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