Byron Miller, University of Calgary

Research

smart cities global comparative analysis governance policy mobility sustainability risk and resilience

Latest funding

Social Innovation in Engineering for Climate-Neutral Cities
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Smart Cities in Global Comparative Perspective: Worlding and Provincializing Relationships
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$200,000
The social and environmental implications of smart cities: toward a global comparative research agenda
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 5 grants and awards

Social Innovation in Engineering for Climate-Neutral Cities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Kattan, Lina

$125,000

Smart Cities in Global Comparative Perspective: Worlding and Provincializing Relationships

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Miller, Byron A.

Keywords: smart cities; global comparative analysis; governance; policy mobility; sustainability; risk and resilience

$200,000

The social and environmental implications of smart cities: toward a global comparative research agenda

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Miller, Byron A.

Keywords: smart cities; social implications; environmental implications; comparative research; global; policy mobility; adaptation; culture; governance; social justice; sustainability; risk

$25,000

Neighbourhood inequality, diversity, and change: trends, processes, consequences, and policy options for Canada's large Metropolitan areas

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Partnership Grants

Keywords: neighbourhood change; divided cities; socio-spatial inequality; concentrated poverty; housing; gentrification; labour market restructuring; immigrant settlement; Aboriginal issues; urban schooling; crime and safety; urban policy; Canada

$2,500,000

Multilevel governance and public policy in Canadian municipalities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2003Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Young, Robert A.

Keywords: public policy; intergovernmental relations; social forces; multilevel governance; civil society; federalism; federal property; municipalities; provincial government; Aboriginal people; emergency planning; immigration; infrastructure; Canada lands; tourism

$2,484,650

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: smart cities Dear Professor Miller, 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]. Your research on smart cities connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Smart Cities in Global Comparative Perspective: Worlding and Provincializing Relationships" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]