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.…
Author details: | Nevila Xhindi |
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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): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |