The Slow City Movement as an Alternative Approach to Sustainable Development: Assessments in Seferihisar, Turkey

Over the last decades, human life has been coming across a fast pace. New technologies are rushing us to think and perform without a superlative consideration, mostly in a case of nutrition which was called “Slow food”. The concept of slow food describes the early idea of food control in society and implements the notion of local food systems and was conceived against fast life and globalization to keep the local identity and economy. Nowadays, the influence of this concept trust the title of “slow” can be seen in the new human movements and exclusively in the activities related to quality of urban environments. Slow city is as a considerable alternative approach to a sustainable life, as it safe guards economy, energy, environment and social dimensions of life. It is believed that proposed urban changes of local urban settings end with the managing strategies that inspire high quality slow lifecycles in nations around the world. This thesis aims to understand the Slow City movement as an alternative approach through a sustainable development by review and analyze some of slow cities in Europe and understand their advantages and problems. Understanding quality of life and health as main paragons in people life will be surveyed. Seferihisar will be looked over as the first slow city in Turkey which presented by literature review, charts and interviews.