Christopher De Sousa, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

brownfield contaminated land public incentives funding and financing Brownfields contaminated lands development trends

Latest funding

Examining the Role of Public Funding and Financing Incentives in Supporting Brownfield Redevelopment in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$17,751
Examining the Role of Public Funding and Financing Incentives in Supporting Brownfield Redevelopment in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$47,253
Brownfields remediation and redevelopment in Ontario
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$137,224

All 3 grants and awards

Examining the Role of Public Funding and Financing Incentives in Supporting Brownfield Redevelopment in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: De Sousa, Christopher

Keywords: brownfield; contaminated land; public incentives; funding and financing

$17,751

Examining the Role of Public Funding and Financing Incentives in Supporting Brownfield Redevelopment in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: De Sousa, Christopher

Keywords: brownfield; contaminated land; public incentives; funding and financing

$47,253

Brownfields remediation and redevelopment in Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: De Sousa, Christopher

Keywords: Brownfields; contaminated lands; development; trends; urban growth; sustainability

$137,224

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: brownfield Dear Professor De Sousa, 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 brownfield 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 "Examining the Role of Public Funding and Financing Incentives in Supporting Brownfield Redevelopment in Canada" (2023), 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]