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What does the transition to a Low Carbon Britain mean for the future development of cities and regions across the country? Does it reinforce existing lsquo;business as usualrsquo; or create new transformational opportunities? Low Carbon Nation? takes an interdisciplinary approach to tackle this critical question; by looking across the different dimensions of technological; scientific; social and economic change within the diverse city and regional contexts of the UK.Hodson and Marvin set out how the transition to low carbon futures needs to be understood as a dual response to the wider financial and economic crisis and to critical ecological concerns about the implications of global climate change. The book develops a novel framework for understanding how the transition to low carbon is informed by historical legacies that shape the geographical; political and cultural dimensions of low carbon responses. Through a programme of research in Scotland; Wales; the North East of England; Greater London; and Greater Manchester; the authors set out different styles of low carbon urban and regional response. Through in-depth illustration of this in newly devolved nations; an old industrial region; a global city-region and in an entrepreneurial city; international lessons can be drawn about the limits and the unrealised opportunities of low carbon transition. This book is key reading for students on geography; economics; planning and social science degrees; as well as those studying sustainability in related contexts trying to understand the urban and regional politics of low carbon transition. It is also an essential resource for policymakers; public officials; elected representatives; environmentalists and business leaders concerned with shaping the direction and type of transition.