Brent Swallow, University of Alberta

Research

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Environment and Development Economist

Latest papers

An insight into the drag effect of water, land, and energy on economic growth across space and time: the application of improved Solow growth model.
Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Measuring methane emissions from cattle feedlots to improve policies for achieving net zero emissions by 2050
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$736,769
Tracking Change: the role of local and traditional knowledge in watershed governance
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$2,372,098
Indigenous peoples from the global commons: networking for social and environmental sustainability
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$50,000

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

An insight into the drag effect of water, land, and energy on economic growth across space and time: the application of improved Solow growth model.

Zhang Y, Liu W, Khan SU, Swallow B, Zhou C, Zhao M

Environmental science and pollution research international2022

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16053-0 PMID: 34462855

Measuring methane emissions from cattle feedlots to improve policies for achieving net zero emissions by 2050

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Madramootoo, Chandra CA

Keywords: abatement costs; aircraft and drones; choice experiments; livestock feedlots; mathematical modelling; methane; methane sensors; non-market valuation costs; policy instruments; producer and consumer surveys

$736,769

Tracking Change: the role of local and traditional knowledge in watershed governance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: traditional knowledge; indigenous; watershed; monitoring; indicators; governance

$2,372,098

Indigenous peoples from the global commons: networking for social and environmental sustainability

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Parlee, Brenda L.

Keywords: this colloquium will generate new scholarship; and eventually a book; on the history of the pan american games. at the same time; it seeks to popularize the hemispheric ambition and rich political and cultural history of these games.

$50,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Environment and Development Economist Dear Professor Swallow, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "An insight into the drag effect of water, land, and energy on economic growth across space and time: the application of improved Solow growth model." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]