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ELIZA C NOBLES: URBAN ECOLOGIST
PORTFOLIO
A selection of my academic research and design work, presented in reverse chronological order.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication: The ethical foundations of biodiversity metrics, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, February 2025
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication: Barriers to equitable greening in urban environmental policies, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, June 2024
Presentation and Panel Organization at the Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy, Summer 2024
Master of Environmental Studies (MES) Thesis: Barriers to Equitable Greening in Urban Environmental Policies, Spring 2023
Master of City Planning (MCP) Urban Design Capstone: Adaptive Industrial Ecosystem, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2023
Painting: Public Mural for SDG 7 - Clean and Affordable Energy for All, Fall 2022
Graduate Landscape and Planning Internship, Philadelphia Water Department, 2021-2022
City Planning Capstone Project: St Croix Resilience - Farming for Change, University of Pennsylvania, Fall 2022
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication: Cultivating a Politics of Sight for Vacant Land Use in Cities, Anthropological Quarterly, Spring 2022
Graduate Research Assistantship: Partners for Campus-Community Engagement, 2022-2023
Spatial Analysis Research Assistantship, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, 2021-2023
Climate Change Planning Research & Book Illustration, 2020-2022
Sustainability Festival Coordination: Everyday Futures Fest - Workshops and Community Resources, 2021-2022
ArcGIS StoryMap: Energy Justice in New York City, Independent Study, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2021
Student Article: Energy Justice for New York City, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, December 2021
Student Article: Perceptions of Environmental Gentrification in Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, April 2021
Group Design Competition: EPA Rainworks Challenge, First Place - Demonstration Project Category, 2020
City Planning Studio Project: Hill District 2035, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2021
Urban Design Studio Project: Sustainable Community Design, University of Pennsylvania, Fall 2020
Student Article: Sustainable Community Design (Urban Design Studio I), University of Pennsylvania, April 2021
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication: The Climate-Ready Home: Teaching Climate Change in the Context of Asthma Management, Environmental Justice, August 2020
Report: Analyzing Leaf Litter and Soil Health at the University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2020
Report: Tree Re-use at the University of Pennsylvania: Establishing a Re-utilization Program, Spring 2020
Media Feature: PennToday - A second life for leaves, University of Pennsylvania, Fall 2019
Student Article: Leaf Litter—Should We Leave the Leaves? Morris Arboretum, Fall 2020
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