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Remaking the material fabric of the city : ‘alternative’ low carbon spaces of transformation or continuity? (2015)
Journal Article
Hodson, M., Burrai, E., & Barlow, C. (2016). Remaking the material fabric of the city : ‘alternative’ low carbon spaces of transformation or continuity?. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 18, 128-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2015.06.001

This article is about re-making the material fabric of the city and the role that space plays in this. There are many ways of understanding the remaking of the city, including a range of often diverse ‘alternative’ initiatives which are enacted by ne... Read More about Remaking the material fabric of the city : ‘alternative’ low carbon spaces of transformation or continuity?.

Briefing : re-engineering the city 2020–2050 – urban foresight and transition management (2014)
Journal Article
Eames, M., Marvin, S., Hodson, M., Dixon, T., Guthrie, P., & Lannon, S. (2014). Briefing : re-engineering the city 2020–2050 – urban foresight and transition management. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 167(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.11.00032

Cities may be responsible for up to 70% of global carbon emissions and 75% of global energy consumption and by 2050 it is estimated that 70% of the world's population could live in cities. The critical challenge for contemporary urbanism, therefore,... Read More about Briefing : re-engineering the city 2020–2050 – urban foresight and transition management.

Urban responses to climate change and resource constraint (2013)
Book Chapter
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2013). Urban responses to climate change and resource constraint. In C. Cooper, G. Mulhern, & A. Colley (Eds.), Making the case for the Social Sciences 3 : sustainability, the environment and climate change (26-27). London: Academy of Social Sciences and The British Psychological Society

Rethinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation (2013)
Book Chapter
Perry, B., May, T., Marvin, S., & Hodson, M. (2013). Rethinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation. In H. Andersen, & R. Atkinson (Eds.), Production and Use of Urban Knowledge : European Experiences (151-167). Dordrecht: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8936-6_8

This chapter critically examines the challenges for the development of new styles of urbanism that are not only sustainable but also knowledge-based. It is divided into three sections. In section one, dominant and alternative responses to the twin ch... Read More about Rethinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation.

Low carbon nation? (2013)
Book
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2013). Low carbon nation?. Abingdon: Earthscan/Routledge

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 ‘business as usual’ or create new transformational opportunities? Low Carbon Nation? takes an interd... Read More about Low carbon nation?.

Re-thinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation (2013)
Book Chapter
Perry, B., May, T., Marvin, S., & Hodson, M. (2013). Re-thinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation. In H. Anderson, & R. Atkinson (Eds.), The Production and Use of Urban Knowledge: European Experiences (151-168). Dordrecht: Springer

This book provides new insights on cities and the nature of urban development, and the role of knowledge management in urban growth. It considers how knowledge informs policies and supports decision making, and can assist in addressing the drivers of... Read More about Re-thinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation.

Reshaping urban infrastructure: Material flow analysis and transitions analysis in an urban context (2012)
Journal Article
Hodson, M., Marvin, S., Robinson, B., & Swilling, M. (2012). Reshaping urban infrastructure: Material flow analysis and transitions analysis in an urban context. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 16(6), 789-800. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00559.x

Urban policy makers and researchers consistently recognize the challenge of more effectively reshaping the linkages between cities, urban infrastructure, ecosystem services, and natural resources. The aim of this article is to consider the potential... Read More about Reshaping urban infrastructure: Material flow analysis and transitions analysis in an urban context.

Governing low carbon transitions in Greater Manchester (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B., & Hodson, M. (2012, June). Governing low carbon transitions in Greater Manchester. Presented at International Sustainable Development Research Conference, University of Hull

Low carbon nation (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2012, March). Low carbon nation. Presented at Future of Cities distinguished lecture series 2011-2012, Said Business School, Oxford

Mediating low-carbon urban transitions? Forms of organization, knowledge and action (2012)
Journal Article
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2012). Mediating low-carbon urban transitions? Forms of organization, knowledge and action. European Planning Studies, 20(3), 421-439. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2012.651804

Increasingly at the scale of cities, strategies and plans to respond to the challenges of climate change and constrained resources are being developed. A range of climate change plans, low-carbon strategies, peak oil preparations and so on have been... Read More about Mediating low-carbon urban transitions? Forms of organization, knowledge and action.

Cities and the low carbon transition (2011)
Journal Article
Bulkeley, H., Castan Broto, V., Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2011). Cities and the low carbon transition. ˜The œEuropean financial review (Online),

The notion of a low carbon transition is beguilingly simple. We use too much of the wrong sort of energy. We need to use the right sort of energy, and we need to use less of it.