TY - BOOK AU - Prakash, Arnav (UD0316) AU - Keswani, Kiran (Guide) TI - Citizen science as a methodological tool for urban design (Softcopy is also Available) U1 - FP-UD TH-0001 PY - 2021/// N1 - Table of Contents Undertaking i Certificate iii Acknowledgments v Abstract vii Table of contents ix List of figures xi 01- Introduction: 01 1.1 Citizen Science as a concept 1.2 Importance of the study (citizen science) in the Indian context 1.3 Influence of technology 1.4 Aim of the research study 1.5 Objectives of the research study 1.6 Key research questions of the study 02- Literature review 05 03- Methodology & Research Setting: 09 3.1 Conventional citizen science practices/activities 3.2 About the online portal Decoding Everyday and its purpose 3.3 Designing and building online engagement tools 3.4 Challenges faced during the process of building the tool 3.5 Dissemination of existing Ashwath Katte information 3.5.1 Google forms for gathering inputs from citizens 3.5.2 Discussion forum & Reflection board 3.6 Identification of respondent groups 3.7 Utilizing social media platforms and sharing the information 04- Findings 19 4.1 Tracking the collected information and their sources 4.2 Collecting feedback from the portal (User/Citizen responses) 05- Analysis: 33 5.1 Factors that influenced level of participation 5.2 Understanding overlap between users, public spaces, tools and Designers 5.3 Challenges faced during the process of building the tool 5.4 Challenges faced by the citizens during engagement 06- Discussion & conclusion: 37 6.1 Understanding how citizen science and policy benefit the process of urban design 6.1.1 Citizen Science 6.1.2 Policy 6.1.3 Society 6.2 Identification of pitfalls and limitations in the research process 07- Future scope 41 08- References 43 09- Appendix I 45 10- Appendix II 55 ER -