SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN KOSOVO

Within the framework of co-operation established between AFSOUTH and DiSAT (OPSAT) and in consideration of the significant commitment of the NATO in the Balkans, the Kosovo FORCE (Headquarters KFOR), in June 2003 invited the University of Salerno Advanced Research Team (USART) to visit Kosovo for the purpose of carrying out interdisciplinary studies and researches concerning the complex problematical social, economic and security issues of the Region. The experience gained and the planning skills acquired have consented the drawing up of an analysis, preliminary to the elaboration of a feasibility study, aimed at consolidating the process of peace and of development. The main purpose of this analysis is to provide a comprehensive picture of the Kosovo Region. The access to a wide spectrum of sources consented attention being directed towards many different factors: historical development, macroeconomic indicators, human development, institution building, peace and security enforcement, human rights and minorities situation and inter-ethnic relationships.