C.N.E. Corbin, Ph.D.
Dr. C.N.E. Corbin is a faculty member at Portland State University in the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning. She studies the relationships between society and nature within the built environment. As a mixed-methods interdisciplinary researcher, urban political ecologist, and engaged scholar, her work investigates the concept of the sustainable green city within the United States at the intersection of race, class, housing, and access to green space. In so doing, she examines both sides of environmental (in)justice, the uneven distribution of environmental harms, and the uneven development of environmental goods with a specific focus on public parks, green amenities, and urban natures. Her research shows how historical urbanization processes and current urban environmental policies, influence and contribute to the environmental injustices being (re)produced today while also questioning what that could mean for future populations living in sustainable green cities.
Corbin served on the Oakland Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission (PRAC) from 2015-2020 and was the chair of the PRAC from 2019-2020. During her tenure with the PRAC she placed Oakland’s urban municipal park system within an environmental justice lens and used an Environmental Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (Environmental J.E.D.I.) approach when making decisions regarding park policies and practices. Dr. Corbin is an assistant professor at Portland State University in the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning and serves on the Portland Parks Board.
Corbin served on the Oakland Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission (PRAC) from 2015-2020 and was the chair of the PRAC from 2019-2020. During her tenure with the PRAC she placed Oakland’s urban municipal park system within an environmental justice lens and used an Environmental Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (Environmental J.E.D.I.) approach when making decisions regarding park policies and practices. Dr. Corbin is an assistant professor at Portland State University in the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning and serves on the Portland Parks Board.
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