Cynthia Girling, University of British Columbia

Research

neighbourhood livability climate action planning climate adaptation urban forest heat island indicators climate change energy demand

Latest funding

Urban Greening vs. Urban Densification: Evaluating future what-if scenarios for effects on heat island, shading and cooling of neighbourhoods
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$227,400
Linking social indicators of livability with environmental indicators of greenhouse gas emissions to inform planning policy
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

Urban Greening vs. Urban Densification: Evaluating future what-if scenarios for effects on heat island, shading and cooling of neighbourhoods

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Girling, Cynthia L.

Keywords: climate action planning; climate adaptation; urban forest; heat island; neighbourhood livability

$227,400

Linking social indicators of livability with environmental indicators of greenhouse gas emissions to inform planning policy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Girling, Cynthia L.

Keywords: neighbourhood livability; indicators; climate change; energy demand; urban planning; land use policy

$25,000

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: neighbourhood livability Dear Professor Girling, 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 neighbourhood livability 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 "Urban Greening vs. Urban Densification: Evaluating future what-if scenarios for effects on heat island, shading and cooling of neighbourhoods" (2020), 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]