Aynaz Lotfata is an Assistant Professor of the Urban Planning and GIS at Chicago State University, USA. She has a Ph.D. degree in City and Regional Planning from Middle East Technical University, Turkey, and a Ph.D. degree in Geospatial Technologies and Sciences from Mississippi State University, USA. Her cross-disciplinary research focuses on environmental justice and urban wellbeing. Aynaz Lotfata is a Fellow at 4TU Resilience Engineering Center who works with interdisciplinary teams on Climate-adaptive Streetscapes in Unplanned Urban Areas in Desert Climates.