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.

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Planning

The Making of Sustainable Cities: GEF-6 Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot (SC-IAP) – Insights and Lessons

A decade of lessons from the GEF-6 Sustainable Cities Program and its impact on future urban development.

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Climate

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.

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Knowledge Resources
Explore the GPSC’s constantly growing library of knowledge resources, curated from cities across the world.

Inclusion Matters in Africa

Africa shows progress in poverty reduction, human development, inclusion, and gender‑equality reforms, while innovation continues to transform communities.

Uzbekistan: Resilient Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development

COVID‑19 halted Uzbekistan’s tourism sector, but the crisis highlights opportunities to strengthen risk management and cultural heritage resilience.

Flooding in East Africa: The impacts on and implications for cities in East Africa, with a case study of Dar es Salaam

The report highlights climate‑related flooding challenges in East African megacities and illustrating impacts through Dar es Salaam.

Handbook for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning and Design

This handbook links gender inequality to the built environment and offers practical processes for planning more inclusive cities.

Public-Private Partnerships for Investment and Delivery of Affordable Housing in Emerging Market Economies

Public housing roles shifted from builder to enabler, yet shortages persist, prompting governments to partner with markets to expand affordable housing.

Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services: An EU ecosystem assessment

The report assesses EU ecosystems, analysing pressures, conditions, trends, and progress toward biodiversity targets to inform future restoration policy.

Greater Than Parts: A Metropolitan Opportunity

The report examines how metropolitan areas use integrated planning across sectors to advance sustainability, resilience, and low‑carbon urban growth.

Management of Municipal Solid Waste: Approaches and Practices within the World Bank (Spanish)

The text outlines three steps for progressing from basic waste collection to fully sustainable resource management systems.

Management of Municipal Solid Waste: Approaches and Practices within the World Bank

The text outlines three steps for progressing from basic waste collection to fully sustainable resource management systems.

Sustainable Urban Development Assessment (SUDA) - Summary Report

The document summarizes SUDA results, highlighting trends, lessons and recommendations to guide future sustainable urban development planning.