Slow Cities: Big idea for small towns

 The Cittaslow or "Slow City" movement, born in Italy in 1999, is one such growing network of cities that wants to improve the quality of life of their people, resist the homogenization and globalization of towns, protect the environment, promote cultural diversity and uniqueness of individual cities and a healthier lifestyle. It grew out of the Slow Food movement in Italy as a way of promoting sustainable ways of life in cities.

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