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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

The city-industry-climate nexus: Cities as engines of global net-zero transitions in a shifting world

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

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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 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

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

The Hidden Wealth of Cities: Creating, Financing, and Managing Public Spaces

In every city, the urban spaces that form the public realm—ranging from city streets, neighborhood squares, and parks to public

Urban Land and Housing Market Assessment: A Toolkit

The Urban Land and Housing Market Assessment Toolkit aims to assist practitioners in undertaking a standard upstream diagnosis to inform

Green Infrastructure Design for Transport Projects: A Road Map to Protecting Asia's Wildlife Biodiversity

This report discusses the impacts of transport projects on wildlife and biodiversity in Asia, and how to address them by

Analyzing the Spatial Patterns of the Elderly's Daily Activities

The living environment is an important resource for Chinese cities to response the challenge of aging population. In an ideal

Guide for the Management of Urban Solid Waste in Institutions (Spanish)

This report guides the actions within these, with the aim of incorporating the concept of management and the best practices

Focused Acceleration: A Strategic Approach to Climate Action in Cities to 2030

This report made in collaboration with the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment analyzes the biggest opportunities for cities to

EO4SD-Urban Project: Lima City Report

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

EO4SD-Urban Project: Saint Louis City Report

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

EO4SD-Urban Project: Dakar City Report

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