“Vision Making” in cross-boarder regions dominated by natural assets.

This article examines conceptual and procedural frameworks for ecologically oriented vision-making in cross-border territories characterised by strong natural assets and infrastructural fragility. The discussion draws on interdisciplinary references (environmental philosophy, economic geography, and planning) and on a field-based research process initiated through an exploratory journey (November 2023) combining data collection, visual documentation, and interviews with institutional actors and local experts. The paper argues for a shift away from growth-oriented planning paradigms towards evolutionary and cooperative approaches, in which transformative capacity relies primarily on endogenous resources and co-evolutionary relations between communities and territory rather than on exogenous economic boosters. The contribution alternates between a conceptual reconstruction of vision-making and its relationship to planning theory, and a set of operational notes and methodological protocols, framed as a transition from a “project paradigm” to a care-oriented process. delli Ponti, A. and Farinella, R. (2025) ‘“Vision Making” in cross-boarder regions dominated by natural assets’, in Aliaj, B. and Dhamo, S. (eds.) Intersecting Landscapes. Finding New Spatial Visions for the Cross-Border Region of Prespa Lakes and the case of Pustec Municipality – Albania (OMB Vol. 10 Issue 1 & 2 / 2025). Tirana: POLIS press, pp. 32–41. https://doi.org/10.37199/o41010102.