1. Geographic areas or territories that have been systematically designed and organized according to a predetermined plan, typically for urban development, economic growth, or administrative purposes
The government established several planned regions to accommodate industrial expansion.
O governo estabeleceu várias regiões planejadas para acomodar a expansão industrial.
2. In Soviet or communist contexts, administrative divisions organized according to central planning principles
The planned regions of the Soviet Union were designed to optimize resource distribution.
As regiões planejadas da União Soviética foram projetadas para otimizar a distribuição de recursos.