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Planning and Investing in Cities for Nature and Nature for Cities

A high‑level GEF–World Bank event highlighted cities’ role in advancing urban biodiversity and implementing the Kunming‑Montreal GBF.

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Transit-Oriented Development

Transit-Oriented Development integrates transport planning, land use, and urban design to create compact, connected, and livable cities.

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Exploring nature-positive buildings

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

COVID‑19 exposed cities’ vulnerabilities but spurred integrated responses; this paper outlines a framework for resilient and inclusive transformation.

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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 UNI helps cities measure ecological performance through science‑based indicators and a web platform that supports transparency, action and reporting.

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

The note explains how to use spatial data with local boundaries to calculate urban indicators across multiple environmental themes.

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Open Spaces for All

New York’s new plan seeks to expand equitable access to open spaces by improving policies, partnerships, and outdoor recreation opportunities.

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Biodiversity in Cities - Technical Guide

AFD’s guide promotes context‑specific nature‑based urban design, helping cities integrate biodiversity to improve resilience, equity, and livability.

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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 structurally equitable city design.

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

The report shares insights from Cities4Biodiversity’s Green Cities Deep‑Dive, highlighting policies and recommendations for expanding urban nature.

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

Asunción’s car‑centric design strains mobility; 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

The Note guides participatory slum upgrading by outlining processes, tools, and conditions for inclusive, sustained community engagement in projects.

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Primer on Urban Form and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Urban form strongly shapes emissions; compact, connected, climate‑responsive cities reduce energy use, transport demand, and infrastructure needs.

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

The report outlines governance frameworks for GEF‑6 IAP programs and synthesizes lessons on coordination supporting delivery across scales.

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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 strengthen urban competitiveness and inclusion; and can be used to support regeneration, cohesion, and resilience.

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Handbook for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning and Design

This handbook links gender inequality to the built environment and offers practical processes for planning more inclusive cities.

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