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
Sustainable and Safe: A Vision and Guidance for Zero Road Deaths
The “Safe System” approach requires a shift in responsibility from the people using roads to the people designing them. It
Formulating an Urban Transport Policy: Choosing Between Options
As the developing world rapidly urbanizes, the demands on transport systems also grow often at a faster pace than the
Connected Urban Growth: Public-Private Collaborations for Transforming Urban Mobility
New mobility services could improve the lives of all urban inhabitants. This first ever global survey finds that applying three
Bus Rapid Transit in China: A Comparison of Design Features with International Systems
The paper benchmarks Chinese BRT systems against global standards using ANOVA on 99 data points to identify performance gaps and improvements.
Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development
The study examines transit–land‑use integration, drawing global lessons and case studies to guide developing cities implementing BRT‑based transit‑oriented…
Creating a world class culture of ecomobility: the case of Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung shows how coordinated policies can shift cities toward ecomobility, building people‑centered transport networks and offering a model for livable…
GPSC Compendium: Strategy and Innovation for Bus Reforms in Developing Countries
In developing countries, buses are the backbone of public transit, and the poor depend on them to access employment and
Rail Plus Property Development in China: the Pilot Case of Shenzhen
The paper examines Shenzhen’s Rail plus Property model, showing how coordinated development can fund metro projects despite financing and institutional…
Governance of Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development in Brazil
The paper examines inclusive TOD, showing how governance principles and capacity‑to‑act mapping help cities avoid exclusion in Brazilian redevelopment cases…
A model for Transit Oriented Development: Curitiba, Brazil
Curitiba adopted a linear, transit‑oriented model to curb sprawl, cut congestion, and enhance public space, becoming a global low‑carbon example.
