Planning for states and nation states in the U.S. and Europe Compares plans and planning framework of 5 U.S. states (Oregon California Delaware Maryland and New Jersey) and 5 European nation states (The Netherlands Denmark France U.K. and Ireland) that took innovative approaches to land use and spatial planning particularly at the supralocal level. Compares plans and planning framework of 5 U.S. states (Oregon California Delaware Maryland and New Jersey) and 5 European nation states (The Netherlands Denmark France U.K. and Ireland) that took innovative approaches to land use and spatial planning particularly at the supralocal level. Based on a 2012 symposium