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.
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
Compendium for City Good Practice Series: How Paris Is Leveraging Nature For Climate Resilience
Explore Paris's innovative approach to climate resilience through the strategic integration of nature into urban environments.Report
Addressing Gender Gaps in Housing Interventions
Cities must grow sustainably and inclusively; gender‑aware housing policies are essential to close gaps in access, security, and finance.
A Catalogue of Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience
The catalogue guides cities in using nature‑based solutions for resilience, outlining principles and fourteen NbS families for investment.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Municipal Finance
The report analyzes COVID‑19’s fiscal impact on local governments, comparing countries and outlining adjustment types and scenarios that highlight risks and…
Gender Dimensions of Disaster Risk and Resilience: Existing Evidence
The report reviews gendered disaster impacts, identifies gaps, and offers a framework to assess gender dynamics in resilience.
Building on nature: Area-based conservation as a key tool for delivering SDGs
This pioneering, action-oriented guidance demonstrates how the designation and effective management of protected and conserved areas can benefit sustainable…
Pancakes to Pyramids: City Form to Promote Sustainable Growth
Towns and cities function as dynamic systems where interactions between people and firms shape urban form, economic performance, and growth
Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results
The primary responsibility for providing on-the-ground services and for ensuring the controlled management of solid waste, on the other hand
