Senegal: Sustainable Cities Management Initiative
Senegal advances sustainable urban governance through planning, climate‑risk integration, pilots, and knowledge reports supporting resilience.News & Blogs
The UrbanShift City Academy: Online Courses
UrbanShift’s City Academy provides eight expert, self‑paced courses helping practitioners plan low‑carbon, resilient, inclusive cities worldwide.News & Blogs
Transforming our cities: a collective path to sustainability
The Sustainable Cities Program supports integrated planning, innovation, and financing to advance resilient, low‑carbon, and nature‑positive development.News & Blogs
Ending Global Sprawl: Urban Standards for Sustainable and Resilient Development
Rapid urban growth drives harmful sprawl, and this book outlines seven principles for shaping compact, equitable, resilient, and sustainable cities.Knowledge Product
World Cities Report 2022: Envisaging the Future of Cities
The report explores future urban trends and shows how cities can build resilience and prepare for sustainable, inclusive development.Knowledge Product
Pancakes to Pyramids: City Form to Promote Sustainable Growth
The report explains how cities shift from sprawling “pancakes” to dense “pyramids” to improve growth and reduce emissions.Knowledge Product
Cities Can: Accelerating Progress Toward the SDGs Through City-led Initiatives
The report examines city‑led initiatives, highlighting challenges, success factors, and innovative programs that demonstrate the value of urban leadership.Knowledge Product
Sustainable Urban Development Assessment (SUDA) - Summary Report
The document summarizes SUDA results, highlighting trends, lessons and recommendations to guide future sustainable urban development planning.Knowledge Product
Understanding the Impact of Earth Observation for Sustainable Urban Development
The evaluation reviews EO’s contributions to sustainable urban development, assesses EO4SD‑Urban impacts, and offers evidence‑based recommendations.Knowledge Product
Catalyzing Solutions for Sustainable Cities
The document explains how SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda guide cities toward inclusive, resilient and sustainable development.Knowledge Product
Africa regional consultation workshop on sustainable cities
A Kigali workshop discussed urban sustainability challenges and explored planning, governance, financing, and environmental priorities.Knowledge Product
GPSC Compendium: Integrated Planning for Sustainable Urban Form
The text stresses that fast‑growing cities need integrated planning to avoid harmful urban forms and ensure long‑term sustainability.Knowledge Product
CURB Tool: Climate Action for Urban Sustainability (Spanish)
CURB uses local city data and substitutes comparable data to help cities evaluate and prioritize effective low‑carbon actions.Knowledge Product
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Urban Sustainability Framework
The Urban Sustainability Framework guides cities in integrated planning, diagnostics, financing and governance to achieve resilient, low‑carbon development.Knowledge Product
Scaling Green Infrastructure for a Resilient Rwanda
This webinar convenes leaders from Rwanda government, agencies, and communities to explore sustained, policy-driven nature and infrastructure integration in cities.Events
Urban Sustainability Framework (1st Edition)
The USF outlines staged sustainability planning and a measurement framework linking governance, finance and urban outcomes across key dimensions.Knowledge Product
