Regional development is the provision of aid and other assistance to regions which are less economic development economically developed . Regional development may be domestic or international in nature. The implications and scope of regional development may therefore vary in accordance with the definition of a region, and how the region and its boundaries are perceived internally and externally. Research Projects DEMOLOGOS URSPIC See also Development aid International development Regional science Regional development agency UK The Globalized City Aid Regional Development organizations http ec.europa.eu regional policy index en.htm European Inforegio Commission s Regional Policy Information http www.uncrd.or.jp UNCRD United Nations Centre for Regional Development http www.oecd.org regional OECD OECD Regional Competitiveness and Governance Division Category International development Category Regional geography Category Regions pt Desenvolvimento regional ... more details
Regional police are a multijuridictional police forces which cover duly recognized geopolitical regions. Canada Cover regional municipality regional municipalities in the provinces of Alberta , British Columbia , Nova Scotia , Ontario , and Quebec . Durham Regional Police Halifax Regional Police Halton Regional Police Service Lethbridge Regional Police Service Niagara Regional Police Ottawa Police Service Peel Regional Police Rothesay Regional Police Force Waterloo Regional Police Service York Regional Police Italy Empty section date January 2011 United States Pennsylvania Through the formation of a police district under the control of a Police Commission, some municipalities in Pennsylvania have found that improved and more professional police services could be obtained through inter governmental cooperation. Having one police department covering two or more neighboring communities, rather than separate police departments, allows each municipality to enjoy the benefits of a larger department, such as specialized units and a professional staff. Berks Lehigh Regional Police Northern York County Regional Police Southwestern York County Regional Police York Area Regional Police Northeastern York County Regional Police Eastern Pike County Regional Police Southern York Regional Police Pennridge Regional Police Eastern Adams County Regional Police Westtown East Goshen Regional Police Stroud Area Regional Police Mifflin County Regional Police Colonial Regional Police Brandywine Regional Police Upper Perk Police District Pocono Mountain Regional Police Colebrookdale District Police West Hills Regional Police Northern Berks Regional Police Central Berks Regional Police West Shore Regional Police DEFAULTSORT Regional Police Category Municipal police departments of Pennsylvania Category Specialist police departments of Pennsylvania ... more details
Southern Regional can refer to the following things Southern Regional Education Board , a nonprofit education association based in Atlanta, Georgia Southern Regional College , a college in Northern Ireland Southern Regional Council , a civil rights organization located in Atlanta, Georgia Southern Regional School District , a school district located in Manahawkin, New Jersey Southern Regional High School , a high school located in the aforementioned district Southern Regional Testing Agency , and examination agency for dentistry in the United States disambig ... more details
Regional assembly can refer to ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly , Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines, see Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Politics Assembleia Legislativa Legislative Assemblies, or Parliaments of the two Autonomous regions of Portugal the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores Azores and Madeira Conseil r gional Regional Council, or Assembly , see Regional councils of France Eastern Rumelian Regional Assembly or Parliament , of the autonomous Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia in modern Bulgaria the Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum now occupies the building Regional Assemblies in England Regional Assemblies in Ireland Regional assemblies of ancient Macedon, see Macedon Regional districts Merides Regional Assemblies of Eritrea Regional Assemblies of Ethiopia , of the 9 ethnically based administrative Regions of Ethiopia Regional Assemblies of the Regierungsbezirk of Germany Regional Assembly of Parliamentarians of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States , to be created on 1 July 2007 by the Economic Union Treaty Regional Assembly of Pr ncipe , since autonomy was granted within S o Tom and Pr ncipe in 1994 South Tyrol Regional Assembly , Italy Southern Regional Assembly in Sudan, created by the Addis Ababa Agreement 1972 , see History of Sudan Nimeiri Era, 1969 1985 See also Cornish Assembly Regional Assemblies Preparations Act 2003 , England Regional Planning Councils , Florida, United States Assembly disambiguation Other types of deliberative assembly House of Assembly Legislative Assembly National Assembly Thing assembly Disambig ... more details
Regional Council or regional council may refer to the following Regional Council Cameroon Regional Council, Hong Kong Regional council Israel Regional Council Italy the Parliament of a Regione of Italy Regions of New Zealand Regional councils in New Zealand Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996 Regions and islands areas Regional councils in Scotland were units of local government in Scotland, abolished in 1996 A type of Local Government Areas in Australia local government area in New South Wales Conseil r gional the elected assembly of a r gion of France disambig es Consejo regional fr Conseil r gional it Consiglio regionale disambigua ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Regional park is a term used for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreational use or other reason, and under the administration of a form of local government . Definition A Regional park can be a special park district covering a region crossing several jurisdiction boundaries, or a park system of a single jurisdiction, such as a province, county, or city. Regional parks by country Canada Saskatchewan There are 101 regional parks in Saskatchewan. All parks are operated by volunteer boards. Italy Regional parks in Italy are administered by each Regions of Italy region in Italy , a government unit like a U.S. state. New Zealand Main Regional parks of New Zealand In New Zealand regional parks are administered by Regions of New Zealand regional councils rather than the New Zealand Department of Conservation Department of Conservation or territorial authority territorial authorities . United States See also Category Regional parks in California Regional parks in California Definitions In the United States a regional park is sometimes referred to as a Metropolitan Park Metropark or as an Open space reserve Open ... agencies. Regional parks are can be administered by a regional park board, a US state state , county ... Five Rivers Metroparks are also in the state. Other examples of large regional park systems are the Huron ... The East Bay Regional Park District and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District have extensive ... Regional parks See also Regional natural parks of France List of regional parks of Italy List of regional parks of Lithuania List of Sonoma County Regional Parks facilities List of county and regional parks in Minnesota Category Regional parks in California Regional parks in California Urban park Nature reserve Open space reserve DEFAULTSORT Regional Park Category Regional parks Category Parks Regional Category Nature reserves Regional Category Urban studies and planning terminology Category ... more details
Regional theatre may refer to Community theatre Regional theater in the United States Regional Theatre the Revolutionary Stage Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. disambig ... more details
Regional heritage consists of the natural and cultural environments and associated intangible cultural heritage that is perceived to be of importance in a region. The word regional heritage is a parallel to the word world heritage but does not refer to a specific object, but rather sets of sites, buildings and landscapes perceived to be valuable. Regional heritage are not formally appointed. Instead, it is subject to constant evaluation and discussion, and appears more or less clearly in the consensus among local, regional and national stakeholders. Regional heritage is physical environments, as perceived by humans. And in addition, its history, stories, customs and the genius loci that are constantly recreated and is transferred from generation to generation, creating a sense of identity and continuity. See also World heritage Cultural heritage Natural heritage Intangible cultural heritage Category Cultural heritage sv Regionarv no Regionarv da Regionarv ... more details
A regional bank is a depository institution , i.e. a bank, savings and loan , or credit union , which is larger than a Community banks community bank , which operates below the state level, but smaller than a money center bank , which operates either nationally or internationally. A regional bank is one that operates in one region of a country, such as a state or within a group of states. The definition of what constitutes a regional bank is not precise. They generally provide, with some limitations, the same services as larger banks, such as deposits loans , leases , mortgages , and credit cards automatic teller machine ATM networks security finance securities brokerage investment banking insurance sales and mutual funds and pension funds management. ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Regional Bank work publisher InvestorGlossary.com date url http www.investorglossary.com regional bank.htm format doi accessdate 3 November 2011 ref The term is often used in stock trading, when referring to investing in different bank types, usually referred to as regional bank ETF s exchange traded fund s . ref name Seeking cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Top Regional Bank Picks By Legendary Fund Managers work publisher SeekingAlpha.com date 11 October 2011 url http seekingalpha.com article 300377 top regional bank picks by legendary fund managers format doi accessdate 3 November 2011 ref ref name Spence cite web last John first Spence authorlink coauthors title Regional bank ETFs sidestep recent financial sector carnage work publisher MarketWatch.com date 24 January 2010 url http www.marketwatch.com story regional bank etfs stand tall in financial sector 2010 01 24 format doi accessdate 3 November 2011 ref List of regional banks expand section date October 2011 East West Bank East West Bancorp References reflist External links http www.forbes.com 2001 09 19 0914sf.html Stock Focus Regional Banks Use dmy dates date September 2010 Category Financial services ... more details
Refimprove date February 2010 A regional language is a language spoken in an area of a nation state , whether ... wider area. Internationally, for the purposes of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages , regional or minority languages means languages that are traditionally used within a given ... of speakers There are many cases when a regional language can claim greater numbers of speakers ... language Catalan a regional language of Spain and France , albeit the national language of Andorra ... Cantonese , a regional language of Guangdong , Hong Kong and nearby areas in China with more than 60 ... and Singapore . Relationship with official languages In some cases, a regional language may ... , regional languages of the Netherlands and Germany, belong to the Germanic languages Germanic family. The Gutnish language , a regional language spoken in Gotland and related to the Swedish language. Han Chinese Regional languages of Han Chinese , belong to the same family of Chinese languages as Mandarin language Mandarin . Some regional languages of minority groups such as Tibetan language Tibetan have regional official status. Wu Chinese Wu , in Shanghai , southern Jiangsu , Zhejiang and eastern ... Gan , in Jiangxi . Kashubian language Kashubian , a regional language of Poland . Limburgish , a regional language in Germany , the Netherlands and Belgium, has around one million speakers and is closely ... referred to as Low Saxon , an officially recognized regional language in Germany and the Netherlands ... of Slovene language Slovene , is used as a regional language in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia . Scots language Scots , a regional language of Scotland and Ireland , belongs to the same family of West Germanic languages as English language English . Silesian language Silesian , a regional language ... . There exists also Germanic version Lower Silesian language . Languages of Spain Regional languages ... linguistic group Astur Leonese languages . Romansch language Romansch , a regional Romance language ... more details
Cleanup reason Explained on the talk page date March 2010 Unreferenced date April 2009 Regional anaesthesia or regional anesthesia is anesthesia anaesthesia affecting only a large part of the body, such as a limb or the lower half of the body. Regional anaesthetic techniques can be divided into central ... plexus block s, and single nerve blocks. Regional anaesthesia may be performed as a single ..., e.g. CPNB continuous peripheral nerve block . Regional anaesthesia can be provided by injecting local .... This is called intravenous regional techniques Intravenous regional anesthesia Bier block . This differs ... term which encompasses a great variety of local and regional anaesthetic techniques... Indications and applications Regional anaesthesia may provide anaesthesia absence of feeling, including ... block s exist for shoulder and arm procedures. Methods similar to routine regional anaesthetic techniques ... spinal epidurals provide effective pain relief. Regional anaesthesia is now more common than general ... between simple local anaesthetic infiltration and major regional blocks, such as the central neuraxial ... peripheral nerves such as the femoral nerve and sciatic nerve are also sometimes viewed as regional ... to be sutured, or a skin lesion to be excised, regional anaesthesia may involve large doses of local ... and cardiac arrest and for a syndrome similar to spinal shock . Most regional anaesthetic ... become necessary even when a procedure was initially planned to be conducted under a regional technique. For these reasons, regional anaesthesia is only ever conducted in an environment that is fully ... VSpine VSpine content VSpine ultraSoundGuided lumbar.html VIRTUAL Spine Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia ... of Regional Anaesthesia was created to educate and provides a forum for the discussion of new innovations in the field, and has made great strides in encouraging specialization and research in regional ... of pain. http www2.kenes.com esra ESRA The European Society for Regional Anaesthesia Congress Category ... more details
Regional policy in the European Union main European Union Regional policy Although the European Union is one of the richest parts of the world, there are large internal disparities of income and opportunity between its regions. The May 2004 Enlargement of the European Union Enlargement , followed by accession of Bulgaria and Romania in January 2007 has widened these gaps. Regional policy transfers resources from richer to poorer regions. The argument for regional policy is that it is both an instrument of financial solidarity and a powerful force for economic integration. Regional policy in Italy The major Italian experience of regional policy is the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno , set up in the mid 1950s to foster economic development in southern Italy . Originally intended to last for six months, it survived well into the 1994. New roads, irrigation projects and developments in infrastructure were built in an area where local communities who had suffered seriously from poverty, de population and high levels of emigration. Tourism projects attempted to exploit Calabria s beaches. Regional Policy in the United Kingdom UK regional policy was born during the economic depression of the 1930s, when heavy industries in the north were devastated. Assisted Areas were established, within which companies could acquire grants or capital allowances known as Regional Selective Assistance in return ... the 1980s Margaret Thatcher Thatcher government that regional policy was significantly rolled ... the EU regional policy framework, with its strong injunctions against unfair competition generally meaning state aid . The post 1997 Labour Party UK Labour administration reorganised regional policy, with RSA replaced by Selective Finance for Investment in England Scotland. Regional policy in the United ... Region Regional development External links http europa.eu pol reg index en.htm Regional Policy ... regional policy and the role of the regions European NAvigator Category Regional economics Category ... more details
No footnotes date July 2010 Regional planning deals with the efficient placement of land use activities, infrastructure, and settlement growth across a larger area of land than an individual city or town. The related field of urban planning deals with the specific issues of city planning. Both concepts are encapsulated in spatial planning using a eurocentric definition. Nomenclature Although the term Regional planning is nearly universal in English speaking countries the areas covered and specific administrative set ups vary widely. In North America , regional planning may encompass more than one ... regional planning is likely to cover a much larger area than the Regional Assemblies of England Regional Assemblies of England, but both are equally regional in nature. Overview Regions require ... hubs and infrastructure, military bases, and wilderness. Regional planning is the science of efficient ... for regional planning such as new urbanist Peter Calthorpe , promote the approach because it can address region wide environmental, social, and economic issues which may necessarily require a regional ... to include a network of settlements and character areas. In most European countries, regional ... of each region in each country, but generally speaking, regional planning at the macro level will seek ... the environment. Set regional level policy and zoning which encourages a mix of housing values and communities ... Metropolitan planning organization Principles of Intelligent Urbanism Regional Assemblies Regional ... reading Jonathan Barnett, Planning for a New Century The Regional Agenda, ISBN 1 55963 806 0 http ... Calthorpe & William Fulton, The Regional City Planning for the End of Sprawl, ISBN 1 55963 784 6 External links http www.narc.org US National Association of Regional Councils http www.institute.redlands.edu ... ca Planificaci regional da Regional planl gning de Regionalplanung et Regionaalplaneerimine hr Regionalno planiranje it Pianificazione territoriale ja no Samfunnsplanlegging pt Planejamento regional ... more details
Infobox Airline airline Lufthansa Regional logo Lufthansa Logo.svg logo size 252 fleet size 150 destinations 80 IATA ICAO callsign parent Deutsche Lufthansa AG company slogan founded headquarters key people hubs Frankfurt Airport br Munich Airport br D sseldorf International Airport br Hamburg Airport ... lufthansa regional Official website Image Contact Air AT42 D BPPP 20060424 STR.jpg thumb Contact Air ATR 42 Image Lufthansa Regional CRJ 100 LR D ACLJ .jpg thumb right CityLine CRJ 100 Image lufthansa bombardier crj 200 d acrf arp.jpg thumb right Eurowings CRJ 200 Image lufthansa regional rj85 d avrn lands arp.jpg thumb right CityLine BAe 146 Avro RJ85 landing Image lufthansa regional bae146 ... , England . Lufthansa Regional is the regional airline alliance of the largest Germany German airline ... available seats per week. Partners Flights under the Lufthansa Regional banner are operated by five ... 195s ordered in June 2007 for Lufthansa Regional Airlines. Lufthansa CityLine The Lufthansa CityLine ... set&airline CL&al op 1 ref 6 BAe 146 Avro RJ85 20 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet Bombardier CRJ 700ER 12 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet Bombardier CRJ 900 9 Embraer E Jets Embraer 190 10 Embraer ... EW&al op 1 ref 1 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet Bombardier CRJ 200LR 23 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet Bombardier CRJ 900 In December 2011, the Eurowings average fleet age was 1.7 years. ref ... de html ueber uns allianzen lufthansa regional Lufthansa Regional Aviation lists Airlines of Germany Category Airlines of Germany Category Lufthansa ar de Lufthansa Regional es Lufthansa Regional fr Lufthansa Regional ko it Lufthansa Regional he mk Lufthansa Regional nl Lufthansa Regional no Lufthansa Regional pl Lufthansa Regional pt Lufthansa Regional ru Lufthansa Regional sr fi Lufthansa Regional sv Lufthansa Regional vi Lufthansa Regional zh ... more details
Infobox airline airline BMI Regional logo BmiRegional Logo.png logo size 200 fleet size 19 destinations ... bmi en gb about us about bmi bmi regional.aspx www.flybmi.com British Midland Regional Limited trading as bmi regional is a United Kingdom British regional airline that operates scheduled passenger ... General Conditions of Carriage . British Midland. Retrieved on 28 December 2011. British Midland Regional ... gb aboutbmi presscentre pressreleases.aspx?year 2005&rid 829 bmi regional to add Aberdeen Amsterdam ... . 20 December 2005. Retrieved on 28 December 2011. ref BMI Regional is currently a wholly ... of BMI Regional, Aberdeen Airport The airline was established in 1987 as Business Air and started operations in August 1987. In 2001 it changed its name to BMI Regional. The airline was previously ... which also affected BMI Regional operations. A suspension of loss making routes and capacity adjustments within the group resulted in BMI Regional having a surplus of three Embraer aircraft in 2010, and the company ... and bmi regional operations ref In March 2011 BMI Regional was awarded as the most punctual scheduled .... ref http www.flightontime.info Flight on Time Punctuality Statistics ref Destinations main BMI Regional destinations The airline operates services for bmi using the regional name hence the airline s name bmi Regional . BMI Regional also operates services on behalf of Brussels Airlines on their routes ... ref Fleet File bmi embraer erj145 g rjxd arp.jpg thumb right A BMI Regional Embraer ERJ 145 ERJ 145 landing at London Heathrow Airport , England in 2007 The BMI Regional fleet includes the following aircraft at February 2011 center class wikitable BMI Regional fleet Aircraft Total Passengers Remarks ... links Portalbox Scotland Companies Aviation commons category BMI Regional Official website http ... Regional Planespotters.net fleet information Navboxes list Navbox Airlines of Scotland Navbox Airlines ... Bmi regional es BMI Regional ko Bmi id BMI Regional nl BMI Regional pl BMI Regional simple BMI Regional ... more details
unreferenced date November 2008 Regional diplomacy refers to the conduct of relations between Sovereign state states that belong to an identifiable geographic region . Regional diplomacy RD has become a strong force in international relations . Globalization and interdependence have made all states aware, that neighborhood cooperation works to mutual benefit. Small countries see the benefit of numbers, for economic and political advantage. Many regions attempt to emulate successful exemplars, such as the EU , and ASEAN , with varying degrees of success. Overview Regional diplomacy is a form of multilateral diplomacy that is practiced within a closed circle of neighboring states. The term region used in international affairs is a geography based political construct in that a priory reason exists to determine the contours of a region, and the way a region is defined depends on those that run a particular regional organization. Regional diplomacy is of special interest today because in many parts of the world, regional organizations are on the rise, driven by an urge to pursue stronger economic links, and to use this to improve mutual political understanding, and gain in mutual security. The European Union EU , now consisting of 27 member states, is the world s most advanced practitioner of regional diplomacy, and a role model in most parts of the world. See also Cultural diplomacy Diplomacy Economic diplomacy Category Types of diplomacy ... more details
About a music radio format a per region overview of Music of Mexico music in Mexico Regional styles of Mexican music Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio , typically defined to include banda music Banda , Ranchera , Mariachi and Norte a . ref name univ http www.univision.net corp en urg.jsp Our Story, Our Content from the Univision Radio website ref It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic and Latino Americans Hispanic American s in the United States. ref http www.accessatlanta.com event content music stories 2006 11 28 1129lvspanish.html 105.3 FM changed to Regional Mexican , a November 2006 article from the website of the Atlanta Journal Constitution ref The large number of immigrants from Northern Mexico can lead to an emphasis upon Norte a on Regional Mexican radio stations ref name univ , though markets with larger Hispanic audiences can have multiple Regional Mexican stations, with variations in which region from which the music is taken. ref http www.dfwradioarchives.com 2004.htm DFW Radio Archives 2004 A Cat Arrives, a Bird Flies from dfwradioarchives.com, a website covering Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex Dallas Fort Worth radio history ref Related formats Univision Radio owns Regional Mexican stations it also has stations with other formats targeting a Hispanic audience, including Rom ntica and Balada combining Rom ntica and Balada genre Balada , International Pop Hits, Top 40, Tejano music Tejano , and Tropical radio format Tropical featuring genres such as Salsa music Salsa , Merengue music Merengue , Cumbia and Reggaeton . ref name univ Festival RegiMex is a festival that will be launched in 2012 to celebrate the Regional Mexican Music genre of music. References Reflist External links http www.radioandrecords.com Formats Charts Reg Mex Chart.asp Regional Mexican Airplay Charts from Radio & Records and based on airplay from the Regional Mexican Airplay panel Category Radio formats Category Regional Mexican radio stations Category Mexican ... more details
Economics sidebar Regional science is a field of the social science s concerned with analytical approaches to problems that are specifically Urban area urban , rural , or regional. Topics in regional science ... analysis , environmental and ecology ecological analysis, resource management , urban and regional ..., any social science analysis that has a spatial dimension is embraced by regional scientists. Origins Regional science was founded in the late 1940s when some economists began to become dissatisfied with the low level of regional economics economic analysis and felt an urge to upgrade it. But even in this early era, the founders of regional science expected to catch the interest of people from a wide variety of disciplines. Regional science s formal roots date to the aggressive campaigns by Walter ..., the Regional Science Association was founded in 1954, when the core group of scholars and practitioners ... meetings of the American Economics Association. ref Isard, Walter. 1975. Introduction to Regional ... join the club. ref Isard, Walter. 1975. Introduction to Regional Science. New York Prentice Hall, p. 6. ref Now called the Regional Science Association International, it maintains subnational ... Topically speaking, regional science took off in the wake of Walter Christaller s book Die Zentralen ... of Regional Analysis , published in 1960, only sealed his position as the father of the field. As is typically ... is identified by its journals, then technically regional science began in 1955 with the publication of the first volume of the Papers and Proceedings, Regional Science Association now Papers in Regional Science published by Springer Verlag . In 1958, the Journal of Regional Science followed ... Section with the Regional Studies Association . The latter is a separate and growing organisation ... studies assoc.ac.uk Regional Studies Association Home . Regional studies assoc.ac.uk. Retrieved on 2011 ... departments and several university wide programs in regional science. At Walter Isard s suggestion ... more details
Politics of the United Kingdom In England , regional ministers were appointed from 2007 on a part time ... their links with central government. ref name gos http www.gos.gov.uk ournetwork 675481 Regional ... 2010 if Regional Ministers had been scrapped. He said that the process of completing appointments to the Government ... Standard, 4 June 2010 ref No formal announcements were made in relation to regional ministers ... present coalition government . Background Regional ministers in England were first appointed by the incoming ... as regional champions within government, and to represent the government in parliamentary debates and other forums on regional issues. ref name planning http www.planningresource.co.uk news 667927 ... brown adopts regional ministers plan advocated by nlgn as part of wider constitutional reform Gordon Brown adopts Regional Ministers plan advocated by NLGN for constitutional reform , NLGN, 29 June 2007 . Accessed 27 February 2010 ref Establishing regional ministerial posts was proposed by the NLGN if devolution from Whitehall to regional and local leadership is regarded as too big a step straight away . ref http www.nlgn.org.uk public 2007 nlgn sets out new thinking on the future of regional governance NLGN sets out new thinking on the future of regional governance , NLGN, 5 March 2007 ... holders to represent and act for Government as policy leaders in each of the English regional might provide a greater degree of focus for regional policy, encourage a more integrated approach across Whitehall, and offer superior opportunities for scrutiny and cross examination of regional decisions ... by voters in the North East of England of a proposed elected Regional Assemblies in England regional ... Paper , published in July 2007, provided the following objectives for regional ministers ref name ... for Business, Innovation and Skills BIS on the approval of regional strategies and appointment of Regional Development Agency RDA chairs and boards to represent regional interests in the formulation ... more details
In political geography, a regional state is a Sovereign state state more centralized than a federation , but less centralized than an unitary state . Regional states include federations in which power has become more centralized, and unitary states in which some power has been Devolution devolved to regional governments. This term has yet to become widely used. Subnational regions are intermediate level between local and national government. Examples border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border 1px solid aaa border collapse collapse bgcolor cccccc Regional State Regional Units Major Regional Units Other Regional Units flag Chile Regions of Chile 15 regions flag Indonesia Provinces of Indonesia 33 provinces 5 special status provinces flag Italy Regions of Italy 15 regions 5 autonomous regions flag Japan Prefectures of Japan 47 prefectures flag Peru Departments of Peru 24 departments flag Philippines Regions of the Philippines 17 regions, 1 autonomous region National Capital Region flag Poland Voivodeships of Poland 16 voivodeships flag Portugal Autonomous regions of Portugal 2 autonomous regions flag South Africa Provinces of South Africa 9 provinces flag South Korea Provinces of South Korea 8 provinces 1 special province 7 cities flag Spain Autonomous communities of Spain 17 autonomous communities nationalities and regions of Spain 2 autonomous cities flag Ukraine Oblasts of Ukraine 24 oblasts 1 autonomous republic br See also Home rule Autonomous entity Subnational entity References Glassner, Martin Ira. Political Geography, 2nd Edition. New York John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1995. Category Forms of government geo term stub Autonomous types of first tier administration ca Estat regional es Estado regional ja pl Pa stwo zregionalizowane ... more details
Infobox Airline airline Nordic Regional logo logo size IATA 6N ICAO NRD callsign NORTH RIDER parent Nordic Airways founded headquarters Ume , Sweden key people Gunnar Olsson, Managing Director hubs Stockholm Arlanda Airport frequent flyer lounge alliance fleet size 1 destinations 6 website http www.nordicregional.se Nordic Regional was an airline based in Ume , Sweden . It operated a scheduled network of services linking five domestic and one international destination. Its main base is Stockholm Arlanda Airport . ref name FI cite news title Directory World Airlines work Flight International page 56 date 2007 04 10 ref All operations were cancelled in 2008. Image Nordic Leisure MD87 SE RBA.jpg thumb right Destinations Nordic Airways served the following Swedish airports 2008 G llivare Airport , Kramfors Airport , Lule Airport , re stersund Airport , Stockholm Arlanda Airport , Ume Airport . Fleet The Nordic Regional fleet includes the following aircraft as of 8 September 2008 http www.ch aviation.ch aircraft.php?search set&airline LFR&al op 1 1 Saab 340A As of 8 September 2008, the average age of the Nordic Regional fleet is 22.8 years http www.airfleets.net ageflotte Nordic 20Regional.htm . External links http www.nordicregional.se Nordic Regional http www.ch aviation.ch aircraft.php?search set&airline LFR&al op 1 Nordic Regional Fleet References references Airlines of Sweden Aviation lists Category Defunct airlines of Sweden pl Nordic Regional fi Nordic Regional sv Nordic Regional ... more details
For the Australian regional airline carrier Regional Express Airlines Unreferenced date December 2009 Unreferenced date April 2009 Image RE4 NRW Dortmund Hbf.JL.JPG thumb right Wupper Express RE4 North Rhine Westphalia NRW in Dortmund Hauptbahnhof Dortmund Hbf The term Regional Express denotes a type of regional train in Germany abbrev. RE and Austria abbrev. REX . It is best compared to a semi fast train, as it calls at fewer stations than Regionalbahn or S Bahn trains, but stops more often than Intercity Deutsche Bahn InterCity services. The majority of Regional Express services are currently operated by DB Regio , though a few operators have received franchise rights on select lines from the States of Germany federal states . Several operators for example Metronom between Bremen Hauptbahnhof Bremen Hbf and Hamburg Hauptbahnhof Hamburg Hbf currently operate trains that are similar to a Regional Express service, but have decided to use their own names for the sake of brand awareness instead. Regional Express services are carried out with a variety of vehicles such as Diesel multiple unit DMU s of DBAG Class 612 Class 612 , Electrical Multiple Unit EMU s of DBAG Class 425 Class 425 or 426 or, most commonly, electric or diesel locomotives with Silberling or bilevel rail car double deck cars, the latter often with new TRAXX Class 146 engines. Many RE services run in hourly intervals, carrying line numbers and sometimes even names, varying from state to state. Image 101 029 MNE.jpg thumb RE service between Munich and Nuremberg, the fastest such service in Germany Since late 2006, Regional Express services between Munich and Nuremberg that operate on the Nuremberg Ingolstadt high ... Deutsche Bahn InterCity cars and DBAG Class 101 Class 101 locomotives. See also List of regional ... transport in Germany Germany rail transport stub de Regional Express fr Regional Express lb Regionalexpress nl Regional Express ja pl Regional Express ru Regional Express ... more details
Infobox Airline airline Regional Paraguaya logo logo size 170 IATA P7 ICAO REP callsign REGIOPAR parent founded 2008 ceased 2009 headquarters Asunci n , Paraguay key people Salvador Sturno President hubs Silvio Pettirossi International Airport focus cities Guaran International Airport frequent flyer lounge alliance fleet size 2 destinations 4 website http www.regionalparaguaya.com.py Regional Paraguaya officially AeroRegional Paraguaya S.A. , was an airline based at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport , in Asuncion , Paraguay . ref es http www.abc.com.py articulos.php?pid 418163&fec 2008 05 25 Regional Paraguaya dispuesta a volar from Diario ABC Color ref ref es http www.elfinanciero.com.mx ElFinanciero Portal cfpages contentmgr.cfm?docId 121688&docTipo 1&orderby docid&sortby ASC Nace compa a a rea en Paraguay from El Financiero en L nea ref It officially began operations in July 2008, with chartered services. ref es http www.abc.com.py 2008 09 30 articulos 455649 nueva aerolinea paraguaya inicia vuelos el 2 de noviembre Nueva aerol nea paraguaya inicia vuelos 2 de Noviembre from Diario ABC Color . ref The airline has copied Gulf Air s livery. ref http aviationbrandingweblog.liladesign.com category0 ref Destinations This is a list of current or planned destinations by Regional Paraguaya ref es http www.regionalparaguaya.com.py destino.html Regional Paraguaya destinations chart ref as at June 2009 Domestic Paraguay Asuncion Silvio Pettirossi International Airport hub Ciudad ... International Airport planned Fleet Image Reg PY.jpg thumb right One of Regional Paraguaya s BAe s at Pettirossi slots The Regional Paraguaya fleet includes the following aircraft as of 10 March ... Regional Paraguaya http www.ch aviation.ch aircraft.php?search set&airline RPG&al op 1 Regional ... in 2008 Category Airlines disestablished in 2009 es Regional Paraguaya pl Regional Paraguaya pt Regional Paraguaya fi Regional Paraguaya sv Regional Paraguaya ... more details
refimprove date February 2011 A regional municipality or region is a type of Municipal government in Canada ... , although the specific structure and servicing responsibilities may vary from place to place. Regional ... to residents and businesses. Regional municipalities, where they include smaller municipalities within their boundaries, are sometimes referred to as upper tier municipalities. Regional municipalities ... more urbanized than counties. Regional municipalities are usually implemented in census divisions .... Alberta Alberta does not have an official municipal status type of regional municipality . ref ... District No. 143, changed its official name from Municipality of Wood Buffalo to Regional ... author Alberta Municipal Affairs authorlink Alberta Municipal Affairs title Municipal Profile Regional ... one regional municipality in British Columbia, the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality NRRM , formerly a regional district of the same name. Unlike other Canadian regional municipalities it is near ... on the west to the Alberta boundary on the east. Regional district s, which cover most of the rest .... In the NRRM the government of the former Fort Nelson and the regional municipality are merged. Like regional districts, the regional municipality does not include Indian Reserves or their governments. Nova Scotia In Nova Scotia , regional municipalities are a single level of government, and provide ... Ontario main Census divisions of Ontario In Ontario , regional municipalities were created to provide ... of a regional municipality in Ontario most census divisions instead retain the status of a county or a district. The specific relationship of a regional government and the cities, towns, townships and villages within its borders is determined by provincial legislation typically the regional municipality ... sewer sewer s, and bridge s and also handle social services . Organization of regional government ... municipalities rather than elected directly. The province s first regional municipality, the Metropolitan ... more details
History of geography sidebar notability date January 2011 incomplete date January 2011 Regional geography is the study of world regions. Attention is paid to unique characteristics of a particular region such as natural elements, human elements, and Regionalism politics regionalization which covers the techniques of delineating space into region s. Regional geography is also a certain approach to geographical study, comparable to quantitative revolution quantitative geography or critical geography . This approach prevailed during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, a period when then regional geography paradigm was central within the geographical sciences. It was later criticised for its descriptiveness and the lack of theory. Strong criticism was leveled against it in particular during the 1950s and the quantitative revolution . Main critics were G. H. T. Kimble ref Kimble, G.H.T. 1951 The Inadequacy of the Regional Concept , London Essays in Geography, edd. L.D. Stamp and S.W. Wooldridge, pp. 492 512. ref and Fred K. Schaefer . ref Schaefer, F.K. ... Geographers , vol. 43, pp. 226 245. ref The regional geography paradigm has had an impact on many other geographical sciences, including economic geography and geomorphology . Regional geography ... and Latin America, Europe, and Asia and their countries. In addition, the notion of a city regional ... figures in regional geography were Alfred Hettner in Germany, with his concept of chorology Paul Vidal ... History of geography References reflist DEFAULTSORT Regional Geography Category Area studies Category History of geography Category Branches of geography Category Geography Category Regional geography ar ca Geografia regional cs Region ln geografie de L nderkunde es Geograf a regional fr G ographie r gionale hi hr Regionalna geografija ka nl Regionale geografie ja pl Geografia regionalna pt Geografia regional ru sq Gjeografia ... more details
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