-WHY ‘REGIONAL’ SUSTAINABILITY?
-Sustainability should be pursued at all levels – local,
regional, national and
international – however it is believed that the regional level is the most appropriate scale at which to
pursue it. Reasons for this include:
-• Variation in land, water and vegetation is less
distinct;
-• Useful scale to plan for environmental and natural
resource management;
-• Influence of predominant industry/s within a
particular region e.g. mining, and
tourism
-• Local communities exist within and relate to a region
– it is part of their
- identity;
and lastly,
-• Many government services are delivered and
administered regionally.