RELATIONS BETWEEN NATURAL RESURCES MANAGEMENT (ESPECIALLY LAND USE PLANNING AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT), HUMAN RIGHTS & USTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
RELATIONS BETWEEN NATURAL RESURCES MANAGEMENT (ESPECIALLY LAND USE PLANNING AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT), HUMAN RIGHTS & USTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of the research is to give details on level of natural resources management, sustainable development in Albania, especially on land use planning/water resources management, as a basis for human rights improvement. Approach used is based on relations between human rights/sustainable development. Human rights are very strongly related to sustainable development, which is a subject related mostly with economy and environment, where land and water are scared resources. Land use planning and water resources management are very important concepts, application of which creates opportunities for a long term sustainable development, guarantying normal life of future generations, without damaging environment, as basics of human rights. In Albania there is not any strong experience on application of sustainable development, LUP and WRM concepts, while the best international experience shows that public participation on LUP and WRM is a system and a technique that results to be very successful not only in use of these very valuable natural resources, but in declining of conflicts for land and water, too. To apply these techniques it is necessary a serious organization of decision taking structures, citizens education related with use and management of these resources, improvement/application of suitable legislation according to the actual country’s conditions and application as soon as possible and with quality of projects, action plans and in all levels, national, regional, communal, etc. Findings of this study have a applicable value for all interested parties, individuals, public, private institutions, but mainly to decision makers – civil society for improvement of the situation which has been created because lack of methods, systems, techniques of LUP and WRM, for a sustainable development and respecting human rights. The major result and implications is that defining methods, procedures and techniques of land use planning and water resources management creates some basis for a sustainable development, strata for human rights development.

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