Role of Local and Regional Authorities in Inclusive, Resilient, and Green Recovery for Sustainable Development

Abstract

This study sought to investigate the role of local and regional authorities in inclusive, resilient and green recovery for sustainable development using Greece as a case study. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 190 local and regional leaders in different authorities in West Macedonia - Greece from private and public sector. The study found a positive and significant relationship between green, resilient, and inclusive recovery practices and sustainable development. It would be less successful to attack the socioeconomic, climate change, and biodiversity issues separately than to develop a coordinated strategy to address their interrelated consequences. The underlying economic deficiencies would not be addressed by maintaining existing growth patterns. The trade-offs from ignoring the links increase in cost every day as the loss of forests, seas, and other natural resources worsens, and often the poor and vulnerable are those who suffer the greatest disadvantages.