Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Planning Canadian Regions -- Introduction: Regional Planning in Perspective -- Part 1 Foundations of Regional Planning -- 1 Roots of Regional Planning -- 2 Key Features of Regional Planning -- 3 The Regional Boundary Imperative -- 4 Formal Bases of Regional Planning -- Part 2 Planning Practice in Rural and Nonk Metropolitan Regions -- 5 Planning Rural Regions and Their Communities -- 6 Regional Economic Development Planning -- 7 Regional Planning for Resource Conservation and Development and for the Environment -- Part 3 Planning and Governing Practice in Urban-Based Regions -- 8 Planning and Governing Metropolitan Areas -- 9 Planning and Governing City-Regions -- Part 4 The Future of Regional Planning in Canada -- 10 The Continuing Need for Regional Planning -- 11 The Future Shape of Regional Planning -- Notes -- Regional Planning Resources on the Internet: A Selective Directory -- References -- Index.