Editing Regional planning (section)

==Principles==
Specific interventions and solutions will depend entirely on the needs of each region in each country, but generally speaking, regional planning at the macro level will seek to:<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2020.1863920 | doi=10.1080/09654313.2020.1863920 | title=Disentangling three decades of strategic spatial planning in England through participation, project promotion and policy integration | year=2021 | last1=Ziafati Bafarasat | first1=Abbas | last2=Oliveira | first2=Eduardo | journal=European Planning Studies | volume=29 | issue=8 | pages=1375–1392 | s2cid=234437777 }}</ref>
*Resist development in [[flood plain]]s or along [[earthquake fault]]s. These areas may be utilised as parks, or unimproved farmland.
*Designate transportation corridors using [[Spoke-hub distribution paradigm|hubs and spokes]] and considering major new infrastructure
*Some thought into the various 'role's settlements in the region may play, for example some may be administrative, with others based upon manufacturing or transport.
*Consider designating essential nuisance land uses locations, including waste disposal.
*Designate [[Green belt]] land or similar to resist settlement amalgamation and protect the environment.
*Set regional level 'policy' and zoning which encourages a mix of housing values and communities.
*Consider building codes, [[zoning]] laws and policies that encourage the best use of the land.
*Allocation of land.