A Land Use Survey of Tirana

Abstract

The Land Use Survey of Tirana, Albania, was an initiative of the Land Policy Department of the Project Management Unit for the Immovable Property Registration System. Its primary objectives included a systematic overview of the evolving urban landscape in Tirana during Albania?s transition to a market economy, and to create an information base to inform the PMU in the process of first registration in urban areas. The study involved conducting a census of all properties within 32 one hectare blocks in the city, geographically distributed and randomly selected. In total, 2146 properties were enumerated and classified into eight structural and eight use categories. Basic information on occupancy relationships, age of capital stock, length of tenure, square meterage, and documentation of ownership were collected.