A region is a unit of land having a unique character or homogeneity, based on local features of geology, relief, soil, climate, vegetation, and human way of life. The concept of region is generally linked with ‘space’ and has a spatial dimension. Economist – Generally linked with engaged in the formulation of general growth theory. Geographer – Region is an objective reality with ‘space’. The major problems, sometimes a part of a district, the whole district or the whole state, or a cluster of states are also referred to as regions.

1. Regional Planning and It’s
Application to Planning
“A region is a unit of land having a unique character or homogeneity,
based on local features of geology, relief, soil, climate, vegetation and
human way of life”
Example – The central valley of California, Indo-genetic region etc.
● The concept of region is generally linked with ‘space’ and has
spatial dimension.
● Economist – Generally linked with engaged in formulation of general
growth theory.
● Geographer – Region is an objective reality with ‘space’.
● The major problems, sometimes a part of district, or the whole
district or the whole state or cluster of state are also refered as
region.
– But this confusion can under reduced as far as region is under they can three
categories:
1. Homogeniety – They may be combination of natural, economical
and socio-cultural region.
2. Nodality – Nodal region can also be delineated into a polarization
flow, their surrounding some central urban plan.
3. Programming – It may be administrative or may be political
institution.

2. Region have following features:
● A region should have location. e.g., middle east, south east Asia,
north wast Europe etc.
● Region should have spatial extent. e.g., Thar desert, Sahara desert.
● Region should have boundaries e.g., Indo-giarmtic plane,
Himalayas, Shivalik end etc.
● Region may be either formal or functional.
● Regions are hierarchically arranged.
● Region should have transitional boundaries.
It’s Application to Planning:
1. Planning Purpose – In actual delination of region for planning
purpose, it become necessary to strike a balance between the
considerations of homogeneity, nodality and administrative
convenience.
2. Development of Plans – The proper implementation of development
plans, the region should have fairly homogeneous economic
structure, some topographical and socio-cultural homogeneity.
3. Planning of Region – The planning region than an area of large
enough to substantial changes in the distribution of employment and
population.
Types of Region
1. Physical Regions – Based on land form, climate, air mass and
ecosystem.

3. 2. Cultural Regions – Population, language, religion, political,
economic, natural resources, urban, agricultural, industrial and
mental regions etc.
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