Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area

“Incubation” – is an instrument to support
economic development and entrepreneurs in
shaping new businesses, ensuring a profitable
and sustainable activity.
“Incubator” – is a space where business ideas
and projects are incubated and marketed. In
this space are developed new entrepreneurs,
by creating appropriate conditions, facilities
and expertise to address the needs of
developing their ideas.
“Urban consolidation” – is the process of
urban growth and development in compact
areas that promote smart concentration and
densification, supported by quick access and
public services for all social groups.
The purpose of consolidation is to conserve
peripheral (peri-urban) areas from the
development of uncontrolled housing, as well
to reduce the ecological footprint of urban
centres.
“Consolidation of agricultural land” –
is a planned rearrangement of plots of
agricultural land and their ownership. This
instrument is usually applied to form larger
agricultural parcels and is more efficient
in use. Land consolidation can be used to
improve rural infrastructure and promote the
implementation of rural and environmental
development policies.
“Food Chain” – is a series of activities
starting from production up to the sale of
food products. The food chain includes all
stakeholders from whom it develops, farmers
and companies from production to sale.
“From farm to table” – is the network link
of actors that promote and encourage the
efficiency of local food chain service.
is the promotion of small local businesses and
the bio food system.
“Peri-urban areas” – means urban peripheral
areas under high urbanisation pressure
(including formal or informal urbanisation
development) and where such pressure from
development and urban activities has a strong
impact on land use.
“Agriculture areas” – means areas under
strong rural impact, focused on the
development of agriculture and where main
income is generated from agriculture.
“Natural-agricultural, marginal areas” – have
a poor agricultural development structure or
a dispersed urbanisation development (formal
or informal) with a focus on the opportunities
to support agriculture as back up areas of
agriculture and nature.
“Free natural areas and environmental
protected areas” – comprise the peripheral
part of the rural and urban pressure impact,
which should be protected and preserved from
urban and rural developments.
“Tirana-Durres metropolitan region” –
refers to the area under study that this plan
is being drafted for. This territory appears
as a rural and urban functional area that
exceeds the administrative borders of several
municipalities. Hereinafter, it is referred as
Tirana-Durres region throughout the text.
“Fast food chain” – is the regional food chain
focussed on mass production of agricultural
products that are prepared and served for
mass domestic or global markets.
“Slow food chain” – is the regional food chain
focused on local production, which seeks to
preserve and promote the development of
traditional and regional cuisine. The main goal
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