Greece

A deep analysis of Greece National Urban Policy

Region: Europe & North America

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gdp

235574
GDP per capita

pop

10.9M
Population (2016)

pop growth

-0.4%
Population growth rate

inflation

-0.8%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

31%
Forested areas

co2

69
CO2 emissions estimate

female

44.1%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

60.1%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

83.6
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

77.6
Male life expectancy

unemployment

26.5%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

78%
Urban population

male pop

110.1%
Male education

female pop

110.2%
Female education


Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

title
TITLE OF NUP

Spatial and Urban Planning Reform [Law 4296/2014] (Partial)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Monitoring And Evaluation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Environment and Energy

stages
TIMELINE

2014

focus
FOCUS

The law has a broad mandate which covers environmental concerns, housing, and cultural preservation.

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COMMENTS

There is explicit NUP however the law acts as the policy

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Thematic scope of Greece NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

No Information
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

No Information
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

No Information

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Greece NUP

Measurement of how Greece NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Greece, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Greece NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Monitoring And Evaluation phase.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Greece NUP does not address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Greece NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Greece NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.

NO