Brendan Stewart, University of Guelph

Research

privately owned public space (POPS)tactical urbanism prototype retrofitting suburbia social infrastructure social capital climate resiliency community economic development

Latest funding

plazaPOPS: Creating an equitable and healthy public realm in Toronto
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$68,065
plazaPOPS 2.0 - Establishing a permanent and sustainable city-wide program
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$97,597
plazaPOPS 2.0 - Establishing a permanent and sustainable city-wide program
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$99,780

All 4 grants and awards

plazaPOPS: Creating an equitable and healthy public realm in Toronto

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: McWhirter, Jennifer E

Keywords: Active Transportation; Healthy Cities; Mental Health; Nature; Physical Health; Public Health; Public Space; Shade; Social Capital; Urban Planning

$68,065

plazaPOPS 2.0 - Establishing a permanent and sustainable city-wide program

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Stewart, Brendan

Keywords: privately owned public space (POPS); tactical urbanism; prototype; retrofitting suburbia; social infrastructure; social capital; climate resiliency; community economic development

$97,597

plazaPOPS 2.0 - Establishing a permanent and sustainable city-wide program

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Stewart, Brendan

Keywords: privately owned public space (POPS); tactical urbanism; prototype; retrofitting suburbia; social infrastructure; social capital; climate resiliency; community economic development

$99,780

Advancing plazaPOPS: Tactical urbanism for social infrastructure in Toronto strip-mall parking lots

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Stewart, Brendan

Keywords: privately owned public space (POPS); tactical urbanism; prototype; retrofitting suburbia; social infrastructure; program creation

$24,984

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: privately owned public space (POPS) Dear Professor Stewart, 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 privately owned public space (pops) 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 "plazaPOPS 2.0 - Establishing a permanent and sustainable city-wide program" (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]