A macroregion is a geopolitical subdivision that encompasses several traditionally or politically defined regions or countries. The meaning may vary, with the common denominator being cultural, economical, historical or social similarity within a macroregion. The term is often used in the context of globalization.
- It may refer to various kinds of grouping of nation states basing on geographical proximity.[1]
- In Romania, macroregiuni ("macroregions") are a higher-level subdivision of the country.
- Sometimes the Greater Region of Saarland-Lorraine-Luxembourg -Rhineland-Palatinate-Wallonia-French Community of Belgium- and German-speaking Community of Belgium, which has not found a specific shortcut yet, is called "the macroregion".
- Physiographic macroregions of China.[2]
- Regions of Brazil are often referred to as "macroregions", to avoid the confusion of the common word "region".[3]
Other uses
[edit]The term "macroregion" may be also used in the context of natural regions, like in Slovenia.[4]
See also
[edit]- Mesoregion
- Microdistrict, Soviet and Central European urban housing schemes
- Microregion
References
[edit]- ^ John H. Dunning (2000) "Regions, Globalization, and the Knowledge-Based Economy", ISBN 0-19-829536-7
- ^ G.W. Skinner (ed.) (1977) "The City in Late Imperial China." Stanford University Press.
- ^ p. 100, Trade, networks, and hierarchies: modeling regional and interregional economies, edited by Geoffrey Hewings, Michael Sonis, and David E. Boyce, Springer, 2002, ISBN 3-540-43087-3.
- ^ Ogrin, Darko (August 2004). "Modern climate change in Slovenia" (PDF). Slovenia: a geographical overview. Association of the Geographical Societies of Slovenia. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
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