Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area

efficient public transport, with specialized
lanes that promote the possibility of use for
employment and tourism mobility.
Urban regeneration - means the process
and program of re-addressing an urban
area, aimed at restoring the efficiency
of the area, using such instruments as
readdressing facades, squares, public
space facilities and infrastructure. Urban
regeneration should be addressed as an
efficient solution for urban areas with high
density of housing, which are degraded or
with a poor urban development structure.
The use of the territory in these areas
should take into account the need for
future development of the area, providing
the necessary infrastructure development
facilities, lanes dedicated to public
transport, bicycle lanes as well as increased
space for services and pedestrian areas with
mixed functions.
These spaces and territories should clearly
indicate the boundaries of the regeneration
area, taking into account the increased need
for housing and employment development,
not just within this territory but also in the
surrounding bordering units.
Urban regeneration and the creation of new
urban poles should be encouraged by new
centres for public use such as:
• Socio-cultural facilities, creative centres,
exhibition centres, social-commercial
buildings, mixed housing blocks, postindustrial
areas (redevelopment to the
benefit of the community) or new parks for
recreation and entertainment.
• Public transport station areas, new
business oriented and/or high standard
education blocks.
• New areas for the creative industry,
development and re-addressing of buildings
with cultural-historical and architectural
values.
• Possibilities for pedestrian areas,
equipped with mixed services.
Urban revitalization means the process and
program of re-addressing/re-developing
the urban area and community, which aims
to develop and regenerate not only the
public spaces but also the communities.
By means of creating areas that promote
employment and services, the development
of communities is also ensured thanks
to the strategies of promoting the human
capacities of the area. Municipalities should
promote the use of such instruments as
PPP in developing these areas, which
represent an opportunity for re-addressing
in order to generate better living conditions
for the community.
Given that urban revitalization involves
regeneration, it is advisable to use it
as a development instrument for areas
previously defined in the general local
plans. This instrument should be used
in those territories that demonstrate
future development opportunities such as
degraded areas with a poor urban structure
or formal / informal areas with high density
housing, with buildings reaching more than
4-5 storeys.
Urban redevelopment means the process
of urban development that aims at the
reconstruction of this territory. This
process should be led by the municipalities
of the region in full compliance with the
territorial use plans (GLPs), previously
providing the necessary conditions to
set up the infrastructure and create the
necessary spaces for social and recreational
functions associated with green areas.
The municipalities of the region should
use this mode of development while taking
into account the geographic conditions
and the socio-cultural values that the area
represents. Land use should be developed
efficiently, based on the principles of
inclusiveness and sustainable development.
Developments for residential purposes
should reach higher intensities, which are
possible depending on the area’s character
and the accessibility of public transport and
infrastructure.
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