What is a cittaslow?

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Cittaslow (literally Slow City) is a movement founded in Italy in October of 1999. The inspiration of Cittaslow was the Slow Food organization. Cittaslow's goals include improving the quality of life in towns while resisting "the fast-lane, homogenized world so often seen in other cities throughout the world" -- as the official slowmovement.com description puts it. Celebrating and supporting diversity of culture and the specialties of a town and its hinterland are core Cittaslow values. Cittaslow is part of a cultural trend known as the Slow movement. Cittaslow is expanding outside Italy. As at 1 January 2006, national Cittaslow networks exist in Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom; towns and cities in other countries are working towards Cittaslow accreditation. (This information found at Wikipedia.com)