Knowledge Products
The GPSC hosts a digital library featuring practical tools, reports, and case studies. Explore curated resources across thematic areas, filtering by topic or region to find the insights required to advance urban sustainability.
Compendium for City Good Practice Series: How Paris Is Leveraging Nature For Climate Resilience
This report, as part of the Compendium for City Good Practice series, highlights Paris's innovative approach to climate resilience through the strategic integration of nature into urban environments. It offers a comprehensive overview of Paris's strategy on urban nature, showcasing how the city is integrating biodiversity into planning, leveraging green spaces, biodiversity corridors, and sustainable landscaping to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The report serves as a valuable resource for cities worldwide seeking to emulate Paris's successful model ofReport
Toward Developing a Mobility and Gender Index
Although the benefits of a gender-inclusive approach to mobility for transport decarbonization, access to jobs, and human capital advancement have been increasingly recognized globally, this topic has not received sufficient attention. The lack of attention to gendered mobility barriers is partly due to a limited understanding of the wider benefits of inclusive transport services for development, which is caused by the absence of sex-disaggregated mobility data highlighting gender inequalities. One of the obstacles to this gender-inclusive approach is the absence
Biodiversity and Health in the Urban Environment
Biodiversity underpins urban ecosystem functions that are essential for human health and well-being. Understanding how biodiversity relates to human health
Market Study for the Philippines: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
Mismanaged plastic waste has growing economic and environmental consequences. USD 80-120 billion worth of plastic packaging is lost from the
Market Study for Malaysia: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Malaysian economy. Since the 1950’s, the use of plastic
Women, Business and the Law 2021
Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations
Market Study for Thailand: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Thai economies. Since the 1950s the use of plastic
Inclusive Resilience : Inclusion Matters for Resilience in South Asia
South Asia is one of the region’s most vulnerable to the impacts of natural hazards, particularly climate-induced extremes. The frequency
Influence of COVID-19 on China’s Urban Planning and Design Regulations
Cities globally have been profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has sparked a discussion about how cities are designed
