Amrita Daniere, University of Toronto

Research

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Urban water planning including distribution, treatment and flood protection Collective action and trust in slum communities Infrastructure in developing countries Community participation in urban planning Environmental management Southeast Asia Thailand

Latest funding

Water in the city: community participation and water access in southeast Asian cities
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$301,755
Community first: impacts of community engagement CF:ICE
SSHRC · 2011 · Co-investigator
$2,499,000
Social capital and civic spaces: creating enabling environments in South East Asian cities
SSHRC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$72,971

All 5 grants and awards

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Water in the city: community participation and water access in southeast Asian cities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Daniere, Amrita G.

Keywords: urban water; southeast Asia; community participation in infrastructure provision

$301,755

Community first: impacts of community engagement CF:ICE

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Partnership Grants

Keywords: community; impacts; partnerships; service learning; poverty reduction; food security; sustainability; violence against women

$2,499,000

Social capital and civic spaces: creating enabling environments in South East Asian cities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Daniere, Amrita G.

Keywords: civil society; civic spaces; social capital; environmental action; Southeast Asian cities; urban slums

$72,971

From State to Capital: Community Life and the City in Asia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Daniere, Amrita G.

Keywords: social capital; civil society; state-society relations; community development; Asia; workshop; case studies

$10,000

Environmental management in Southeast Asia: the role of social capital and networks in urban governance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Daniere, Amrita

Keywords: participation in urban areas; environmental management

$70,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Urban water planning including distribution, treatment and flood protection Dear Professor Daniere, 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 urban water planning including distribution, treatment and flood protection connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]