Cittaslow
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Cittaslow, (literally slow town, but rendered into English as Slow City) is a movement founded in Italy in October of 1999. The inspiration of Cittaslow was the Slow Food organization; Cittaslow's goals include improving quality of life in towns while resisting the homogenization and Americanization of cities, where standardized franchise stores dominate. Celebrating and supporting diversity of culture and the specialities of a town and its hinterland are core Cittaslow values.
Cittaslow is part of a cultural trend known as the Slow movement.
Cittaslow is expanding outside Italy. As at January 1 2006, national Cittaslow networks exist in Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom; towns and cities in other countries are working towards Cittaslow accreditation.
Membership
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.Another category of Cittaslow membership, that of Cittaslow Supporter, was agreed during 2005 and is open to public bodies, businesses and towns that support the Cittaslow aims and goals but that are not eligible to become Cittaslow in their own right.
Slow Cities
As of January 1, 2005, the members are:List of Slow Cities in Italy
- Abbiategrasso
- Acqualagna
- Anghiari
- Barga
- Borgo Val di Taro
- Bra
- Bucine
- Caiazzo
- Casalbeltrame
- Castelnovo ne' Monti
- Castelnuovo Berardenga
- Castiglione del Lago
- Chiavenna
- Chiaverano
- Città della Pieve
- Civitella in Val di Chiana
- Cutigliano
- Fiumicino
- Fontanellato
- Francavilla al Mare
- Giffoni Valle Piana
- Greve in Chianti
- Guardiagrele
- Levanto
- Massa Marittima
- Montefalco
- Orvieto
- Pellegrino Parmense
- Pollica
- Positano
- Pratovecchio
- San Daniele del Friuli
- San Gemini
- San Miniato
- San Vincenzo
- Santa Sofia
- Suvereto
- Teglio
- Todi
- Torgiano
- Trani
- Trevi
- Zibello
List of Slow Cities in England
List of Slow Cities in Germany
List of Slow Cities in Norway
External links
- [Slow Cities] - Information about slow cities.
- [Slow Food International: Slow Cities movement]
- [Cittaslow UK]
- [Cittaslow Norway] (in Norwegian)
- [Cittaslow Italy]
- [Cittaslow Germany] (in German)
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