Shubhra Gururani, York University

Research

urban ecologies property-making land water urbanization India

Latest funding

Life and Death of Urban Nature in India's Urbanizing Frontiers
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,174
Life and Death of Urban Nature in India's Urbanizing Frontiers
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$62,255
Global suburbanisms: governance, land, and infrastructure in the 21st century
SSHRC · 2010 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000

All 3 grants and awards

Life and Death of Urban Nature in India's Urbanizing Frontiers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gururani, Shubhra D..

Keywords: urban ecologies; property-making; land; water; urbanization; India

$24,174

Life and Death of Urban Nature in India's Urbanizing Frontiers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gururani, Shubhra D..

Keywords: urban ecologies; property-making; land; water; urbanization; India

$62,255

Global suburbanisms: governance, land, and infrastructure in the 21st century

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Keil, Roger

Keywords: globalization; urbanization; suburbs; suburbanization; suburbanism; governance; land; infrastructure; comparative urban research

$2,500,000

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: urban ecologies Dear Professor Gururani, 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 ecologies 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 "Life and Death of Urban Nature in India's Urbanizing Frontiers" (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]