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What is Slow?
Creates a climate for change
One route to living life at ahuman scalehuman scale
Practical ways of improvingwell-being and ‘quality of life’
Celebrates diversity, supportslocal micro-economy
Cittaslow or ‘Slow Cities’ isEco Government or Eco Urbanism
What is Slow?
festina lente
About quality, tradition, diversity
A positive, progressive approachA positive, progressive approach
A mindset or practical philosophy
A growing international movement
Not aligned with a political party
What is Slow Food?
Reaction to Fast Food
Good, Clean, Fair
Over 80,000 members worldwideOver 80,000 members worldwide
Local group: the Convivium
Terra Madre, Ark, Presidium
Foundation for BioDiversity
University of Gastronomy
Slow: a little bit of history
1986 Slow Food established
1999 Cittaslow set up in Italy
Greve-in-ChiantiGreve-in-Chianti
Orvieto
Bra
Positano
2005 Cittaslow International
So what is a Cittaslow?
A town where it is good to live
Part of a network of towns
A place where a certain attitude of mind prevailsof mind prevails
A quality town…in the sense that quality of lifeis important to all – permanentand temporary residents
So what is a Cittaslow?
Town with fewer than 50,000 people
Scored 50 percent againstCittaslow assessment - 60 goalsCittaslow assessment - 60 goals
Larger town or city can be a Cittaslow Supporter
Other bodies or groups can be aCittaslow Supporter
The Cittaslow Mindset
Builds on Slow Food principles andextends them into areas other thanfood, drink and hospitality
A way of life and of living that looksA way of life and of living that looksto improve the fabric of life for all
Connects people, local government and Slow Food with a common goal
Why join Cittaslow?
It makes good sense
Provides some guiding principles forgood government and good practice
Helps keep your town ‘on course’
Develops or crystallises partnerships
It’s about being, doing, and enjoying
Plugs you into a network
Provides a hook
Cittaslow Goals
Environment
Infrastructure
Quality of Urban FabricQuality of Urban Fabric
Encouraging Local Produce/Products
Hospitality and Community
Boosting Cittaslow awareness
Cittaslow Goals
How Ludlow works on just one of the Cittaslow goals - encouraging local produce and local products…
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Increase awareness of good food
work with young people - taste education
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Protection of goods produce representing
local tradition
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