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2011
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May
08

A PLACE­SUSTAINING FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL URBAN IDENTITY: AN INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY OF CITTASLOW

By Susan Radstrom

 

ABSTRACT
This article will provide an introduction and description of the Cittaslow organization, its history, philosophy and policy. The organization is reviewed through the lenses of place­sustaining, localization and the importance of identity. Much of this article is based upon research from 2004 and 2005, conducted by the author, in Europe (primarily Italy) and from the author’s home­base in Canada. The original intention was to analyse the case of Cittaslow, as it seeks to sustain the local sense of place and the identity inherent to each individual urban area.
 

KEYWORDS
Italian Planning; Italy; Environmental Planning; Development Control; Development Plans; Strategic Plans; Strategic Environmental Assessment; Heritage Management

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