Public scholar: Nicole Yu

Nicole Yu (she/her) is a doctoral candidate at the Ziter Urban Landscape Ecology lab. Her research focuses on how green infrastructure can support urban biodiversity, as solutions towards building ecologically sustainable cities. She finished her bachelor’s degree at the University of Hong Kong, where she also coordinated various environmental education projects.

Seeing the importance of the public’s perception and support for urban greening initiatives, Nicole uses participatory science methods in her doctoral research to engage the public in urban biodiversity monitoring. She also works with urban planners and landscape architects to develop her doctoral research projects to ensure findings can inform their green space design and management practices.

Nicole is also dedicated to exploring diverse and creative approaches to promoting conservation to broader audiences. She has developed a range of infographics and guides and has published a web comic to showcase local urban wildlife to the public.