D3.1 consists of a review of the current interaction between social science and air quality and carbon management. It consists of 5 main sections: 1: Results and conclusions from a formal literature review that sought evidence on the extent and nature of social science research relating to air pollution along with indications of its uptake within policy; 2: A review of EU funded research and projects on air quality management from the CORDIS database; 3: A review of a selection of air quality policy and plan documents at a national and regional level; 4: An overview, examining the role of the citizen with regard to air pollution from a practitioner point of view; 5: A second overview of the role of ‘civil society’ and nongovernmental institutions within the air quality and carbon management processes.