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Spatial planning refers to the methods used by the public sector
to influence the distribution of people and activities in spaces
of various scales. Spatial planning includes all levels of land
use planning including urban planning, regional planning,
national spatial plans, and in the European Union international
levels. There are numerous definitions of spatial planning. One
of the earliest definitions comes from the European
Regional/Spatial Planning Charter (often called the
'Torremolinos Charter'), adopted in 1983 by the European
Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning
(CEMAT): "Regional/spatial planning gives geographical
expression to the economic, social, cultural and ecological
policies of society. It is at the same time a scientific
discipline, an administrative technique and a policy developed
as an interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach directed
towards a balanced regional development and the physical
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