Ruth Mckay, Carleton University

Research

climate change Adaptation flooding stakeholders resilience institutional theory Urban politics Urban flooding

Latest funding

Flood Risk and New Housing in Canada and Netherlands: Case Comparisons of Stakeholder Dynamics as the Climate and the Maps Change
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$66,348
Flood Risk and New Housing in Canada and Netherlands: Case Comparisons of Stakeholder Dynamics as the Climate and the Maps Change
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$57,487
Urban Flooding in Ottawa, Canada: Business-as-Usual or New Friction between Public and Private Stakeholders?
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$60,035

All 4 grants and awards

Flood Risk and New Housing in Canada and Netherlands: Case Comparisons of Stakeholder Dynamics as the Climate and the Maps Change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mckay, Ruth

Keywords: flooding; climate change; stakeholders; adaptation

$66,348

Flood Risk and New Housing in Canada and Netherlands: Case Comparisons of Stakeholder Dynamics as the Climate and the Maps Change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mckay, Ruth

Keywords: flooding; climate change; stakeholders; adaptation

$57,487

Urban Flooding in Ottawa, Canada: Business-as-Usual or New Friction between Public and Private Stakeholders?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McKay, Ruth

Keywords: Climate change; Adaptation; institutional theory; Urban politics; Urban flooding; Housing; Climate change policy; Risk; Resilience

$60,035

Building Climate Resistance in Canadian Housing through a Community Practice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Mckay, Ruth

Keywords: climate adaptation; resilience; climate change; houses; building codes

$24,729

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: climate change Dear Professor Mckay, 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 climate change 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 "Flood Risk and New Housing in Canada and Netherlands: Case Comparisons of Stakeholder Dynamics as the Climate and the Maps Change" (2022), 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]