Slow road to Butrinti GIANNI LOBOSCO THORSTEN LANG
Author: PhD researchers Gianni Lobosco Thorsten Lang
Affiliation: Polis University, Tirana Albania
Background
In order to enhance tourism, while preserving the landscape qualities of the Albanian Riviera, its mobility system needs to be improved according to environmental assessments, economic feasibility considerations and an incremental strategy. This contribution aims at highlighting the opportunities that rise from a multimodal approach to the infrastructure development in emerging touristic contexts such as Albania. Showing how different transport and accessibility systems could be planned and integrated to build a sustainable network enabling diverse time-based experiences of the coast.
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