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Form Best Practices Contest FORM BEST PRACTICES CONTEST Municipality ……………Sangju…………………………………… Country ……………Corea…………… Contact person ……………Ms. Jude O. Kim…………………… Telephone +82…10…2933…9740… E-mail ……………[email protected] / [email protected]…………………………………… Name project CITTASLOW SANGJU RESIDENT WORKSHOP Category Certification Criteria: mark the category of your project O Energy and environmental policies (politiche energetiche e ambientali); O Infrastructure policies (politiche infrastrutturali); O Quality of urban life policies (politiche per la qualita’ urbana); O Agricultural, touristic and artisan policies (politiche agricole, turistiche, artigianali); V Policies for hospitality, awareness and training (politiche per l’ospitalita, la consapevolezza e la formazione); O Social cohesion (coesione sociale). Summary project Cittaslow Sangju has showed excellence in planning and operating a project called ‘Cittaslow Sangju Residents Workshop’ spontaneously from 2012 to 2015 that helps citizens deepen their understanding the Cittaslow Movement and support the Cittaslow initiatives in the region. Goal project The project aims to help citizens heighten their perception of the philosophies and purposes of Cittaslow, to make them feel pride through in-depth education programs, and to encourage them to participate in the community movement through using the concept of Cittaslow. Result project The project of intensive training programs like expert lectures and field trips was conducted intensively for 3-4 months every year from 2012 to 2015, and it was planned under the necessity for residents and implemented by residents. Each training course attracted average 40 citizens, and especially middle-aged citizens showed more active interest and high attendance rate. Lectures of experts from a variety of fields are to deepen citizens’ understanding on their role in implementing the Cittaslow principles, and encourage them to actively participate in community activities. Field trips gave citizens who are participating an opportunity to experience the best practices of other towns at home and in Japan, and helped them create ideas for Sangju. Sangju’s citizens had opportunities to exchange opinions and produce ideas for the development of Sangju through professional train programs of or discussions and forums. Visits to towns with agricultural cooperatives, farm houses of the 6th industrialization of agriculture, and the community movements helped create ideas which are applicable to the Cittaslow concept for Sangju. The project demonstrated the citizens recognized that their efforts and passion are the most important factor for success in Sangju and they were motivated to participate more actively in the community movement. The citizens implemented promotional activities like the publication of promotion materials, the operation of some experience programs accompanied with masters of Sangju, and so on. SUMMARY OF EXPERTS’ LECTURES BY THEMES FROM 2012 TO 2015 Dr. Hee-jung Jang, general director of the National Cittaslow Network and professor of Silla University gave some lectures on the trends of the movement and the best cases of international Cittaslow member towns to increase residents’ interest in and help them understand the Cittaslow. Dr. dehyun sohn, coordinator of the National Cittaslow Network did some presentations on the importance of resident’s role to encourage them to show their more active and spontaneous participation in the movement. Dr. Yuri Na, author of “Slow Life in Finland” and professor of Keimyung University in Corea gave a lecture on the case of Finland’s slow life and suggested slow lifestyles for citizens in Sangju. Dr. Ho-seob Yoon, green designer and professor of Visual Design, Kookmin University in Corea introduced the ideas and cases of green design in the world that can be applied to Sangju, including designing recycled items. Ms. Gyeong-sook Choi, food expert gave a lecture on the recipes for healthy food using local ingredients in Sangju and conducted a cooking class. SUMMARY OF FIELD TRIPS FROM 2012 TO 2015 Wonju County in Gangwon-do Province: Participants visited ‘Wonju Sericulture Theme Park’ and learned the development strategies of sericulture industry of Wonju to boost Sanju’s traditional sericulture. Wonju County in Gangwon-do Province: Participants visited Wonju designated as one of the best cooperative cities, and looked around some cooperatives for successful management of cooperative. Imsil Cheese Village and Junggeum Village in Jeollabuk-do Province: Participants visited ‘Imsil Cheese Village’ to learn local know-how for the production of high-quality of cheese by using local ingredients and ‘Junggeum Village’ to learn the practices of energy independence. Sungmisan Village in Seoul: Participants visited ‘Sungmisan Village’, an urban village that is forging an alternative model of twenty-first century living to learn their community practices for house, childcare, and education. Apple wine farmhouse in Cittaslow Yesan and Baekseok-Allme Agriculture Cooperative in Dangjin County: Participants visited the best farmhouses of the 6th industrialization of agriculture and learned the strategies of combining agriculture and tourism. The community movement of Japan: Participants visited some Japanese towns that are famous for the local community movement, and learned their best practices; Shinano-machi (town)’s healing forest therapy, Obuse-machi (town)’s agriculture, and Kusatsu-machi (town)’s hot spring to have ideas of development strategies for Sangju. Finance (costs and benefits) While experts’ lectures cost a comparatively small budget and field trips were at citizens’ own expense, the project had a much greater effect including more opportunities to experience and learn the best practices. As the project was undertaken by citizens’ support fund, not the administration and citizens volunteered to organize and implement the education program, they could develop their abilities and recognized the importance of Cittaslow education programs for citizens. Staff (staff involved and use of time) Public officials of Sangju and the National Cittaslow Corea Network cooperated to help citizens organize the education programs and support them in implementing the programs, to establish a platform to attract their more active participation. Additional information (if necessarily) The citizens understand that the education project needs to continue and to be conducted periodically. Since the project citizens and public officials have kept communicating with each other and exchanging views and opinions to seek for the solutions to reproduce and extend the results of the projects. If Cittaslow Sangju wins the Best Practices Contest, it is expected to encourage other Corean member towns to organize and implement more aggressive Cittaslow activities, and to help improve prestige of Cittaslow International. PHOTOS To be continued on the next pages… 1. EXPERT’S LECTURES 1) The placard of the program, ‘Cittaslow Sangju Residents Workshop’ 2) Green designs in a daily life by Prof. Yoon Ho-sub 3) Cooking class of healthy food using local ingredients by food Ms. Gyeong-sook Choi 4) A discussion on the development strategies for Sangju with residents, public officers, and NCCN 5) The lecture on the Cittaslow Movement toward residents to attract resident’s active participation by Prof. dehyun sohn, coordinator of the National Cittaslow Corea Network 6) The lecture on the cases of the community movement in Finland by Prof. Yuri Na, Keimyung University 2. FIELD TRIPS TO THE BEST PRACTICES OF TOWNS IN COREA 1) Wonju Sericulture Theme Park in the county of Wonju in Gangwon-do Province 2) The community practices of alternative school, houses sharing, childcare, and education of Sungmisan Village in Seoul, an alternative model of twenty-first century living 3) Imsil Cheese Village producing high-quality of daily products by use of local milk 4) The Baekseok-Allme Agriculture Cooperative in the county of Dangjiin of the 6th industrialization of agriculture 5) An apple wine farmhouse in Cittaslow Yesan of the 6th industrialization of agriculture 3. FIELD TRIPS TO THE BEST PRACTICES OF JAPAN 1) The community movement of the town of Aya in Japan 2) The community movement of the town of Ukiha in Japan 3) The community movement of the town of Obuse in Japan: An open garden for visitors (left) / a village restaurant using local ingredients (right) 4) The community movement of Nagano in Japan: Healing forest therapy 4. CITIZENS’ AUTONOMOUS ACTIVITIES AFTER THE PROJECTS 1) Experience programs with masters: Pottery (left) / spinning wheel (middle) / natural dyeing (right) 2) The movement of promoting to wear Hanbok (traditional Corean clothes) in practical life Link website ……………………………………………………………………… (If available) Once filled in this form please send it to: [email protected] - Participation Deadline 15 May 2016 - .
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