%0 Journal Article %T Slow City Movement: A Case Study Cittaslow Per£¿embe-Ordu %A £¿eyma £¿ENG¨¹R %J - %D 2018 %X The 'slow city' movement that considered in the context of sustainable local development, has emerged as the continuation of the 'Slow food' movement in Italy that occurred in response to the global food chains destroying local delicacies in the 1990s. The concept of a slow city which emerges as an alternative to modern urbanization, offers to local people the opportunity to live in a city which is far from environmental problems and where the natural and cultural resources unique to it are protected. In addition, it is emerged as a concept of a self-contained city in which traditional products are produced and the natural and cultural values of the city are protected and developed with controlled and sustainable tourism concept. At this point, the perspectives, perceptions and expectations of the local authority and the local people living these cities to the concept of 'slow city' are very important. With tis research, the perception of the local people in the context of slow city were measured with a questionnaire study. One to One Questionnaire have been applied to urban residents selected randomly from Ordu-Per£¿embe residents. The sample size was determined as 304 people. Non-parametric statistical evaluation methods have been used for the evaluation of the survey results. have been analyzed and interpreted with statistical analysis program SPSS 15.0. Also, the relevant evaluations have been done by determining the expectations from this city model %K Yava£¿ £¿ehir %K Alg£¿ %K Yerel y£¿netim %K Yerel halk %K Per£¿embe-Ordu %U http://dergipark.org.tr/kastamonujes/issue/41743/440599