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.

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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.

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

Creating a world class culture of ecomobility: the case of Kaohsiung City

This case study showcases that how cities through concerted efforts can make a shift toward an ecomobile culture within their

Powering Cities in the Global South: How Energy Access for All Benefits the Economy and the Environment

Millions of residents in some of the fastest growing cities in the world don’t have access to clean, reliable energy

Confronting the Urban Housing Crisis in the Global South: Adequate, Secure, and Affordable Housing

This working paper on urban housing is the latest installment of WRI’s flagship World Resources Report (WRR), “Towards a More

Kitakyushu Model Subsector: Interplay between Solid Waste and Urban Flood Risk

The Kitakyushu Model guides holistic sustainable urban development; this report enhances it by linking solid waste management with flood risk.

CURB Tool: Climate Action for Urban Sustainability (English)

CURB: Climate Action for Urban Sustainability was developed by a partnership between the World Bank, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Land degradation and cities: The essential role of local and regional governments

Global concern for the challenges posed by land degradation has been affirmed by target 15.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals

Greening Africa's Cities : Enhancing the Relationship between Urbanization, Environmental Assets, and Ecosystem Services

Africa is urbanizing late but fast. This brings many benefits but, as this report shows: thus far, urbanization in Africa

Infrastructure interdependencies + Climate Risks Report

The C40 Infrastructure Interdependencies + Climate Risks Report summarizes the efforts of a sample of city governments and other public

GPSC Compendium: Achieving Affordable Housing for All

Urban population is exploding and by 2030, nearly 60 percent of the world's projected 8.3 billion people will live in

GPSC Compendium: Integrated Planning for Sustainable Urban Form

Fast-growing cities face challenges of populations to shelter, huge infrastructure needs to finance, a changing climate to adapt to, and