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)
This tool helps catalyzing the next generation of investments in cities for climate-smart, greener, more resilient, and inclusive urbanization.Tool
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.Report
Planning for Transit-Oriented Development in Emerging Cities
The book guides emerging cities in integrating land use and transport planning to create dense, walkable, transit‑oriented communities.
Exploring nature-positive buildings
This report shows built environment sector stakeholders the first steps towards assessing the ‘whole-life nature impacts’ of buildings.
Combating Heat in Cities: Operationalizing the Urban Heat Agenda at the World Bank
The report applies the TIP framework to assess urban heat responses, reviewing World Bank projects and recommending ways to strengthen future heat…
Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Resources and Tools (Portuguese)
This toolkit guides cities in planning and implementing compact, transit‑focused development through adapted resources, practical tools, and integrated urban…
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.
Municipal Solid Waste Cost Calculation Technical Guidelines for Low and Middle-Income Countries
Municipal Solid Waste Cost Calculation Technical Guidelines discusses good practices for calculating investment and operating costs in the solid waste
Advancing the Integrated Approach to Tackle Commodity-driven Deforestation
The GGP builds on long-term GEF efforts to shift beef, soy, and palm oil supply chains.
Note on Nature Finance Tracking Methodology
International Development Association (IDA) participants requested that the World Bank develop a methodology to identify, monitor, and track nature-positive…
Toward Developing a Mobility and Gender Index
Limited sex‑disaggregated data hinders gender‑inclusive mobility; the World Bank’s Mobility and Gender Index develops a framework to resolve this.
