Alessandra Fabbri

Alessandra is an interdisciplinary teacher and researcher working at the intersection of environmental governance, socio-ecological justice, and the spatial politics of extractivism, with a regional focus on the Global South. Bridging political ecology with postcolonial and feminist theory, Alessandra examines how power operates across land, institutions, and knowledges, particularly in contexts of ecological contestation and territorial pluralism. 

While at MIT, Alessandra’s research focused on environmental policy and planning for the conservation of transboundary ecosystems. Specifically, she studied transnational cooperation and sovereignty at the local and national levels with evidence from the Amazon Biogeographical Region. 

She also engaged in projects concerning socio-environmental well-being in the Amazon, including initiatives on integrated territorial planning in border areas and on equitable growth in urban centres, with an express commitment to preserving the ecological integrity of the region. 

Alessandra received her PhD from MIT in 2024 after presenting her dissertation: “Nature Constructed: Conservation Discourses and the Political Regionalisation of the Amazon.” Previously, Alessandra was a Tenured Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. She has also worked in Genova, Milan, Paris, London, and Sydney. Her educational background includes a Master of Architecture cum Laude in Urban Design at the University of Ferrara, Italy, an exchange program at the Universidad Catolica de Cordoba, Argentina, and a Master in Emerging Technologies and Design cum Distinction at the Architectural Association of London, UK.