Afia Raja, University of the Fraser Valley

Research

participartory planning waterfront development waterfront revitalization

Latest funding

Developing a Decolonial Framework for Black Youth Climate Disaster Education in Western Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$99,000
Collaborative Community Planning through tactical urbanism for Mission Water Front Development
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$24,723

All 2 grants and awards

Developing a Decolonial Framework for Black Youth Climate Disaster Education in Western Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Acharibasam, John Bosco

$99,000

Collaborative Community Planning through tactical urbanism for Mission Water Front Development

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Raja, Afia

Keywords: participartory planning; waterfront development; waterfront revitalization

$24,723

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: participartory planning Dear Professor Raja, 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 participartory planning 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 "Collaborative Community Planning through tactical urbanism for Mission Water Front Development" (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]