Carlo Petrini Made Slow Important
The legend goes that when Carlo Petrini planted his feet at the Spanish Steps in Rome declaring that he would not stand for the introduction of McDonald's into the historic area, the Slow Food Movement was born. Fast food would not squelch the rich traditions of Italian culture. And indeed it did not. Petrini not only succeeded in elevating resistance against McDonalds, but against fast food the world over, by providing appetizing alternatives through the Slow Food Movement.
Now the Slow Home Movement, a web-based design community and resource library dedicated to taking residential architecture back from the grip of cookie cutter houses and instant neighborhoods, is empowering individuals and communities. What next? Dave Lankshear argues that if we could create Slow Cities then we might have a chance of surviving peak oil.
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