Acknowledgements

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Jens Kandt, for his endless patience and invaluable advice throughout my study. Jens’s encouragement and prompt feedback during our discussions and email exchanges greatly motivated me and helped shape this work.

I am also deeply grateful to our colleagues from the Jaipur project, especially Dr. Nand Kumar and Prof. Mahesh Jat from Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur, for their assistance with data access and their insightful suggestions on refining my methodologies. I would also like to thank all others involved in the project, which gave me a concrete understanding of the research process in practical planning — from data cleaning to analysis and visualisation — in a Global South context.

Most importantly, my heartfelt thanks go to my family and friends for their unwavering support throughout my whole learning journey in London.