A Regional Planning Organization is a government body that guides the development of public and private resources in a manner that ensures public safety, well being and livability. Regional planning organizations take different forms and may also include a metropolitan planning organization or may be part of a multi-state or multi-government association. A regional planning organization develops plans that coordinate planning by groups of local governments and special districts that have common social, political, economic, cultural or other similarities. Generally this process takes the form of
urban planning or one of its sub-disciplines such as
land use planning,
transportation planning, or
environmental planning
Environmental planning is the process of facilitating decision making to carry out land development with the consideration given to the natural environment, social, political, economic and governance factors and provides a holistic framework to ...
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Regional planning organizations exist in a variety of different formats. In some areas they are a part of another organizations such as a Regional Council of Governments.
Regional planning organizations are sometimes also called regional development organisations as the need for planning often includes key economic development issues.
See also
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Metropolitan planning organization
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Regional Planning Councils {{Short description, Quasi-governmental organizations designated by Florida law
Regional Planning Councils (RPCs) are quasi-governmental organizations that are designated by Florida law (''Ch. 186, Florida Statutes'') to address problems and plan
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(RPCs), a quasi-governmental body established by the state of Florida
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Regional Development Commissions (RDC), a regional government in the state of Minnesota
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Urban planning
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Regional planning
External links
National Association of Development Organizations
References
{{Land-use planning
Urban planning
Regional science