Biography

Yi Xuan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from University College London. She spent two years in the civil service working in the areas of environmental public health and is keen to contribute to urban research for public good. Her research interests are in the areas of environmental sustainability and urban liveability.

She is supporting Harvey and team on the “Strengthening Urban Resilience in the age of Fragmentation (SURF): People, Governance & Technology for a Healthier, Mobile Southeast Asia” project.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Geography (Hons), University College London, United Kingdom (2021)

Publications

• Chan, S., Sim J. D. W., Borzino, N., Li, Y., Naing, K. M., Tan, P. M. S., Tay, Y. X., Du, Y., Chng, S., Lee, J. K. W., Zheng, K. & Neo, H., 2026, Conditioned comfort: A multi-scalar analysis of residential heat adaptation in the tropical city-state of Singapore, Urban Climate, 103015, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2026.103015
• Borzino, N., Chng, S., Chan, S., Naing, K. M., Tay, Y. X., & Neo, H., 2026, Private Cooling, Urban Heat, and the Limits of Collective Climate Action in Tropical Cities, Sustainable Cities and Society, 107444, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2026.107444

Conference Presentations/Proceedings

• Chan, S., Chng, S., Sim, J., Borzino, N. Li, Y., Tay, Y. X., Naing, K. M., Bou, D., Du, F. Y., Tan, P., Zheng, K., Lee, J., Neo, H., 2026, Shaping Community-Centred Sustainable Cooling in a Hotter City [Poster presentation], World Cities Summit: Science of Cities Symposium 2026, Singapore
• Kyaw, G. M. M., Chng, S., Bou, D., Naing, K. M., & Tay, Y. X. , 2026, Heat as an Entry Point for Climate Engagement: Insights from a Citizen Dialogue in Singapore [Oral presentation], 6th SEASIA Biennial Conference, Singapore