A PRESENTATION BY

08..03.12
1957
1967
1990
 Since the ‘90s Tirana has experienced
uncontrolled urban growth: 70% of
the households built between 1990
and 2000 are informal.

1994
2000
Unplanned growth to the north and
west of Tirana has put pressure on
the historic core.

2007
 By 2020, Tirana’s populaƟon will
reach 1 million inhabitants, a 30%
increase from 2012.

2020
! STOP
URBAN SPRAWL

2020
The density of the historical centre
is on average of 500 ppl / ha...
...while the density of the outer
urban area is on average of 100 ppl
/ ha.
Tirana requires an expansion of the
city centre to serve the expanding
populaƟon.

500 ppl
/ha

100 ppl /ha

500 ppl
/ha
 1,000,000*
880,000*
650,000
585,000
455,000
300,000

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Tirana needs a new centre to serve

the expanding populaƟon.
 it is esƟmated that the populaƟon
under 18 years old consƟtutes 34%
of the total populaƟon in Tirana.

under 18

2012
 Tirana has one of the highest rate
of student populaƟon in the region
(9% in 2012).

students

Tirana 9%
Sofia 8.3%
Saajevo 7.6%
Belgrade 7.4%
Sofia 8.3%
Rome 6.2%
Zagreb 4.0%
Athens 1.7%
Historically, the young educated
people have moved overseas from
Albania...
!
STOP.
LET’S HARVERST
TIRANA TALENT POOL...?
Lets develop a new economic
centre which will capƟvate and
culƟvate such a knowledge pool.
Paris
Bussels
! POTENTIAL TO BECOME A REGIONAL HUB OF
INNOVATIVE / KNOWLEDGE BASED INDUSTRY
Bratislava
Chisinau
Vienna
Bern Budapest Istanbul
Ljubljana

Zagreb Bucharest
Belgrade
Sofia
Sarajevo
Rome Podgorica Skopje

Tirana Thessaloniki

Athens
! TIRANA NEEDS REQUIRES MORE THAN A PRETTY PICTURE !
! MORE THAN A SIGNATURE TOWER
MORE THAN A SPLASH OF GREEN !
GREEN is perhaps not
enough.........!
* over 90% of concept masterplans do not get implemented
- Unfeasable / Undeliverable
- Not Economical
a new urban economy
a new innovative economy

EDUCATION
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UNLOCK!
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UNLOCK!
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ACTIVATE!
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ACTIVATE!
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“THE ENTREPRISE ZONES”

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ACTIVATE!
INTEGRATE!
INTEGRATE!
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9 culture industries quarter

10 mixed use centre east

11 mixed use centre wesst

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12 mixed use centre north-west

13 hotel

14 golf course
14
15 woodland (10,000 new trees)
13
16 industrial zone

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Transport Network

Rail

Tram

Tram Future Extension

Heritage Tram

BRT Line

Bus Routes

Environmental
Minibus Routes

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Ring Road

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Strategic Plan
Tirana Northern
Boulevard
River Tirana
Employment / Light Industry / Technology Parks
total employment
development average population
foot print number of total BUA

Transport Strategy
(average per
(sqm) storeys (sqm) day)

183,643 2 367,286 18,634

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Strategy
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Introduction
Office / Commercial / Mixed Use
total employment

Strategic Plan
development average population
foot print number of total BUA (average per
(sqm) storeys (sqm) day)

16,720 12 200,640 10,032

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
River Tirana
Transport Strategy
Environmental
Strategy
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Introduction
Strategic Plan
Tirana Northern
Boulevard
River Tirana
Residential
residential
total appartments:
development average average total
foot print number of total BUA residential appartment number

Transport Strategy
(sqm) storeys (sqm) population size (GFA) of units

305,112 8 1,949,607 41,107 130 15,920.16

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Strategy
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Introduction
Strategic Plan
Tirana Northern
Boulevard
River Tirana
Retail
total employment
development average population
foot print number of total BUA

Transport Strategy
(average per
(sqm) storeys (sqm) day)

50,750 2 101,500 5,075

Environmental
Strategy
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20%

200,000

Introduction
The Draft Regulatory Plan seeks to deliver jobs
40,500 in Tirana in the plan period to 2020

employment created by tirana north

new employment as per the Draft Regulatory Plan, period to 2020

Strategic Plan
200,000

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
River Tirana
25%

26%
50,000

Transport Strategy
200,000 A predicted increased growth of 200,000 people
by 2020. Tirana North would accommodate 25% of that growth.

tirana north predicted population

Environmental
Strategy
predicted population growth by 2020
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Introduction
9% 6%
18%
residential population
27% total number of units

6%
50,000 21,700

Strategic Plan
university housing

university housing residential (high rise)

6%
67%
residential (high rise)

residential (medium rise/ affordable)

residential (low rise)

61% residential (medium rise/ affordable)

residential (low rise)

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
River Tirana
0%

7%
7% 6%

Transport Strategy
employment population 8%
40,000 jobs

13% university/ education facilities 12% 40,500

47% hotel/ resorts/ hospitality

cultural/ civic/ leuaure

49% university/ education facilities

hotel/ resorts/ hospitality

Environmental
office/ commercial/ mixed use cultural/ civic/ leuaure

Strategy
26% retail
25% office/ commercial/ mixed use

employment/ light industry/ technology parks retail

employment/ light industry/ technology parks

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Boulevard Strategy

Introduction
Strategic Plan
The Campus

The Stage

The Garden

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
+ + =
The Gateway

River Tirana
pedestrian linear park
boulevard
retail street The Hub

Transport Strategy
boulevard hybrid

Environmental
Strategy
 park width
30 m
80 m
Proposal: 135 m

200 m
300 m
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Park
90 m

Retail
+

Civic
Boulevard
135 m
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EXPOSITION CENTRE UNIVERSITY

RESIDENTIAL
LEISURE

RETAIL

Introduction
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

Strategic Plan
EXPOSITION CENTRE

ART GALLERY
DIGITAL ART GALLERY / OPEN STUDIO

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
WATER FEATURE ADJACENT LANDUSE
LIBRARY
WINTER GARDENS
CITY HALL

PARK CUBES

River Tirana
PARK BUILDINGS
LINEAR TREE LINE

Transport Strategy
VEHICULAR ROUTE

PRINCIPAL LANDSCAPE FEATUR

Environmental
Strategy
PEDESTRIAN STREET

TRAM ROUTE
PRIMARY MOVEMENT CORRIDORS
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THE CAMPUS
University Faculties
THE STAGE
University Services
National Theatre
University Housing
Concert Hall
Water Pavilions

Introduction
Philharmonic Centre
Exhibition Space
Amphitheatre
Recreational Lake
Cultural Centre / Museum / Gallery
Swimming pool
Sculpture Gardens
Waterside Cafe’s
Events Ground
Multifunctional Space
Regional Expo Centre

Strategic Plan
THE GARDENS
Residential Community
Garden Hotel THE HUB
Pedestrian ‘High Street’ Park Public Library
Park ‘Cubes’ Reading Gardens

Tirana Northern
Recreational space Work Hubs / Co Working Area

Boulevard
Formal Gardens Free Wifi Zone
Winter Gardens Urban forest
Pedestrian ‘High Street’
Park ‘Cubes’
THE GATEWAY
Town Hall

River Tirana
Civic Buildings
Civic Plaza
Palace of Justice / Law Courts
Restaurants & Cafes
Main Tram Station

Transport Strategy
Central Water Feature

Environmental
Strategy
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CREATIVE
ECONOMY EDUCATION
EDUCATION
RETAIL CREATIVE
ECONOMY ECONOMY ECONOMY ECONOMY

Park Open Gallery Water Pavilions

A cluster of cultural facilities around a sequence of active public spaces A central water body at the heart of the Campus, hosting key university
with outdoor digital screens for exhibitions and advertisement. facilities as well as public water pavilions with retail activities, cafes,
restaurants and exhibitions.

Introduction
green public artist studios
square + retail Swimming-Pool University Library

+ + + +
green water body promenade
= exhibition
=
centre + hotels
+

Strategic Plan
+ +
co-working hub museum amphitheatre
exhibition media office cafes/
+ cafes + retail restaurants
+ gallery
digital arts
museum WATER PAVILIONS

CREATIVE
ECONOMY RETAIL
ECONOMY PARK OPEN GALLERY

Tirana Northern
Reading Gardens

Boulevard
An outdoor and indoor articulation of spaces dedicated to reading and
co-working in the park, fronting the Park Library.

PARK BOXES

READING GARDENS

River Tirana
library
bookshop

+ =
up!
LIVE BOXES
green co-working
space

Transport Strategy
creation of meeting
spaces

ENTREPRISE
ECONOMY RETAIL CREATIVE
ECONOMY
ECONOMY RETAIL
ECONOMY

Park Boxes Live Boxes

Iconic glass boxes which form a linear pedestrian retail street on the edge,
with retail activities or cafes on the ground floor and subsidised office Park meeting points associated with the tramway station,
spaces for emerging start-ups or new media companies on the upper floor. information centre and a live map showing events and activities in
the park.

Environmental
Strategy
public
subsidized media square
office space
information centre information
centre
up

+ + = station stop
public + + =
square
pedestrian retail/cafes/ green
high street restaurants
live map
green LRT + live map live events
station advertisement
public
square
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Introduction
University Library

Campus Water Park

Strategic Plan
Water Pavilions

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
Filtration Ponds

University Sports Park

East University Campus

River Tirana
Student Village
Events Ground

Indoor Swimming Pool Cinema / Leisure / Bar

Concert Hall & Philharmonic Centre

West University Campus

Transport Strategy
Sculpture Garden

Art Gallery / Museum

Parking
Shopping Mall

Multifaith Centre

Environmental
Strategy
Regional Expo Centre Garden Hotel

Theatre

Amphitheatre Park Cubes - Retail / Learning / Office

Civic Facilities
Retail High Street

Open Studio
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Theatre

Amphitheatre Park Cubes - Retail / Learning / Office

Civic Facilities
Retail High Street

Open Studio

Introduction
Residential
Digital Art Gallery

Tram Station & Information

Strategic Plan
Commercial (Ground floor retail)

Residential

Library

Tirana Formal Gardens

Learning Hubs

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
Recreational Parkland

Residential
Gardens

Tram Station & Information

River Tirana
Reading Gardens
Winter Gardens

Park Cubes - Retail / Learning / Office

Transport Strategy
Cafe / Restaurants

Existing Buildings
Retail High Street

Department Store / Offices

Environmental
City Hall

Strategy
Market Street
Court of Justice

Tram Station & Information

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2
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 River Rehabilitation
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 IDENTIFY

along the Tirana River

Identify principal sources of pollution
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 INTERCEPT

river and expropriate informal settlements.

Establish Interceptor channels adjacent to the
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Introduction
Strategic Plan
Tirana Northern
Boulevard
River Tirana
EXPROPRIATE
Expropriate informal and illegal settlements

Transport Strategy
to make way for sustainable development
and parklands

Environmental
Strategy
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Introduction
EASTERN RIVERSIDE

Strategic Plan
CENTRAL RIVERSIDE
WESTERN RIVERSIDE

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
River Tirana
MANAGE
Develop a River management strategy which

Transport Strategy
regulates water flows and diminishes the risk
of flooding.

Environmental
Strategy
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Introduction
Strategic Plan
Tirana Northern
Boulevard
River Tirana
GREEN
Establish a diverse and continuous

Transport Strategy
riverside parkland which is adaptable to
changing dynamic of the river

Environmental
Strategy
 DEVELOP
Establish a series of development parcels
located within areas least prone to flood risk.
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Introduction
Strategic Plan
Tirana Northern
Boulevard
River Tirana
ENTERPRISE

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Trim Trail
Fishing / Picnic Areas
Landscape Terraces
Playing fields (football / cricket)
Adventure Play Area THE TERRACES PASKUQAN LEISURE PARK
Childrens Play Parks Informal flood terraces

Pedestrian River Crossings Recreational Parkland
Water / Canoe Park Community Orchards
Formal Areas of Parkland
Pedestrian River Crossings
Serpentine Path
Introduction
5 Star Resort
THE EMBANKMENT Country / Leisure Club
Cascading Water Feature
Golf Course & Clubhouse
Large Water Fountains ORCHARD COMMUNITY Casino & Entertainment Centre
Channelling of River Low Density Residential Housing Recreational Parkland
Iconic Bridges Urban Agriculture Sports Facilites
Heritage Tram Community Orchards Woodland
Observation Tower / Structure Walking and Cycling Routes Lake Parkland
Formal Riverscape Landscaping Community Facilites
SUD Systems

Strategic Plan
TIRANA TECHNOPOLES
Science & Technology Park
Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Buildings
Riverside Location
Civic Amenities
Close proximity to Residential Housing

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
THE BOULEVARD
THE POOLS
Retention Ponds with Weirs
THE CAMPUS Fishing Piers
University Faculties Recreational Water Activities
University Housing Natural Landscaping THE ECOLOGY PARK
Sports Facilities Ecology enhancement & Paths River Islands
Filtration ponds Wetland Planting Wetland Ecology

River Tirana
Water Pavilions Reed beds
University Water Park Wildlife Enhancement
Library Indigenous Planting
Ecological Boardwalk
Pedestrian Bridges
TIRANA TECHNOPOLES
Science & Technology Park
Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Buildings

Transport Strategy
Riverside Location
Civic Amenities
Close proximity to Residential Housing

TIRANA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PARK

Business Incubators

Environmental
‘Start Up’ Villages
Employment Opportunities

Strategy
Civic Facilities
Proximity to Riverside Recreational Facilities TIRANA RIVERSIDE COMMUNITIES
Variety Accommodation Types
Civic 7& Cultural Facilities
Riverside Location
Recreational Facilities
Close Proximity to Employment Zones
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Introduction
Urban Agriculture

Strategic Plan
Natural Planting

Residential

Ecological zone

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
Observation Tower

University Campus

Mixed Use area

Research & Development Park
University Library Residential
Fishing / Picnic area
Footbridge

Footbridge
Mixed Use area

River Tirana
Campus Water Park

Residential

Transport Strategy
Residential Research & Development Park

University Campus

Tirana Technopoles

Filtration Ponds

Environmental
Strategy
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Casino / Entertainment

Golf Course

5* Resort / Hotel

Introduction
Urban

Strategic Plan
Play Space

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
University Campus

Ecological zone

Flood Terraces
Residential

River Tirana
Canoe Park

Fishing / Picnic area

Footbridge Sports Residential

Orchard

Viewing Platform
Natural Planting
Residential

Transport Strategy
Fitness trail

University Sports

Viewing Platform

Indoor Swimming Pool

Residential
Sports University Campus

Footbridge

Environmental
Mixed Use area

Strategy
Tirana Technopoles
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 Renewed Tirana

Society
Economy
Creating a healthy and sustainable environment

Environment
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River Tirana Hydrology

Introduction
2
1
Tirana Reservoir - River Flow Balance Tirana Reservoir - Hydro-
Electric Power

3
5
Biodiversity

Strategic Plan
4
11

5
12

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
8 9 10
6 7
Dali i Majtit Protected Area

12
13

River Tirana
Dali i Majtit Protected Area and River Tirana

Transport Strategy
18
Waste Water Treatment - Constructed Cleansing Process
Wetland To the hills
17

To the lake
5
11 16

Environmental
‘FLOOD ZONE’ PARK
RK
ECOLOGY FLOOD TERRACES

Strategy
LINEAR COUNTRY PARK ORCHARD PARK

RECREATION PARK 19
BOULEVARD

FLOOD RESILIENT
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
‘ECOLOGY’ PARK
RECREATION / AMENITY PARK
CANYON PARK

BOULEVARD &
VIEWING PARK
WATER RECREATION PARK FORMAL PARKLAND

River Tirana Landscape Strategy River Tirana – Weirs and River Calming

20
 Benchmarking:
Similar issues as River Tirana
Mapocho River, Santiago: Same gradient /
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River Tirana Biodiversity
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River Lana 1
2

Introduction
5
4
11

Strategic Plan
12 Biodiversity
Rural access
8 9 10
6 7
17 18

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
Dali i Majtit Protected Area
Riverside Walk Information Board Riverside Walk

12 19

River Tirana
18

To the hills
17
Dali i Majtit Protected Area and River Tirana

To the lake
River Lana Urban Greenway Walk and Cycle Routes

Transport Strategy
16

19

Environmental
Strategy
20

20

Lake Farkes
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Biodiversity Connections and Urban Agriculture

Introduction
2
1

Strategic Plan
5
4
11

Urban Agriculture
5
12

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
8 9 3
7 10
6
To
th
e
hil
ls

12 5
13

River Tirana
Urban Agriculture

15
Biodiversity 14
4

15 14

Transport Strategy
16

18

Urban Agriculture To the hills

17

To the lake
13
5
Urban Green Roof Urban Green Roof 11 Su
Sustainable Urban Drainage (SUDs) - Swale
16

Environmental
Strategy
19

Urban Agriculture

20
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Renewable Energy Resources

Solar & Heat Pumps

Introduction
2
1

Strategic Plan
5
4
11

5
12

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
8 9 10
6 7
To
th
e
hil
ls

12 5
13

River Tirana
Renewable Energy
15
14 Renewable Energy
1

Transport Strategy
10 7 9
18

To the hills
17

To the lake
Renewables - Water, Ground, Air Ground Source Heat Pump 5
Solar Thermal Hot Water Solar Photovoltaic Installation
Source Heat Pump 16

Environmental
6 8

Strategy
19

Solar Photovoltaic Light Industry Solar Photovoltaic Lake Paskuqan Solar Solar Photovoltaic Street Lighting
Manufacturing Farm

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Efficient Consumption

Efficient Production

Trams &

Introduction
Natural Gas
Public Transport

Non Renewable Transport

pedestrian network
Encourage urban form
Coal Bicycle Usage and Walking river corridors

Strategic Plan
Environmental Design &
Energy Reduction Legislation
National - Hydro-Power

Passive Cooling
( Building Orientation &
R. Tirana - Hydro-Power Natural Ventilation )
Tirana City
Cooling
Built Environment

Tirana Northern
Solar Thermal (Hot Water)
Efficient Energy Model
Reverse Cycle Heat Pumps

Boulevard
Solar Photo-Voltaic
Passive Heating

Renewable Heat Pumps Solar Domestic Hot

(Lake/ Ground/ Air Source) Heating
Water

Heat Pumps

River Tirana
Biogas - Landfill Waste

Street Lighting Photo - Voltaic

Biogas -
Sewage Treatment Plant

Water Treatment Plant

Energy from Waste (EfW) Plant

Transport Strategy
Landfill - Biogas
Utilities
Waste Water
Treatment Plant - Biogas

Energy from Waste Plant

Energy for Street Lighting

Environmental
Lake, Ground, Air Source Heat Pumps

Strategy
Domestic Hot Water Heating

KEY Methane Gas from Landfill

Organic Waste Sewage from Waste Water Treatment

UTILITY Potential Use on Site / For further study
Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant
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Environmental Design

Introduction
Optimisation of comfort period
Passive Shading Strategies

Enhanced Air Movement Through Massing Shading to Open Areas Architectural Shading Strategies

Enhanced downdraft High level shading The shading strategies can be designed and configured

Strategic Plan
Where required the massing of the buildings can be Protects streets and buildings from solar radiation according to the orientation and function of the space;
shaped and oriented to direct and harness winds into to protect from:
pedestrian areas. High angle sun

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
Arcades and street orientation Low angle sun
Create a shaded path and open spaces for pedestrians

River Tirana
Directed winds

Transport Strategy
Where required, street orientation and proportions
can be designed to create air movement deep in
the city.

Landscaping and trees

Narrow streets can help in providing:
Protects streets and buildings from solar radiation -Shading
-Evaporative cooling

Environmental
Strategy
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Utilities Management :
Waste & Waste Water

Introduction
2
Waste Management 1

Strategic Plan
5
4
11

Sharra Landfill 5
The Waste Management Hierarchy
12

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
5
8 9 10
7
To
th
e
hil

12
ls

13

River Tirana
At Source Waste Segregation Biogas from Sharra Landfill Site

15
14

Transport Strategy
18
Waste Transfer Station /
Waste Segregation To the hills
Waste Water Management
17

To the lake
5
16

Environmental
Strategy
19

Waste Transfer Station / Energy from Waste CHP Plant

Waste Segregation
Biogas from Kashar Waste Water Kashar Waste Water Treatment Plant
reatment Plant

20
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Waste

REDUCTION MINIMISATION OF THE AMOUNT OF WASTE

Introduction
RE-USE REUSE WHEN POSSIBLE. COLLECTION AND STORAGE SERVICE
SHOULD BE PROVIDED

RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING SOURCE SEPARATION SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED. ORGANIC WASTE

SHOULD BE COMPOSTED AND USED ON THE AGRICULTURE LAND
AGRICULTURE LAND

EMERGING RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES USE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO RECOVER THE ENERGY

FROM WASTE STREAMS THAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED

Strategic Plan
CONVENTIONAL INCINERATION WHEN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ARE NOT APPLICABLE,
CONVENTIONAL INCINERATION SHOULD BE ADOPTED

LANDFILL ONCE ALL OF THE ABOVE OPTIONS HAVE BEEN EXPLORED,

REMAINING WASTE CAN GO TO LANDFILL

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
Water
Reservoir Spring Wells Storm Water

River Tirana
Water Treatment Plant

Sustainable Urban
Drainage System

Potable Water

Transport Strategy
Shower Toilet

Power

Environmental
Main Sewer
Waste CHP (EfW) Plant

Strategy
Biogas

Pumping Station Agriculture Irrigation

Kashar WWTP Treated Sewage Effiuent (TSE) River

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Society

Introduction
2
1

Strategic Plan
5
4
11

5
12

Tirana Northern
Boulevard
8 9 10
6 7
To
th
e
hil

12 Society
ls

5
13

River Tirana
15
14

Transport Strategy
Tourism Public Participation 18

2
To the hills
17

To the lake
11 5
16

Environmental
Strategy
Cultural Heritage Environmental Science Centre 19

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