Environmental Impacts from the Construction Sector, as a Consequence of the Planning that Has Been Subjected to the Territory of the Municipality of Tirana, Albania

Abstract

This study aims to assess the impacts on the environment from the construction sector in the territory of the municipality of Tirana, Albania, as a consequence of planning that has been subjected to the territory, accompanied by negative interference from temporary or continuous human actions. The results obtained from this study are based on the method of qualitative and quantitative analysis. For the period 2017-2023 according to the Institute of Statistics of Albania, 2464 construction permits were approved in Tirana region, while for the period 2015-2023 according to the National Environmental Agency of Albania, 2015 projects with an impact on the environment were approved in Tirana region, of which 1491 only in Tirana municipality, mainly in the construction sector. The Municipality of Tirana, as a result of territorial planning at the national level, ranks with the highest number of impacts on the environment, as a result of the construction sector.