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

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.

Tool

Nature

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.

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Knowledge Resources
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DataX

EO4SD-Urban Project: Vijayawada City Report

GPSC is providing cities with urban extent imagery to facilitate a finer-grained understanding of urban expansion. This GPSC knowledge product

[DATASET] Resource Watch

More data are available today than ever before. Yet too often policymakers, business leaders, and analysts cannot access the data

[DATASET] WRI Datasets

WRI produces and curates data sets as part of our commitment to turn information into action. These products are based

EO4SD to Support Land Use Planning in Urban Area

The project “Earth Observation for Sustainable Development-Urban” (EO4SD-Urban) was initiated in May 2016 and is supported by the European Space

Using Data for Policy: A manual for C40 Cities (Spanish)

This manual provides guidance and best practices on how to use data for developing and implementing policy on building energy

Using Data for Policy: A manual for C40 Cities (English)

This manual provides guidance and best practices on how to use data for developing and implementing policy on building energy

Transport Emission Mapping, Monitoring and Capacity Building in 5 Selected African Cities

The report, commissioned by the African Development Bank and prepared by Ramboll Environ, documents a pilot project in five African

GPSC Compendium: Data-informed Urban Planning

Urban planning is a powerful tool that can be harnessed to meet an area's economic, social, cultural and environmental needs