Cittaslow
Cittaslow, (literally slow town, but rendered into English as Slow City) is a movement founded in Italy in July of 2000. The inspiration of Cittaslow was the Slow Food organization, and its goal was to resist the homogenization and "Americanization" of cities, where standardized franchise stores dominate. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ It is part of cultural trend known as the slow movement. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ For towns that fulfill a list of 50 requirements, the organization confers a Cittaslow certification. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ As of January 1, 2005, the members are: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Italy: Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. It comprises a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries... 2000: This article is about the year 2000. For other uses of 2000, see 2000 (number).... Slow Food: :This article needs to distinguish between the organization and the food aspects of the Slow Movement.... | ~ Table of Content ~
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