List of cities in Cittaslow
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The ideas of the Slow City movement
Cittaslow International Association of Cities is a nonprofit organization and its purpose is the promotion and dissemination of culture of the good life through research, experimentation, application of solutions for the organization of the town.
The Cittaslow movement was born in 1999 with the idea of Paolo Saturnini, the mayor of Greve di Chianti, Italy and the mayors of other small towns and was adopted by the President of Slow Food in order to extend the philosophy of Slow Food on the local communities, to bring them closer to the concept of good life and transfer this conception into practice in everyday life.
The Association is composed of the administrations of towns with fewer than 50 thousand. people who have undertaken to work to improve the quality of life of their inhabitants. To become one of the towns of Cittaslow, one must meet several basic parameters for a number of areas: the environment (including air quality monitoring system, support of the development of alternative energy sources), urban infrastructure (including the creation of green public areas, restoring the original historical conditions for urban development, creating urban infrastructure conducive to the convenience and functionality of life, adaptation of architectural space to the locomotion of people with disabilities), local products (such as conducting annual inventories of typical products, the implementation of flavor education programs), tourism and promotion (including hospitality, the existence of well-marked hiking trails), etc.
In addition, the membership in the Association means the continuing commitment to the development of projects and improvement of these parameters. The Slow Cities movement promotes the use of technologies oriented on better quality of the environment and improvement of the quality of the urban fabric and also securing the production of exceptional food and drink affecting the character of the region. In addition, the Slow Cities movement aims to promote dialogue and communication between the local producers and consumers. By bridge ideas of environmental protection, promoting sustainable development and improvement of urban life, the Slow Cities movement provides incentives for the food industry that uses natural and environmentally friendly techniques. The "Slow City" award is a brand of quality for smaller communities. It is stressed that being a 'slow' does not mean being underdeveloped. On the contrary, it means the use of new technologies in such a way as to make the towns and cities will the ideal places to live.
SLOW City is a way of being, characteristic of the conduct of everyday life in a way different from the hitherto dominant, slowed mode, sure, less violent, not so swift and not directed at performance, but undoubtedly more humane and ecologically appropriate, more loyal to the present and future generations, respecting what is local, in a world of increasingly global and internally communicated. Life in one of the SLOW cities means providing all the inhabitants of large cities, with the great baggage of experience, values, knowledge, art and science present in small centers, on the former marginal areas in the provinces and the periphery, which now become the center. It is a life by present time in the best possible way, with eyes still facing the future, the use of great technological and cultural opportunities of our time, never forgetting the legacy of experience, which the history leaves to us and material culture of peoples. It is also turning the modern concept of the "good life" and wholesome home to the priority of universal commitment to the residents wellness, it means the settlement of the apparently false conflict between openness to the world and pride of own sense of belonging and local specificity. This is due to the presence of aware and informed fellow residents of the city, ready to accept the modern traveler in accordance with the canons of the most reliable hospitality. Being a SLOW city also means to recognize all local tangible and intangible resources, environment, natural and urban landscapes, wealth of historical, artistic and cultural activity as well as gastronomic activity, to strengthen or rebuild the city's identity, sometimes affected by changes in recent decades. Life in one of the SLOW cities, as well as its management, means making slowness the main value, assigning the meaning and specificity of the temporal revolution made by those who for historical, cultural or environmental reasons have resisted and are resisting the accelerations, which brought the twentieth century, it is also harmonization the historic times with modern times, harmonization of the needs of nature with the culture and economy – it is simply to give yourself time to create quality in all areas of urban life, to slow rhythms of life and reduce tensions, to realize now and forever the value of flavors, colors, smells of the city and the world.
"Slow" to live better
Cittaslow International Association of Cities is a nonprofit organization and its purpose is the promotion and dissemination of culture of the good life through research, experimentation, application of solutions for the organization of the town.
The Cittaslow movement was born in 1999 with the idea of Paolo Saturnini, the mayor of Greve di Chianti, Italy and the mayors of other small towns and was adopted by the President of Slow Food in order to extend the philosophy of Slow Food on the local communities, to bring them closer to the concept of good life and transfer this conception into practice in everyday life.
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