Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlgi Atay Kaya works at the Department of City and Regional Planning of Dokuz Eylül University (DEU). Her research interests include urban planning conflicts, locally unwanted land uses, sustainability measurement, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and do-it-yourself urbanism. She received her degrees of Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning at İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH) in 2006, 2009, and 2014, respectively.