Transportation and the need for movement was born together with humans, and the transportation system in its modern concept consists of a series of factors such as network infrastructure, control systems, movement flow, accessibility of regions, etc. These constituent components have been the basis for the development of this research topic. Beyond the development of transport, the opportunity and the trail they create in the territory creates the possibility of the development of corridors which are much more than the geographical crossing line. The quality of the development of regional connections through transport corridors have of great importance in the economic and social development of a country. A transport corridor represents an important structure to serve and strengthen the functional characteristics of a region, and the corridor can provide important interconnection and communication between two or more separate functional regions. The transport corridor is a model based on the use of a high-density flow along an artery and short capillary services at the corridor nodes, where these nodes are arranged hierarchically creating an interconnected network. Regions that have no connection and interaction with others are considered as isolated and inaccessible places remaining unexploited. Transport corridors depend on its construction objectives. In this context, this research has been developed about the concept of road transport corridors, the impact they have on the social and economic development of the region where they pass, built only within one state or between several states, often impacting the cultures of the regions where they pass and bringing the settlements closer to each other in time. In addition to developing and discussing the concept of the corridor in its construction theory, the research includes fieldwork through: visual observation of the connection of the settlements to the corridor, focus groups with 5 different stakeholders who mostly frequent this infrastructure, analysis of annual reports and data from preliminary studies, interpretation of results and their processing in giving some conclusions on the situation. Methodologically, the geographical area of the research is a road corridor which connects the settlements with each other and northern Albania with the state of Kosova. In generating this process, the work is developed in 3 different clusters which are grouped according to several characteristics. Work has also been done on the analysis of different contexts to see the differences between them (Egnatia Odos). The findings revealed that in the case of the "National Road" the regional benefit was only in terms of the effect of reducing travel time, while the region has faced a population exodus. To help this situation, a combined model of corridor management is proposed by integrating and connecting the settlements with each other, where in the center of this corridor observatory is placed and some theoretical conceptions for "transport corridors" are suggested. The research provides a logical framework for further and in-depth study of this field based on the recommendations given at the end of this study to give these projects another territorial range of their importance.

“Transport Corridors”. Large scale planning for regional and national development. Case study: Albania

QAJA, Besjana
2021

Abstract

Transportation and the need for movement was born together with humans, and the transportation system in its modern concept consists of a series of factors such as network infrastructure, control systems, movement flow, accessibility of regions, etc. These constituent components have been the basis for the development of this research topic. Beyond the development of transport, the opportunity and the trail they create in the territory creates the possibility of the development of corridors which are much more than the geographical crossing line. The quality of the development of regional connections through transport corridors have of great importance in the economic and social development of a country. A transport corridor represents an important structure to serve and strengthen the functional characteristics of a region, and the corridor can provide important interconnection and communication between two or more separate functional regions. The transport corridor is a model based on the use of a high-density flow along an artery and short capillary services at the corridor nodes, where these nodes are arranged hierarchically creating an interconnected network. Regions that have no connection and interaction with others are considered as isolated and inaccessible places remaining unexploited. Transport corridors depend on its construction objectives. In this context, this research has been developed about the concept of road transport corridors, the impact they have on the social and economic development of the region where they pass, built only within one state or between several states, often impacting the cultures of the regions where they pass and bringing the settlements closer to each other in time. In addition to developing and discussing the concept of the corridor in its construction theory, the research includes fieldwork through: visual observation of the connection of the settlements to the corridor, focus groups with 5 different stakeholders who mostly frequent this infrastructure, analysis of annual reports and data from preliminary studies, interpretation of results and their processing in giving some conclusions on the situation. Methodologically, the geographical area of the research is a road corridor which connects the settlements with each other and northern Albania with the state of Kosova. In generating this process, the work is developed in 3 different clusters which are grouped according to several characteristics. Work has also been done on the analysis of different contexts to see the differences between them (Egnatia Odos). The findings revealed that in the case of the "National Road" the regional benefit was only in terms of the effect of reducing travel time, while the region has faced a population exodus. To help this situation, a combined model of corridor management is proposed by integrating and connecting the settlements with each other, where in the center of this corridor observatory is placed and some theoretical conceptions for "transport corridors" are suggested. The research provides a logical framework for further and in-depth study of this field based on the recommendations given at the end of this study to give these projects another territorial range of their importance.
FARINELLA, Romeo
DI GIULIO, Roberto
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