,000. To become eligible for membership, a town must normally score at least 50 percent in a self-assessment process against the set of Cittaslow goals, and then apply for admission to the appropriate Cittaslow national network. An annual membership fee is payable by towns.
The first town in England to become a Cittaslow city was Ludlow ; the first in Wales was Mold . Slow cities have been introduced not only in South Korea but in the whole of Asia.
Read more on Cittàslow International and Wikipedia Cittàslow .
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