Abstract:
Cittaslow International Association, a network of small scale urban settlements with
population of less than 50.000, is defined as “an alternative sustainable town model” in literature
because of adopting similar principles of sustainability. Cittaslow International has a charter and
Cittaslow “requirements for excellence”, constituted by 72 indicators, clustered under seven principal
titles, are one of the most significant parameter of this charter. These requirements contain examples
of local practices which target to maintain the essence of Slowness and increase the quality of local
life. Within the scope of this paper, it is argued that 72 indicators of requirements are sharing multi-
dimensional attributes which explain the sustainable contribution of Cittaslow program to town’s
management. The paper focuses on integrated approach of Cittaslow requirements within the context
of sustainability and aims at developing a new definition on Cittaslow by analysing the contributions
and relationships of indicators with each other. By means of diagram method, indicators will be
analysed to reveal their sustainable and interrelated points of view. In this sense, diagram, composed
on its own motion according to features of indicators, will provide to reinterpret the definition of
Cittaslow Movement in a new expression.
