11 Kasım 2008 Salı

SLOW CITY



After Slow Food flood,in Europe,a new urban politics is spreading rapidly.People who are bored with stressful,boring and artificial daily life have launched this movement.Considering the success of the Slow Food Movement against Fast Food,a new approach is developed : Slow Cities...
As easily one can guess,the movement first implemented in Italy.People who support the project helped closing McDonald's and supermarkets and also blocked the streets to traffic.There are now 42 cities in Italy which have changed so far.The movement spread to Asia as well as England,Spain,Norway,Portugal,Austria.
The Tough Rules Of Slow Cities :
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Prevent the traffic and noise pollution.
-Raise green areas and pedestrian lanes.
-Support farmers who do local production.
-Support the shops which sell local products.
-Save the aesthetic elements.
And there are more 45 rules besides these.
Cities named as a slow city has snail emblem.In order to have this emblem,cities are to be inspected by inspectors.
Finally I want to share the sentences of Bruna Sibille ( mayor of a slow city in Italy ) :
"Let's clarify that point: Being a slow city doesn't mean stopping the time.We do not want live in museums.The only thing we want is between contemporary and conventional,a balance which supports quality life."

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