Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerThe International Cittaslow Association received full support for the goal of making Izmir the world's first Cittaslow Metropolis. While the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality was given the title of “Cittaslow Supporter”, the organization process too. Mayor Soyer stated that they set out to be the first Calm Metropolitan Municipality and they were excited.
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerAttended the International Cittaslow (Slow City) Association Coordination Committee meeting. In the online meeting where the mayors of the member cities of the Union took part, Mayor Soyer, who is also the Deputy Chairman of the Cittaslow Union, talked about the work they did in Izmir, the city that is a candidate to be the world's first Cittaslow Metropolis; shared the steps to be taken in the future.
Roadmap created
Mayor Soyer stated that they prepared a draft regarding the Cittaslow Metropol principles and started to implement them in Izmir, and said, “As a result of our work with the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and our stakeholders, we have united on 6 principles that improve and slow down life in big cities. These principles will be our roadmap. We need to take into account the perspectives of other countries in order to create the calm metropolitan universal idea. We will contact and cooperate with national networks. The global epidemic and the earthquake we lived in showed us that we need to make our cities more resilient, self-sufficient and sustainable. "We produce projects for our citizens with the philosophy of a calm city and change the perspective of the city according to this philosophy."
International symposium will be held
Stating that they will prepare a draft on why Citttaslow Metropol is necessary and share it with the International Scientific Committee based on the 6 principles they have determined to become a Cittaslow Metropolis, Soyer said, “We will organize an international scientific congress on slowing life in the Cittaslow Metropolis and big cities. At the symposium, we will have the opportunity to discuss Cittaslow Metropol with scientists and non-governmental organizations with different disciplines and expertise from different cities of the world and share our slow projects implemented in Izmir ”.
Office established
Noting that they will also work to spread the Cittaslow Metropolis examples in other cities of the world, Soyer said, “National networks will help in analyzing which big cities will apply the calm city philosophy in their countries. My personal opinion is to choose cities with a population of 1 to 5 million. We have prepared such a draft road map. I hope we will conclude with your ideas and contributions. At the same time, we have established an office in the Municipality that coordinates the work of Cittaslow Metropol and I look forward to working together to establish the first Cittaslow Metropol model in Izmir ”.
Thanks to President Soyer
Pier Giorgio Oliveti, Secretary General of the International Cittaslow Association, Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, who supported Cittaslow and continued its work uninterruptedly despite the pandemic and the earthquake in Izmir. Tunç SoyerHe thanked. At the meeting, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality was given the title of “Cittaslow Supporter”. Thus, the process of executing the coordination of the “Cittaslow Metropol” project of the Metropolitan has officially started.
30 members from 268 countries
The principles of the "Cittaslow Metropol" concept are listed as "community and solidarity", "good governance", "urban eco system", "people-oriented economy", "food for all" and "eco-mobility". Cittaslow network has 30 members from 268 countries. Cittaslow's philosophy is based on the goal of creating an easier and happier life for the residents of cities by protecting their own identity.
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