In the wake of unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, local authorities are leading place-based, strategic recovery. This policy briefing draws on the emerging picture from over 200 local authority recovery and resilience strategies to identify four common “pillars” for place-based recovery. Taking these pillars as a starting point, the briefing takes readers through the layers of the Socitm Recovery and Resilience model, designed to support place-based recovery and resilience and the wider drive to build sustainable places in which people and communities can thrive
