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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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Climate

Climate Change Infrastructure Project Screening Framework (for Mitigation and Adaptation)

The Climate Change Infrastructure Project Screening Framework (for Mitigation and Adaptation) is a tool to help catalyze the next generation of investments in cities for climate-smart, greener,…

Tool

Nature

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…

Report

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

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

This report is aimed primarily at policymakers in emerging megacities, where the population is set to reach more than 3

Handbook for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning and Design

Urban planning and design quite literally shape the environment around us — and that environment, in turn, shapes how we

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

The role of the public sector in housing delivery in many developed economies evolved from government as builder in the

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

This report presents an ecosystem assessment covering the total land area of the EU as well as the EU marine

Greater Than Parts: A Metropolitan Opportunity

Cities are the source of over 70 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Cities are also the engines of

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

El desarrollo de un sistema de gestión de residuos, desde donde la gestión de residuos es mínima hasta la gestión

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

The development of a waste management system, from where waste management is minimal to sustainable resource management, can be considered

Sustainable Urban Development Assessment (SUDA) - Summary Report

The Sustainable Urban Development Assessment (SUDA) is used to help establish a baseline for Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) planning in

Integrating Climate Adaptation: a Toolkit for Urban Planners and Adaptation Practitioners

The toolkit on Integrating Climate Adaptation is aimed at both urban planning and climate adaptation specialists working for cities. This

Integrating Climate Adaptation: a Toolkit for Urban Planners and Adaptation Practitioners

The toolkit on Integrating Climate Adaptation is aimed at both urban planning and climate adaptation specialists working for cities. This