Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area

still active, cleaning of the discharge outlets,
of the irrigation / drainage channels and
their centralized control systems, and the
construction of the controlled and certified
water wells.
TR7- Corridors and areas of
economic development
Economic corridors, as continuous linear
areas with concentration of economic
activities, are an integral part of the
Tirana-Durres region. The municipalities
of the region should promote and develop
geographic agglomerations to accommodate
regional enterprises.
The future development of these territories,
within and outside urban centres, should
be oriented towards quick access to road
and railway axes, which have already been
established. However, the development
must be such as to prevent the sprawl of
urbanization in continuous linear strips
using only the first strip of road corridors,
but develop consolidated territorial poles.
The provision with support areas inland
should be promoted by building second and
third strips that will serve to develop future
services, and to create the possibility of
interoperability between them for services
and infrastructure. The aim is to concentrate
the functions of the services, to prohibit the
linear sprawl along the entire motorway, to
create strips / barriers with green dividing
areas, and to strengthen natural areas near
these territories. The GLPs of the regional
municipalities, Tirana, Durres, Vore, Kamez,
Shijak, should reflect these supporting
territories for business structures.
In order to enable the achievement of the
above-mentioned, the municipalities of the
region should provide future businesses
with spaces of good quality, size and range
appropriate to their nature. Depending on
the advantages of each urban centre and
their hierarchy (according to the definitions
of GNP and ICSP), these LGUs should
ensure:
• A development of competitive and
attractive areas for central business
districts, industrial and technological parks,
SMEs development areas, which can attract
and accommodate different businesses with
specific needs;
• Service offices that cover business needs
for administrative services;
• Over and underground infrastructural
networks, mobility and energy efficiency,
water, gas, sewerage networks etc.;
• An effective public transport system that
provides the possibility to combine different
modes;
• ICT telecommunication networks that
guarantee fast connections and exchanges
globally;
• A high quality natural urban environment
enriched in natural and physical assets, with
interconnections and mobility modes that do
not create pollution and negative impact;
• The regional municipalities should
consider and propose ways to avoid
increased risk from natural factors
and natural disasters in these areas.
The proposal is to develop special
infrastructures to support and protect
these strategic investments of regional and
national relevance.
• The General Local Plans (GLPs) of the
regional municipalities should anticipate
and present the proposed economic
development areas and the respective buffer
zones for future expansions.
“Specific development area” - It is a
functional territorial unit that includes parts
of one or more local self-government units
within a development pole with features
similar to urban agglomerations. These
territories, when presenting a development
potential with a focus on economic
specialization, should be accompanied by
quick access, ensuring transport axes and
efficient exchange nodes.
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