The objectives of the plan are to: guide a coordinated, adjusted, efficient, and economic development of the region in a manner that will best promote the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity, and welfare of the residents of the region in accordance with present and future needs and resources; provide for patterns of urbanization and the uses of land and resources for trade, industry, recreation, forestry, agriculture, and tourism; create conditions favorable to the development of human resources; identify the public interest and the necessity for public action and intergovernmental cooperation and coordination in the region; coordinate with the efforts of the private sector in the region; recognize any State comprehensive planning and development activities; reflect the plans and programs of the participating governmental units; and take into account economic and demographic factors, conditions, and trends that are relevant to the future development of the region.