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This report shows built environment sector stakeholders the first steps towards assessing the ‘whole-life nature impacts’ of buildings.

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Sustainable Urban Transformation: Perspectives on City-Level Actions and a Framework for the Future

Cities were at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the concentration of affected populations and economic activities that

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Urban Flood Risk Handbook: Assessing Risk and Identifying Interventions

New roadmap for conducting an urban flood risk assessment in any city in the world.

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The Urban Nature Indexes

The IUCN Urban Alliance, a broad coalition of IUCN constituents concerned with the urban dimensions of nature conservation, has unveiled

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Calculating Indicators From Global Geospatial Data Sets for Benchmarking and Tracking Change in the Urban Environment

This technical note discusses methods for using these data in combination with locally meaningful jurisdictional boundaries to calculate local measurements

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Open Spaces for All

Open spaces are essential resources for public health and the environment: they provide places for recreation, cultural enrichment, learning, exercise

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Biodiversity in Cities - Technical Guide

In order to respond to the challenges and growing demand of counterparts, partners and populations to better integrate nature in

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She Rises: a Framework for Caring Cities

The framework applies gender analysis to urban spaces, using data‑driven insights to promote transformative, inclusive, and structurally equitable city design.

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C4B 1st Deep-Dive Learning: Greening Cities - Summary Report

Cities4Biodiversity (C4B) participants convened in April 2022 to explore the first of a series of themes critical to the purpose

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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 choices.

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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.

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Gender and Sustainable Cities

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

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Guidance Note. Community Participation in Slum Upgrading

This Note promotes participatory slum upgrading by guiding World Bank teams in supporting government-led initiatives to effectively integrate community participation

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Primer on Urban Form and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Urban areas are responsible for the majority of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet the rapid expansion of cities in the

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GEF-6 IAP Programs: Synthesis of Experiences and Emerging Lessons from Establishing and Operationalizing Governance Framework

To ensure that each of the Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) programs achieve coherence and consistency, an overall governance framework is

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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.

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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

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Handbook for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning and Design

Urban planning and design quite literally shape the environment around us — and that environment, in turn, shapes how we

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Integrating Climate Adaptation: a Toolkit for Urban Planners and Adaptation Practitioners

The toolkit on Integrating Climate Adaptation is aimed at both urban planning and climate adaptation specialists working for cities. This

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Public Space: A Review of the Emerging Questions

Restrictions on the use of public space and social distancing have been key policy measures to reduce the transmission of

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