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JOHN BROWN is the editor of theslowhome.com and the founder of the Slow Home Movement. He is a registered architect, real estate broker and Professor of Architecture at the University of Calgary.
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Slowing down and enjoying local
Sep 15, 2008
By Denise Glass from BBC News
A series of Cittaslow weekends have been - and still are - taking place in the town throughout September.
Perth was the first area in Scotland to become Cittaslow back in March last year.
Cittaslow is pronounced Cheetaslow and is translated from Italian to mean slow city or slow town.
Douglas Ritchie, one of the people behind the Perth scheme, explains: "Cittaslow is a network of over a hundred towns in 15 countries across the world that have adopted the same set of principles to enhance their quality of life.
"It's very much about celebrating the things that make each town unique and special - so it's about encouraging people to go out and enjoy local culture and local traditions, enjoy local food and really get involved in their local communities."
Cittaslow grew out of the Slow Food movement - which is all about rejecting mass produced fast food and instead buying local produce and taking time to prepare and eat it.
There are Cittaslow towns in Australia, Poland, South Korea, Germany, Norway, Spain and Italy - where they were founded.
Read the rest of the article.
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We believe that our homes and neighborhoods should be healthy, vibrant places that uplift the spirit and gracefully fit our needs. We call for an end to poor construction, bad design, misleading marketing, unfair lending practices and environmental neglect in the housing industry. We acknowledge our collective responsibility to create CLOSE, SIMPLE, LIGHT places to live that leave a positive legacy for future generations.
provides design focused information that homeowners can use to improve the quality of how and where they live. It takes its name from the slow food movement which arose as a reaction to the processed food industry. The sprawl of cookie cutter housing that surrounds us is like fast food - standardized, homogenous, and wasteful. It contributes to a too fast life that is bad for us, our cities, and the environment. In the same way that slow food raises awareness of the food we eat and how these choices affect our lives, Slow Home empowers you to take more control of your home and improve the quality of how you live while reducing your environmental impact and futureproofing the long term investment value of your home.
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