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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.

Kyoto A Creative City : Leveraging Creativity for City Competitiveness and Inclusive Urban Transformation

A Kyoto‑focused report distills lessons on creative cities, showing how planners and creative communities can drive urban transformation.

Cities, Culture, Creativity : Leveraging Culture and Creativity for Sustainable Urban Development and Inclusive Growth

Culture and creativity have untapped potential to deliver social, economic, and spatial benefits for cities and communities. Cultural and creative

Biodiversity and Health in the Urban Environment

Biodiversity underpins urban ecosystem functions that are essential for human health and well-being. Understanding how biodiversity relates to human health

Market Study for the Philippines: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers

Mismanaged plastic waste has growing economic and environmental consequences. USD 80-120 billion worth of plastic packaging is lost from the

Market Study for Malaysia: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers

Plastics are integral to Malaysia’s economy, but waste poses risks, prompting this study’s assessment of the national plastics value chain.

Project Summaries part 2

This report continues the series by presenting a curated set of PPP case studies implemented at national and subnational levels

Project Summaries part 1

This report compiles a set of real-world PPP case studies illustrating how cities have structured and implemented partnerships with the

Women, Business and the Law 2021

Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations

Market Study for Thailand: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers

Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Thai economies. Since the 1950s the use of plastic