This publication is about a critical analysis of certain local situations which you can find also in other countries: the shrinking cities phenomenon. POLIS and their Italian partners, UNIFE go through a sequence of "geography, place, history and culture approaches. This publication scrutinizes a variety of issues, including established techniques and methodologies, when it comes to the reading of space and place, under specific social, economic, and political contexts. At the same time, they are opening up a spectrum of possibilities provided by all available sketches, drawings, etc., aiming at mapping and documenting regional realities and investigating the municipal potential. Top-down, centrally imposed planning schemes have long now shown their limitations and essential limited ends. The collapse of the centralized economy and planning brought new opportunities and new problems as well. Nowadays, some regions as capital cities grow fast and beyond their limits Some other cities and regions are shrinking in terms of demography, urban importance, and economy. How to deal with it in a situation like South Albania? The publication of this case is systematic, rich in a body of scholarly, scientific work that leads to a direction of articulated public spaces, functions, and infrastructures that surpass the built environment and all obvious structural connotations. It is a promising work investing in systems and collaborative networks that bind the area to policies of cohabitation and sustainable choices, allow bottom-up, grassroots approach to bloom, and secure a resilient, inclusive vision for the area than in short term low-capacity assignments. Dr. Fabrizio Aimar Polytechnic University of Torino, ITALY.