Michael Leaf, University of British Columbia

Research

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Analysis and planning for societies in the midst of their urban transitions with particular attention to cases in Asia

Latest funding

Bridging the Gap: New towns and village-based urbanization in Hanoi (Vietnam)
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$65,116
Asia-Pacific dispute resolution program: understanding integrated compliance with international trade and human rights standards in comparative perspective
SSHRC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
Informality and governance in peri-urban Southeast Asia: a study of the Jakarta and Hanoi metropolitan regions
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$92,646

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Bridging the Gap: New towns and village-based urbanization in Hanoi (Vietnam)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Labbé, Danielle

Keywords: (1) Periurbanization; (2) New Towns; (3) Village-based urbanization; (4) Vietnam; (5) Urban planning; (6) Socio-spatial segregation; (7) Adaptation; (8) Livelihood strategies; (9) Prospective planning

$65,116

Asia-Pacific dispute resolution program: understanding integrated compliance with international trade and human rights standards in comparative perspective

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Potter, Pitman B.

Keywords: comparative law and politics; international relations; international trade; human rights; dispute resolution; development; political science; law; China

$2,500,000

Informality and governance in peri-urban Southeast Asia: a study of the Jakarta and Hanoi metropolitan regions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Leaf, Michael Leon

Keywords: urbanization; urban administration; regulation; informality; informalization; peri-urbanization; planning; rural-urban linkages; environmental management

$92,646

The challenges of the agrarian transition in Southeast Asia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: De Koninck, Rodolphe

Keywords: agrarian transition; industrialization; urbanization; agro-food systems; state intervention; globalization; environmental degradation; ethnic minorities

$2,500,000

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: Analysis and planning for societies in the midst of their urban transitions Dear Professor Leaf, 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 analysis and planning for societies in the midst of their urban transitions 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]