The environmental evaluation was based on an analysis of urban metabolism that was carried out looking into specific aspects, such as water, energy, food and waste disposal.
The Environmental Report for Vlore Municipality was prepared to assess the positive and negative impacts of the short-term and long-term conditionality on the environment and public health and consequently the General Local Plan.
The coastal area of Vlora, which is the largest and most attractive part of the Albanian Riviera, is a unique opportunity of a territorial unit with distinct features that currently faces a great dilemma with regard to its future development. Despite the fact that the quality of roads in recent years has improved considerably and the average driving speed has increased, the time to arrive at the administrative centre is relatively long (about 2 hours from Tirana), although the distances are not significant.
The SEA foresaw a lot of changes in case of the airport in Akerni is materialized. The partial implementation of the previous development plans does presently present a lack of vision and concrete rules for sustainable urban development and development. Meanwhile, the potential for tourism development depends on the quality of beaches and seawater.
