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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)

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.

World Cities Report 2022: Envisaging the Future of Cities

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 created a temporary crisis of confidence in the future of cities. However

Advancing Urban Sustainability for a Green Recovery

Cities are central to economic growth and have a pivotal role to play in achieving global climate, nature, and sustainable

Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Urban Orchards in a Natural Reserve

Asunción’s largest ecological reserve faces waste challenges, and communities are working with the Green City project to restore ecosystems.

Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Tactical Urbanism to Design Cities for People

Asunción’s car‑centric design strains mobility, and tactical urbanism can improve safety, support pedestrians, and encourage more sustainable transport…

Best Practices and Lessons Learned: My Neighborhood Without Waste

Asunción lacks segregated waste collection, creating environmental and social challenges, while urban recyclers depend on unsafe recyclables for livelihoods…

Clean and Low-Carbon Cities: the Relationship Between the Solid Waste Management Sector and Greenhouse Gases

Municipal solid waste contributes to the generation of GHGs, mainly methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2). The amount of GHG

Building Back Stronger: Urban Resilience Through Post-Conflict Reconstruction

The paper examines how Medellín, Mogadishu, Timbuktu, and Sarajevo use integrated, people‑centered urban planning to rebuild resilience after conflict.

Orange is the new colour of city competitiveness: The role of local governments in promoting cultural and creative industries

Cities have the power to stimulate and harness culture, creativity and innovation for local development. Culture and creativity are invaluable

Gender and Sustainable Cities

Climate change is set to exacerbate existing inequalities, disproportionately affecting the urban poor and women.

Valuing the Benefit of Nature-Based Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Management in China (Available in English and Chinese)

Such solutions have the potential to integrate natural habitats, processes, and services as part of a coherent and holistic approach