The Concept of a Region ................................. 328
Irish Regions 1: Peripheral Socio-economic Region (The West of Ireland)........................... 361
Irish Regions 2: Core Socio-economic Region (The Greater Dublin Area)................... 393
European Regions 1: Peripheral Socio-economic Region (The Mezzogiorno).............................. 418
European Regions 2: Core Socio-economic Region (The Paris Basin) .................................. 443 Subcontinental Geography: Brazil ............. 468 The Complexities of Regions .......................... 498