Albania towards a sustainable regional development

  • As Albania is accelerating its preparations towards the European Union candidate status, numerous areas of public policy and practices undergo intensive development processes. Regional development policy is a very new area of public policy in Albania, and needs research and development. This study focuses on the process of sustainable development in Albania, by analyzing and comparing the regional development of regions of Tirana, Shkodra and Kukes. The methodology used consists of a literature/desk review; analytical and comparative approach; qualitative interviews; quantitative data collection; analysis. The research is organized in five chapters. First chapter provides an overview of the study framework. The second outlines the theory and scientific framework for sustainable and regional development in relation with geography. The third chapter presents the picture of the regional development in Albania, analyzing the disparities and regional development in the light of EU requirements and NUTS division. Chapter 4 continues byAs Albania is accelerating its preparations towards the European Union candidate status, numerous areas of public policy and practices undergo intensive development processes. Regional development policy is a very new area of public policy in Albania, and needs research and development. This study focuses on the process of sustainable development in Albania, by analyzing and comparing the regional development of regions of Tirana, Shkodra and Kukes. The methodology used consists of a literature/desk review; analytical and comparative approach; qualitative interviews; quantitative data collection; analysis. The research is organized in five chapters. First chapter provides an overview of the study framework. The second outlines the theory and scientific framework for sustainable and regional development in relation with geography. The third chapter presents the picture of the regional development in Albania, analyzing the disparities and regional development in the light of EU requirements and NUTS division. Chapter 4 continues by analyzing and comparing the regional development of the regions: Tirana – driver for change, Shkodra – the North in Development and Kukes – the “shrinking” region. Chapter 5 presents the conclusions and recommendations. This research comes to the conclusions that if growth in Albania is to be increased and sustained, a regional development policy needs to be established.show moreshow less

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Author details:Nevila Xhindi
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-62691
ISBN:978-3-86956-223-0
ISSN:0934-716X
ISSN:1868-2499
Title of parent work (German):Praxis Kultur- und Sozialgeographie | PKS
Subtitle (English):the cases of Tirana, Shkodra and Kukes region
Publication series (Volume number):Praxis Kultur- und Sozialgeographie | PKS (56)
Publisher:Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Place of publishing:Potsdam
Publication type:Monograph/Edited Volume
Language:English
Year of first publication:2013
Publication year:2013
Publishing institution:Universität Potsdam
Publishing institution:Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Release date:2013/11/18
Tag:Albania; planning; policy; regional development; sustainable development
Issue:56
RVK - Regensburg classification:AP 50918
Organizational units:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Umweltwissenschaften und Geographie
DDC classification:9 Geschichte und Geografie / 91 Geografie, Reisen / 910 Geografie, Reisen
Collection(s):Universität Potsdam / Schriftenreihen / Praxis Kultur- und Sozialgeographie: PKS, ISSN 1868-2499
Institution name at the time of the publication:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Geographie
License (German):License LogoKeine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
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