Self-Sufficient Cities and Sustainable Habitats: Perspectives and Case Studies
暫譯: 自給自足的城市與可持續棲息地：觀點與案例研究

Fabio Naselli is an architect with a PhD in Urban Planning and Design and serves as Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture, Epoka University (Tirana, Albania). He completed post-doctoral research at the University of Palermo and was Assistant Professor in Urban Planning and Design at Kore University of Enna. Fabio has lectured at Helwan, Mansoura, Delta and Alexandria universities in Egypt and at Palermo, G. Marconi, Federico II and Foggia in Italy. He has authored numerous international peer-reviewed publications, acted as senior researcher on several EU-funded projects and works as a senior consultant in urban planning for both public bodies and private firms. Scientific interests are co-planning and participatory urban co-design, open spaces co-design, rural and marginal areas development, and integrated relational tourism.

Edmond Manahasa is an Associate Professor at the department of architecture at Epoka University, Albania. His research is focused on the themes of built environment psychology, urban identity, post-socialist urban developments, and housing typologies. He has conducted studies on the historical architecture in Albania and Kosovo. He is co-editor of books: Current Challenges in Architecture and Urbanism in Albania; COVID-19 (Forced) Innovations: Pandemic Impacts on Architecture and Urbanism; and Placemaking in Practice Volume 2: Engagement in Placemaking: Methods, Strategies, Approaches.

Egin Zeka [PhD] is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Architecture and the director of Center of research and Design in Applied Sciences [CoRDA] at Epoka University, Albania. He teaches courses of "Urban Design" and "Advanced Design Studios". Furthermore, he does research with master students in the field of urbanism. Zeka received his bachelor's degree in urban and Regional Planning [2009], Master degree in Urban Design [2012], and PhD degree in Urban and Regional Planning [2020] at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. His research interests are in urban morphology, vernacular urbanism, bottom-up urbanism, children friendly cities, rural planning. He has won internation prizes of the Projects: `DURANA, International Urban Design Competition, 2nd prize (teamwork), 2014; National Design Competition: "Tourism into Tradition, B&B project, 1st Prize, La Biennale di Venezia, part of the team representing Albanian pavilion in Biennale Architectura [2018]; Team leader in "100+ Villages Academy".

Kreshnik Merxhani is an architect, lecturer, and researcher specializing in heritage conservation and restoration. He teaches Architectural Design, Restoration and Conservation Studio, and Freehand Drawing at Epoka University, where he also supervises research on architectural heritage. Architect M.Sc. graduate of the Polytechnic University of Tirana, Merxhani has led and co-authored numerous restoration projects in Albania's historic centers, including his tenure as Head of the Technical Sector at the Regional Directorate of National Culture in Gjirokastër. His work with the Gjirokastra Foundation was shortlisted for the Aga Khan Award (2010), presented at the Venice Biennale (2012), and recognized with the Europa Nostra Award (2021). With Cultural Heritage without Borders, he co-directed initiatives awarded the Europa Nostra Prize (2014). He has presented at international conferences across Europe and published on traditional architecture, heritage documentation, and conservation theory. Actively engaged in heritage advocacy, Merxhani has contributed expert interventions at UNESCO's World Heritage Committee and co-nominated sites to Europa Nostra's 7 Most Endangered programme, including the Historic Centre of Gjirokastër (2018) and the National Theatre of Albania (2020). His professional and academic work integrates conservation practice, multidisciplinary research, and heritage law to safeguard Albania's cultural legacy.

Fabio Naselli 是一位擁有城市規劃與設計博士學位的建築師，現任阿爾巴尼亞提拉納的 Epoka 大學建築系副教授。他在巴勒莫大學完成了博士後研究，並曾擔任恩納大學的城市規劃與設計助理教授。Fabio 曾在埃及的赫爾萬、曼蘇拉、三角洲和亞歷山大大學，以及意大利的巴勒莫、G. Marconi、費德里科二世和福賈大學授課。他發表了多篇國際同行評審的論文，擔任多個歐盟資助項目的高級研究員，並在公共機構和私營公司擔任城市規劃的高級顧問。他的科學興趣包括共同規劃和參與式城市共同設計、開放空間共同設計、農村和邊緣地區發展，以及綜合關係旅遊。

Edmond Manahasa 是阿爾巴尼亞 Epoka 大學建築系的副教授。他的研究專注於建成環境心理學、城市身份、後社會主義城市發展和住房類型等主題。他曾對阿爾巴尼亞和科索沃的歷史建築進行研究。他是以下書籍的共同編輯：《阿爾巴尼亞建築與城市主義的當前挑戰》；《COVID-19（強迫）創新：疫情對建築和城市主義的影響》；以及《實踐中的地方營造第二卷：地方營造中的參與：方法、策略、途徑》。

Egin Zeka [博士] 是阿爾巴尼亞 Epoka 大學建築系的講師和研究員，並擔任應用科學研究與設計中心 [CoRDA] 的主任。他教授「城市設計」和「高級設計工作室」的課程。此外，他還與碩士生在城市主義領域進行研究。Zeka 在土耳其伊斯坦堡科技大學獲得城市與區域規劃學士學位 [2009]、城市設計碩士學位 [2012] 和城市與區域規劃博士學位 [2020]。他的研究興趣包括城市形態學、地方城市主義、自下而上的城市主義、兒童友好城市和農村規劃。他在以下項目中獲得國際獎項：`DURANA，國際城市設計競賽，第二名（團隊合作），2014；全國設計競賽：'傳統中的旅遊，B&B 項目，第一名，威尼斯雙年展，作為代表阿爾巴尼亞館的團隊成員 [2018]；'100+ 村莊學院'的團隊領導。

Kreshnik Merxhani 是一位專注於遺產保護和修復的建築師、講師和研究員。他在 Epoka 大學教授建築設計、修復與保護工作室和自由手繪，並監督有關建築遺產的研究。Merxhani 是提拉納理工大學的建築碩士畢業生，曾主導和共同撰寫多個阿爾巴尼亞歷史中心的修復項目，包括他在吉羅卡斯特國家文化區域局技術部門負責人的任期。他與吉羅卡斯特基金會的合作作品入圍阿迦汗獎（2010），在威尼斯雙年展上展示（2012），並獲得歐洲古蹟獎（2021）。他與無國界文化遺產組織共同指導的倡議獲得歐洲古蹟獎（2014）。他在歐洲的國際會議上發表演講，並在傳統建築、遺產文獻和保護理論方面發表文章。Merxhani 積極參與遺產倡導，為聯合國教科文組織的世界遺產委員會提供專家意見，並共同提名吉羅卡斯特歷史中心（2018）和阿爾巴尼亞國家劇院（2020）等地點參加歐洲古蹟的七大最瀕危項目。他的專業和學術工作整合了保護實踐、多學科研究和遺產法，以保護阿爾巴尼亞的文化遺產。