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)
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
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
Regenerating Urban Land: A Practitioner’s Guide to Leveraging Private Investment
Regenerating Urban Land draws on the experience of eight case studies from around the world. The case studies outline various
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
As the recent white paper on China’s transport for the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016–2020) states, China must set higher
Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development
This study explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. It first
Benefits of Climate Action: Piloting Global Approach to Measurement
This pilot research aims to enable cities to measure the wider benefits of climate action, empowering them to make a
Methodology Note - Participatory Violence Mapping in Informal Urban Settlements
Kenya is experiencing rapid urbanization. In 2016, about 14 million people (25 percent of the country’s population) were living in
Promoting Disaster Resilient Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage is vulnerable to the adverse impacts of natural disasters, and climate change is adding to the urgency of
