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.
Featured Resources
A decade of lessons from the GEF-6 Sustainable Cities Program and its impact on future urban development.
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Climate Change Infrastructure Project Screening Framework (for Mitigation and Adaptation)
This tool helps catalyzing the next generation of investments in cities for climate-smart, greener, more resilient, and inclusive urbanization.Tool
Knowledge Resources
Explore the GPSC’s constantly growing library of knowledge resources, curated from cities across the world.
The note explains how to use spatial data with local boundaries to calculate urban indicators across multiple environmental themes.
City WORKS helps urban stakeholders localize global agendas by integrating adaptable, process‑based tools into existing planning cycles.
Cities, Culture, Creativity: Learning from the Republic of Korea’s Experience
The report highlights Korea’s leadership in cultural and creative industries, offering city case studies and policy insights.
The experiment showed nature‑focused activities improve wellbeing, demonstrating citizen science can intentionally enhance engagement pathways.
Piloting Nature-based Solutions for Urban Cooling
The World Bank and Guangzhou piloted nature‑based and design‑based urban cooling solutions, producing guidelines to support wider application.
Biodiversity in Cities - Technical Guide
AFD’s guide promotes context‑specific nature‑based urban design, helping cities integrate biodiversity to improve resilience, equity, and livability.
Cities and Nature: Planning for the Future
UN‑Habitat’s white paper guides cities to integrate nature through spatial planning and a spectrum‑based method for prioritizing interventions.
New York’s new plan seeks to expand equitable access to open spaces by improving policies, partnerships, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
State of Finance for Nature 2022
The series tracks global finance for nature‑based solutions, assessing alignment with targets for climate, biodiversity, and land restoration.
She Rises: a Framework for Caring Cities
The framework applies gender analysis to urban spaces, using data‑driven insights to promote structurally equitable city design.
