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 Resource
By 2050, almost two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities, which already consume most of the world’s energy and emit the majority of greenhouse gases. This makes urban areas central to both the causes of climate change and the solutions. The white paper argues that decarbonizing cities is not only environmental policy, but a strategic industrial agenda. It introduces the “city-industry-climate nexus,” where infrastructure, production systems, value chains, and climate action converge. Cities host the industries that supply
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 of
All Knowledge resources
Explore the GPSC’s constantly growing library of knowledge resources, curated from cities across the world.
Municipal Public-Private Partnership Framework
The Municipal PPP Framework is a tool developed specifically for local governments to help them understand and implement PPPs, keeping
Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers: An Initial Assessment (French and English)
The global sanitation workforce bridges the gap between sanitation infrastructure and the provision of sanitation services. Sanitation workers provide an
São Paulo Statement [Portuguese]
São Paulo Statement on Urban Sustainability: A Call to Integrate Our Responses to Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Social Inequality
São Paulo Statement on Urban Sustainability: A Call to Integrate Our Responses to Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Social Inequality
Madrid360 Carbon Neutrality Roadmap by 2050
The Madrid 360 Environmental Sustainability Strategy, presented in September 2019, already pointed out in its introduction that “the compelling need
Climate Action Planning City Academy
The City Academy was co-organized by the GPSC Resource Team, the consortium made up of C40, ICLEI and WRI. This
Geospatial data and Spatial planning
The City Academy on geospatial data application presents the main concepts of using satellite data and types of satellite data
Municipal Public-private Partnership City Academy
This Academy provides participants with the fundamental building blocks for delivering a successful Municipal PPP. It introduces GPSC’s newly launched
Climate Action Planning City Academy
The City Academy was co-organized by the GPSC Resource Team, the consortium made up of C40, ICLEI and WRI. This
The event was a two-day interactive workshop, organized within the framework of GPSC’s 3 rd Global Meeting, that brought together
