Dritan Shutina
2023-03-27 22:59Dritan Shutina
Ph.D.
DRITAN SHUTINA
Departament:
Applied Research
Contact:
dritan_shutina@co-plan.org
ACADEMIC PROFILE
Dritan SHUTINA PhD is an academic with experience in the subject of Strategic Planning and Project Cycle Management. He is one of the founders of Polis University. He graduated in Civil Engineering and continued his postgraduate studies in Public Policy, Land and Building Evaluation, Urban and City Development, both in European and American institutions. He also completed doctoral studies in the field of architecture and urban planning. Institutional and governance expert, with over 20 years of experience in governance issues, strategic planning, participatory processes and regional development. Extensive experience as a Regional Development and Governance Expert in projects such as the Regional Development Program and Integrated Support for Decentralization. It has collaborated with many programs/projects funded by donors (both in Albania and in the region) including the EU, the World Bank, the Austrian Development Agency, the Swiss Development Cooperation, USAID, the Dutch Government, etc. He has been the Executive Director of Co-PLAN, the Institute for Habitat Development, since 2005, which he co-funded in 1995.
PUBLICATIONS
Shutina, D. and Toto, R. (2017), Decomposing Territorial Governance in Albania – A Political Decision or an Intuitive Approach, Tirana, Albania
Niented, P. and Shutina, D. (2017), The High Performance Workplace in Albania – Journal of Human Resource Management
Shutina, D. etc. 2016, “Territory Development Strategy of Kuçovo Municipality”, ISBN 978-9928-200-53-2, “Territory Development Strategy of Elbasan Municipality”, ISBN978-9928-200-54-9, “Development Strategy for Territory of Fier Municipality”, ISBN 978-9928-200-51-8, “Development Strategy for the Territory of Lushnje Municipality”, ISBN 978-9928-200-56-3, “Development Strategy for the Territory of Berat Municipality”, ISBN 978-9928-200-55-6, PLGP/USAID and Co-PLAN, Tirana, Albania.
Shutina, D., Toto, R. and Toska, M. (2016) “Towards Regional Development Programming – Regional Disparity Analysis”, SDC, Tirana, Albania.
Haub, O., Gjika, A., Mihali, A., Dyca, B., Shutina, D., Sub-regional Development Scenarios in Shkodra District, For the Implementation and Monitoring of the Concept of Regional Development Shkodra District Council, Co- PLAN and the Shkodër District Council with the support of the Austrian and Swiss Development Agencies, Tirana, 2015.
Haub, O., Gjika, A., Mihali, A., Dyca, B., Shutina, D., Scenarios of Subregional Development in Lezha District, For the Implementation and Monitoring of the Concept of Regional Development Lezha District Council, Co- PLAN and the Lezha District Council with the support of the Austrian and Swiss Development Agencies, Tirana, 2015
Shutina, D., Metropolitan Government in Albania. The case for Tirana – A theoretical debate or an absolute necessity. In Aliaj. B, and Rossi, L. (eds.), Albania’s New Sustainable Image, Branding the Tirana-Rinas Corridor (pp. 74-80). POLIS University, Albania and Ferrara University, Italy, 2015.
Shutina, D., Dhrami, K., Urban Development in Albania and its effects on agricultural land, POLIS University, Tirana 2014
Toto, R., Shutina, D., Gjika, A. and Aliaj, B., Regionalization of Albania – Territorial, Administrative and Governance Reform for Albania at regional level, Co-PLAN and POLIS University, with the support of Austrian and Swiss Agencies for Development, Tirana, 2014
Toto, R., Shutina, D., Gjika, A. and Aliaj, B., Regionalization of Albania – Territorial, Administrative and Governance Reform for Albania at regional level, Co-PLAN and POLIS University, with the support of Austrian and Swiss Agencies for Development, Tirana, 2014.
Toto, R. Shutina, D et. al., Planning and Development of the Territory in Albania, TOOLS, Co-PLAN, within the USAID Project for Local Planning and Governance, Tirana, 2015
Co-editor and author of “Policy Followers or Policy Makers II.
Co-author of “The Revival of Town Squares in Balkan Cities” – Contribution to cultural and civic participation policies for livable town squares and public spaces.
Co-author of “Local Waste Management Planning”
Co-author and technical director for the preparation of the “Technical Manual for Territorial Planning and Land Management for Policymakers, Professionals and Developers” and “Citizen’s Guide to Territorial Planning and Land Development”, 2011-2012
Co-author with Anila Gjika, “Local Challenges – Urban Development and Housing in Albania”, published in the A+P Forum, 2011
Author of the editorial, “Urban Planning Alibi or Necessity?!”, published in the A+P Forum, 2009
Co-editor and author “Policy Followers or Policy Makers” – Urban and Environmental Management Alternatives in Albania”. 12 documents/policy briefs that provide the latest information on governance and development in Albania and represent a collection of policy writing made by Co-PLAN within 2007 – 2010
Co-author “Planning between vacuum and energy” (Co-PLAN, 2009)
