The project will explore Cittaslow as an alternative to traditional urban development. Sprawl and consumption of non-local resources are discouraged with Cittaslow and preservation of culture and history become the tangible benchmarks of the community. It will explore the history of Cittaslow as a movement and an organization; as well as its influences on existing member cities and the criteria used to distinguish them from others. The City of San Luis Obispo is used as a case study to determine whether existing conditions measure up to Cittaslow criteria.

This thesis tries to identify the new city-governance mechanisms deployed in the Western Aegean small town of Seferihisar, following the town&lsquo / s membershipto the international Cittaslowassociation of small towns. The membership has quickly transformed the place into a yearlong touristic destination, while leading several other agendas for the improvement of theurbanquality of life in the town. Regarding Turkey&lsquo / s EU Accession Process, this thesis regards Cittaslow as a multi-scalar meta-governance mechanism, which guides the municipalities of small towns in rescaling their urban governance as tailor-fit to their corresponding sociospatial specificities. The thesis argues that the social-democratic municipality in Seferihisar plays a key energizing role in the

How the urban transportation should be organisedhas been one of the fastest growing topics nowadays.With many rule breakers like autonomous driving orshared e-scooters coming in, people’s opinions on howour cities should welcome them, or adapt to them havebeen drastically divided.In my thesis project, I aim to create a new type ofshareable, open-air, slow-moving vehicle that co-liveswell with the pedestrians in slow cities, enabling a moredynamic and vibrant lifestyle.Throughout my research, I have discovered that manypeople and organisations are working towards the shiftto non-motorised modes of transportation in urbanareas, and all the possible new forms of commerce,social activities enabled by it.Therefore, I started my research with how tobuild pleasant public spaces instead of car-relatedinformation right away. In order to picture a futureslow city feasibly, I combined my own experience andunderstandings of how cities in different countries arebuilt with the visions of car companies like Toyota onfuture urban life.During the process of design, I also didn’t start withtraditional sketches from the beginning. Instead, Ifound it very helpful to collect the behaviours that thecitizens already have, and try to combine them with myproduct, which in the end creates a new lifestyle. Theinspirations were not only from cars but also furniture,architecture, public space, game, and product design.I explored combinations of soft and transparent materials to build trust between user and pedestrians.At the same time, ideas of usages when the vehicle isparked were also explored. It was important how thevehicle blends into the functions of a near future citylife in an ideal way.Aesthetically, I intended to celebrate the combinationof different materials in a simple but unique shape,looking for a balance between automotive dynamicform and producty friendly structure which fits wellwith MINI mentality.The final outcome has a human-like interface. It’salmost like a companion in the city that lives with us.We can not only move around with it, but also benefitfrom the functions offered while it’s parked.

慢城運動 (cittaslow) 在1999年於義大利正式發起，由慢食運動延伸而來，有鑑於全球化變遷下，過度追求快速發展與效率性，而忽略了城市原本與自然共處的平衡以及悠久的歷史人文，慢城運動目的是為了人類社會的永續發展，透過傳統技術加上現代科技，在保護自然與傳統文化同時，兼顧發展該地區的經濟，打造出真正適合人居住的都市。 而韓國早在2005年就開始積極尋求慢城認證的可能，並在2007年成為亞洲第一個獲得慢城認證的國家，並於五年內將認證的慢城數量提升至十二個之多。其中，本研究的主要研究對象，南揚州鳥安慢城即位於繁忙的首爾首都圈內，在這凡事講求快速、效率的國家，如何在快與慢、地區發展與保護間取得平衡，是值得探討的對象。韓國各慢城的誕生，除了保護當地自然環境與人文歷史以及推廣傳統技術外，在地方政府與韓國觀光公社的合作下，也充分發揮該地的觀光資源，為這些城市帶來更多經濟效益。而韓國在2012年時，其中一個慢城在重新審查的過程中，由於過度商業化、外來投資客過多等，造成資格不符被除去慢城的認證，這也讓韓國開始思考慢城發展速度是否過快，以及慢城究竟是為了地區居民，還是為了觀光而打造的產物。 因此本研究將以韓國慢城運動為中心，探討韓國慢城運動發展過程與現況，並以首爾首都圈內的慢城南揚州鳥安為研究對象，透過實地觀察與深度訪談的方式，分析慢城的主體，也就是地區居民，對慢城運動的態度與看法。2014年臺灣花蓮鳳林鎮成為第一個獲得認證的慢城，同時也有城市開始推動慢城運動與認證，本研究透過討論韓國的慢城運動經驗發展經驗以及地區居民對慢城的態度，希望能夠提供正在發展慢城運動的臺灣相關經驗。