Erica Manuelli
Jun.-Prof. Transformation to Sustainable Energy Systems

Faculty for Environment and Natural Resources
Institute for Environmental Social Sciences and Geography
Tennenbacher Str. 4
D-79106 Freiburg
Biography
Erica Manuelli is a research assistant contributing to the Urban Footprints Project. She has completed with honours a Bachelor degree in International Studies and European Institutions at the University of Milan, Italy, with a thesis on the right to health and health condition of undocumented migrants in Milan. Passionate about the intersection between climate and social justice, she is currently pursuing a M.Sc. in Environmental Governance at the University of Freiburg.
Research areas
Erica Manuelli is interested in urban sustainability transitions and social justice issues. As part of the Urban Footprints Project, she assists in investigating urban climate action plans with a focus on sectoral emission reduction policies. She is also interested in environmental conflict management and participation.
Experience
October 2021- Current
Research Assistant for Jun.-Prof. Transformation to Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculty for Environment and Natural Resources, at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg in Germany.
February 2020- May 2020
Project and Research Intern at EcoPeace Middle East, environmental peacebuilding trilateral organization based in Amman, Ramallah, and Tel Aviv.
Education
September 2020- Current
Albert Ludwig University
M.Sc. in Environmental Governance
September 2018- January 2019
Institut d’Études Politiques de Grenoble
Erasmus+ Exchange
September 2016- June 2019
University of Milan
B.A. International Studies and European Institutions