THE POTENTIALS AND THE TENDENCIES OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF KLOS MUNICIPALITY

Sustainable development is a priority of every strategic plan and of national and local policies which aim to achieve economic growth. In this context the municipality of Klos should make a complex analyze and inventory of all its natural, human and economic potentials as well of all the investments made till now and others which are planned for the future. Municipality of Klos is a new one, formed after the last Administrative and Territorial reform of Albania in 2015 and includes four administrative units: Klos; Gurrë; Suç and Xibër. Klos is a municipality which has in its administration 30 villages spread in an area of 357.5 km2, while the town of Klos is the main urban area with a surface of 114 km2. The relief of the town of Klos is mainly hilly and mountainous which sometimes are positive and supportive to the economic development and in other cases hamper it. This complex impact of the relief and other resources of the area should be treated carefully and taken in consideration by future policies and strategic plans. This paper aims to analyze most of the natural, human and economic potentials of the Municipality of Klos, focusing on its current economic development and the tendencies for the future. The main methodologies used in this paper are: collecting and analyzing data on infrastructure from different institutions for many years; field interviews and surveys; statistical data analyze and comparison, mapping etc. The results and recommendation from this paper can serve the local government to use better its resources and to have better economic development.