Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area

Legal Context
The Integrated Cross-sectorial Plan of the
economic area Tirana-Durres is compiled
according to the Law no.107/2014, dated
31/07/2014, “On planning and development
of the territory”, as amended. Article 17,
paragraph 1, stipulates that National Sectorial
Plans are drafted by the ministries, aiming at
the strategic development of one or more of
the various sectors, according to the fields of
competence such as national security, energy,
industry, transport, infrastructure, tourism,
economic zones, education, sports, cultural
and natural heritage, healthcare, agriculture
and water.
Under this context, the General National Plan
has identified Tirana-Durres area as one of
the most important economic areas in the
country and in the Balkan region. To ensure a
sustainable territorial and urban development
of the area, the Ministry of Urban Development
in cooperation with the National Territorial
Planning Agency undertook the initiative to
draft the Integrated Cross-sectorial Plan of the
economic area Tirana-Durres. Based on the
complex features shown by the urban economy
and the territorial morphology, and taking into
account the numerous issues and actions to be
harmonized within it, the plan has been defined
as a cross-sectorial and integrated one.
The authority responsible for drafting the
planning document should ensure a process
of dialogue, cooperation and horizontal
and vertical coordination with all planning
authorities, as well as with stakeholders.
The responsible authority should organize
one or more public meeting sessions and
consultations before any decision-making
related to planning; and may repeat them,
as necessary, with a view to providing full
information to interested parties and resolving
conflicts.
MUD in association with the NTPA have
held a series of meetings and consultations
initially with various state institutions such
as line ministries and agencies and then
with institutions of higher education, where
consultations with universities/faculties
specialized in such fields as economics,
history, geography, geology etc., have been
conducted in order to further strengthen
the cross-sectorial character of the plan for
the metropolitan area of Tirana-Durres. The
general public together with stakeholders,
with whom there have been several thematic
meetings held, have been an integral part of
the consultation process.
Appendix 1 and this publication reflect some
of the consultative meetings of the process of
drafting the Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of
the economic area Tirana-Durres.
Pursuant to the legislation in force, the
planning document consists of three key parts:
the Territorial Development Strategy, the Policy
and the Regulation. ICSP of the economic
area Tirana-Durres is associated with a
Strategic Environmental Assessment study,
which will ensure to avoid and minimize the
negative impacts on the territory. The process
of drafting the Strategic Environmental
Assessment is based on a thorough analysis of
territorial, economic, social and environmental
developments of the area Tirana-Durres, which
is presented in a separate document that
preceded the plan.
The legislation in force imposes the obligation
for consultation and coordination during the
process of drafting the planning document.
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