Allan Lumba, Concordia University

Research

Urban Water Infrastructure Climate Change Colonialism Capitalism Southeast Asia Poverty

Latest funding

Subsidence: Surfacing Life in a Sinking City
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$19,053

Subsidence: Surfacing Life in a Sinking City

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lumba, Allan

Keywords: Urban; Water; Infrastructure; Climate Change; Colonialism; Capitalism; Southeast Asia; Poverty; Migration; Race

$19,053

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 Dear Professor Lumba, 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 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 "Subsidence: Surfacing Life in a Sinking City" (2024), 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]