How can citizen engagement transform cities? If you’re searching for the answer, no need to look further: Yu-Yi is here to help! Her knowledge of citizen engagement processes and participation is sought after. Justice in climate action is something we value deeply and Yu-Yi is an expert in its implementation in a city context. Her heart beats for understanding and supporting the people who make a city: civil servants, decision-makers, residents, and communities. She works with their complexity, power, tensions, and potentials – and how to best bring these actors together to build fairer cities together.
It’s all about cities for Yu-Yi: research and concrete guidance, municipalities, and international city networks – she has worked with the topics of democratic innovations in cities on multiple levels even before her time at Demos Helsinki.
At Demos Helsinki, Yu-Yi leads our team’s work on NetZeroCities programme (Horizon Europe) where we support cities involved in the EU Mission for “100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030.” She works in research and consultancy projects where she helps local governments across Europe in developing capacities, models, and tools for better engaging citizens and other urban stakeholders in climate action.
Outside the office, Yu-Yi is a self-proclaimed expert in all matters tofu! Be sure to ask for the best tofu tips and tricks as she even knows how to make delicious tofu from scratch!