Regional planning deals with the efficient placement of land use activities, infrastructure, and settlement growth across a significant area.
Regions require various land uses such as the protection of farmland, cities, industrial space, transportation hubs, infrastructure and wildlife. Regional planning is the science of efficient placement of infrastructure and zoning for the sustainable growth of a region. It can address region-wide environmental, social, and economic issues which may require a regional focus.
The key to regional planning is anticipating the needs of a community or group of communities before those needs arise. Public participation has an extremely important part to play in the success of regional planning.