New Regionalism
Analysis suggests that every place and every issue is best addressed at the spatial level that enables us to understand how that particular region works and how it can be acted upon. It also means that ideas and actions which are based on the interconnectedness of economic, environmental, and social systems, must tolerate some ambiguity in the application of the regions concept, and accept that ultimately it is a functional, pragmatic idea; and that the particular scope of region that best helps to address effectively these interconnected issues is the region that we mean. (Grahm, 2025)