Rebecca Riggs, University of British Columbia

Research

Infrastructure expansion Sustainable development Resilience Forests Landscapes Governance networks Sustainability Empowerment

Latest funding

Uncovering leverage points for inclusive, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure expansion in forest landscapes
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$73,913

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Uncovering leverage points for inclusive, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure expansion in forest landscapes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Riggs, Rebecca

Keywords: Infrastructure expansion; Sustainable development; Resilience; Forests; Landscapes; Governance networks; Sustainability; Empowerment

$73,913

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: Infrastructure expansion Dear Professor Riggs, 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 infrastructure expansion 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 "Uncovering leverage points for inclusive, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure expansion in forest landscapes" (2021), 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]