Nicola Szibbo, Research Associate

Nicola Szibbo is a PhD student in the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley. At UC Berkeley, Nicola has worked for the Center for Resource Efficient Communities (CREC) and Global Metropolitan Studies (GMS) researching sustainable community strategies. She has also worked for the City of Surrey, in British Columbia and the Port of San Francisco on their greenways, parks and open space designs and best practice guidelines.  Nicola obtained her BA in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, and her Masters in City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley. Her dissertation research is centered on sustainable urban design and community energy systems.

What did the Easter Islander who cut down the last palm tree say while he was doing it? Similar questions arise for every society that has inadvertently damaged its environment. There is a whole series of reasons why societies do make such mistakes. — Jared Diamond