Christina Hoicka, York University

Research

sustainability transitions disruptive innovations energy democracy energy justice socio-technical transitions climate change renewable energy technology innovation system

Latest funding

Greening growth partnership: connecting research with policy for an innovative, sustainable economy
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
Sustainable Energy Transitions: Linking Pro-environmental Behaviour to System Innovation
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$72,999
Sustaining the commons ideas and actions for a green economy
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$24,992

All 3 grants and awards

Greening growth partnership: connecting research with policy for an innovative, sustainable economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Partnership Grants

Keywords: green growth; environment-economy; environmental policy; climate change policy; clean innovation; natural captal; market-based instruments; sustainable development; economic competitiveness; interdisciplinary; cross-sectoral; public policy

$2,500,000

Sustainable Energy Transitions: Linking Pro-environmental Behaviour to System Innovation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hoicka, Christina

Keywords: (1) Pro-environmental behaviour; (2) System innovation; (3) Sustainability transitions; (4) Energy systems and infrastructures; (5) Climate change mitigation and adaptation; (6) Consumers of energy services; (7) Social-technical transitions; (8) Community energy planning; (9) Innovation theories and intermediaries; (10) Energy service providers

$72,999

Sustaining the commons ideas and actions for a green economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Victor, Peter A.

Keywords: agricultural economics; bioeconomics; climate change economics; ecological economics; energy economics; environmental economics; resource economics; sustainable development

$24,992

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: sustainability transitions Dear Professor Hoicka, 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 sustainability transitions 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]