David Edgington, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

A study of recovery from the 2011 Japanese Great Eastern earthquake
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$183,950
Urban governance in Japanese metropolitan regions and cities
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$127,034
Japanese electronics firms and the greater China circle: skill formation and the evolving spatial division of labour in East Asia
SSHRC · 2002 · Principal investigator
$81,000

All 4 grants and awards

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A study of recovery from the 2011 Japanese Great Eastern earthquake

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Edgington, David W.

Keywords: Japan; post-disaster recovery; regional development

$183,950

Urban governance in Japanese metropolitan regions and cities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Edgington, David W.

Keywords: urban planning; economic restructuring; social change; local government; Japan; urban governance

$127,034

Japanese electronics firms and the greater China circle: skill formation and the evolving spatial division of labour in East Asia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Edgington, David W.

Keywords: Japanese direct foreign investment; China; electronics industry; technology transfer; multinational corporations

$81,000

The new geography of Japanese production systems in Asia

Co-investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hayter, Roger

Keywords: Foreign investment; production systems; local development

$30,000

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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