-WHY? SUSTAINABILITY!
-• Variation in land, water and
vegetation is less distinct;
-• Useful
scale to plan: environmental and natural resource mgt
-• Industry
-• Local
community identity
-• Government
services that are delivered/administered regionally
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-Sustainability
should be pursued at all levels – local, regional, national and international – the
regional level is
the most appropriate scale at which to pursue it. For our purposes the COUNTY is the REGION