Paskuqan River Project
The Tirana River is a river that crosses the northern part of Tirana, in the area called "Bregu i Lumit". It forms the northern administrative border of Tirana and divides it from Paskuqan Municipality. The Tirana River is formed by the merging of mountain streams in Zall Dajt. Its stream is clean up to the "Shkalla e Tujanit" and the village of Brar. In its upper stream, the river has a clear stream, with crystalline waters and rich water worlds. Among the species to be mentioned, is the freshwater crab, Potamon fluviatile. After the village of Brar, the Tirana River waters are largely polluted by wastewater, waste and various solid and liquid waste from both sides of the river banks.
First of all, I would like to start with these two pictures. The first one was taken 5 days ago at our site visit and the second one was taken in last year's spring. Just have a look. Nothing have changed in a positive aspect, except for the pollution that is having a wide spread day by day.
Tirana River Waters are highly polluted as it approaches Tirana due to the sewage of the sewage of Babrru, Paskuqan, the entire northern part of Tirana, Bathore and Kamza, solid and liquid wastes, as well as gravel crushing from the Tirana River Bed.
The destruction of the Tirana River ecosystem is further deepened by the discharge of solid waste into the river, narrowing and destroying the banks and the river bed, and turning the river into a simple sewerage channel.
Solid brigade shores have been exploited for various illegal constructions, which have taken all the roads to go to the river and have destroyed the river's flow. As a result of pollution, the biological diversity of the river is greatly reduced by eliminating fish, non-target species, and other aquatic organisms. The only survivors that survive in the lower stream of Tirana River are algae and rats of canals.
They don't treat that lake part as a landmark, a meeting point or any other potential it may have, but they treat it only as a waste landfill. Before working on a project in " Tirana's Lake " we must first look of a possibility of cleaning that part.
So the first important point of the project according to me will be:" The river flow rehabilitation ".
Case study: Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation
From our site visit, another problem of that site was infrastructure. The lake divides Paskuqan from Tirana not only physically but also creates a gap in other fields. It also has an impact in society in their education, discrimination, in their life activities, their houses etc. For many people that live in Tirana,
Paskuqan is a border, a limit. It has only one car road and it is an one-way road.
It is a very old bridge and it has a very small pedestrian part that makes the access even worse. But it is the only road in the area. If people want to cross from one part to another, the river now creates a physical barrier in all means. This crisis in my opinion brought this seperation in peoples mind and their lifestyle. Discrimination starts from within them and it is spread beyond that lake barrier.
From our site visit and the analysis we noticed that there is no sign of a social life, no pedestrian lake paths, no theatre, no cinema, nothing that in a cultural aspect would make their lifes better and would make them stay in that site. The only reason they choose that place for living was the wide spread informality that made it easier for them to get a land and take profit of it. So the third crisis I would thought of taking in consideration is arranging of some cultural activities that also would have impact in the economical aspect.They "have choosen" to live in a agriculture land that has a lot of space for their economical activities but instead they neglect it.
Case Study: Rehabilitation and restoration of rivers (2015)
River of Life
River Cole - Life Project
Social benefits of river restoration
Reference: River Ravensbourne at Cornmill Gardens
Case study : Following the preparation of design proposals and a full public consultation, a masterplan was developed for the whole site. The concrete walls of the river were removed and replaced with more natural re-graded banks interspersed with steps and wooden platforms to improve river bank access. A puddle –clay liner was constructed to help restore flows. Gravels were introduced into the bed of the river. These were sized to ensure that they could move in the channel with respect to the flow conditions, thus creating natural habitat features for wildlife. Marginal areas were planted with native species such as Rush (Juncus effusus) and Yellow flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) whilst a wildflower mix was sown along the banks. An overflow storage area which retains water during high flows was designed into the scheme by lowering an open space alongside the river.
To conclude, the part that we thought would be suitable for the project is the river flow throw Babrru, in the right part of the main and only bridge.
One assumption in this phase would be creating some "recreational bridges" that would offer social activities in the river and in both land sides. It would solve the crisis of passage, and the low social activities.
As for the begining these two would be the parts where the project could be implented, but that will be cosidered in another phase.
First of all, I would like to start with these two pictures. The first one was taken 5 days ago at our site visit and the second one was taken in last year's spring. Just have a look. Nothing have changed in a positive aspect, except for the pollution that is having a wide spread day by day.
The destruction of the Tirana River ecosystem is further deepened by the discharge of solid waste into the river, narrowing and destroying the banks and the river bed, and turning the river into a simple sewerage channel.
Solid brigade shores have been exploited for various illegal constructions, which have taken all the roads to go to the river and have destroyed the river's flow. As a result of pollution, the biological diversity of the river is greatly reduced by eliminating fish, non-target species, and other aquatic organisms. The only survivors that survive in the lower stream of Tirana River are algae and rats of canals.
They don't treat that lake part as a landmark, a meeting point or any other potential it may have, but they treat it only as a waste landfill. Before working on a project in " Tirana's Lake " we must first look of a possibility of cleaning that part.So the first important point of the project according to me will be:" The river flow rehabilitation ".
Case study: Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation
From our site visit, another problem of that site was infrastructure. The lake divides Paskuqan from Tirana not only physically but also creates a gap in other fields. It also has an impact in society in their education, discrimination, in their life activities, their houses etc. For many people that live in Tirana,
Paskuqan is a border, a limit. It has only one car road and it is an one-way road.
It is a very old bridge and it has a very small pedestrian part that makes the access even worse. But it is the only road in the area. If people want to cross from one part to another, the river now creates a physical barrier in all means. This crisis in my opinion brought this seperation in peoples mind and their lifestyle. Discrimination starts from within them and it is spread beyond that lake barrier.
From our site visit and the analysis we noticed that there is no sign of a social life, no pedestrian lake paths, no theatre, no cinema, nothing that in a cultural aspect would make their lifes better and would make them stay in that site. The only reason they choose that place for living was the wide spread informality that made it easier for them to get a land and take profit of it. So the third crisis I would thought of taking in consideration is arranging of some cultural activities that also would have impact in the economical aspect.They "have choosen" to live in a agriculture land that has a lot of space for their economical activities but instead they neglect it.
Case Study: Rehabilitation and restoration of rivers (2015)
River of Life
River Cole - Life Project
Social benefits of river restoration
Reference: River Ravensbourne at Cornmill Gardens
Case study : Following the preparation of design proposals and a full public consultation, a masterplan was developed for the whole site. The concrete walls of the river were removed and replaced with more natural re-graded banks interspersed with steps and wooden platforms to improve river bank access. A puddle –clay liner was constructed to help restore flows. Gravels were introduced into the bed of the river. These were sized to ensure that they could move in the channel with respect to the flow conditions, thus creating natural habitat features for wildlife. Marginal areas were planted with native species such as Rush (Juncus effusus) and Yellow flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) whilst a wildflower mix was sown along the banks. An overflow storage area which retains water during high flows was designed into the scheme by lowering an open space alongside the river.
To conclude, the part that we thought would be suitable for the project is the river flow throw Babrru, in the right part of the main and only bridge.One assumption in this phase would be creating some "recreational bridges" that would offer social activities in the river and in both land sides. It would solve the crisis of passage, and the low social activities.
As for the begining these two would be the parts where the project could be implented, but that will be cosidered in another phase.
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