Jeffrey Biggar, Dalhousie University

Research

municipal planning immigration migration physical infrastructure social infrastructure community infrastructure housing land use planning

Latest funding

Planning for Immigration in Mid-sized Cities: Understanding Culturally Appropriate Infrastructure Strategies to Support Newcomers
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$34,185

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Planning for Immigration in Mid-sized Cities: Understanding Culturally Appropriate Infrastructure Strategies to Support Newcomers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Biggar, Jeffrey

Keywords: municipal planning; immigration; migration; physical infrastructure; social infrastructure; community infrastructure; housing; land use planning; growth management; urban development

$34,185

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: municipal planning Dear Professor Biggar, 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 municipal 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 "Planning for Immigration in Mid-sized Cities: Understanding Culturally Appropriate Infrastructure Strategies to Support Newcomers" (2024), 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]