Communicating, Networking : The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing AG,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Global Understanding Series
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| Online Access: | Click to View |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Series Preface
- Preface
- Contents
- Editor and Contributors
- Background and Overview
- 1 Our Natural Systems: The Basis of all Human Enterprise
- Abstract
- Natural Systems as Foundational to Global Understanding
- What We Know About Planet Earth and How Technology Is Helping
- Mega Cities and the Millennial Lifestyle
- Constructing Better Futures
- Example 1: Urban Agroecology
- Example 2: Green Cities
- Community Gardens
- Example 3: Building Community
- Our Planet
- References
- 2 Technology Trends: Working Life with 'Smart Things'
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Changing Trends at Work
- New Work
- Conclusion
- References
- 3 Citizenship, Governance and Communication
- Abstract
- E-Citizenship and E-Governance
- Looking Back
- Citizenship Defined
- Particular Issues
- Terrorism
- Gender
- Statelessness and Migration
- Conclusions
- References
- Examples of Global Diversity
- 4 Changing Cultures: Changing Lives-Mobilising Social Media During a Health Crisis
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The African Context
- Sierra Leone-A Case Study
- Sierra Leone and Modern Telecommunication
- The Ebola Crisis
- The Way Forward
- Conclusion
- References
- 5 Bridging the Digital Divide: Everyday Use of Mobile Phones Among Market Sellers in Papua New Guinea
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Papua New Guinea
- The Rural-Urban Divide
- The Gender Divide
- The Introduction of Mobile Phones to PNG
- The Rural-Urban Digital Divide
- The Gender Digital Divide
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 6 Business, Commerce and the Global Financial System
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Micro-Finance-Connecting the Poor to Markets
- Mobile Technologies-Connecting Local Businesses to Global Markets
- The Changing Role of Markets
- The Sharing Economy.
- Crypto-Currencies-Financial Markets Without Institutions
- The Role of the Crowd in the Entrepreneurial Space
- Conclusion
- References
- Recommendations-Networking the e-Society
- 7 Everyday-ing Health Literacy and the Imperative of Health Communication: A Critical Agenda
- Abstract
- Background
- A Conceptual Background About Health Literacy and Health Communication
- Global Diversity in Health Communication and Everyday-ing Health Literacy
- Case Study: Social Media and the Promotion of Mental Health Literacy
- References
- 8 Imaging an E-future: Education as a Process Towards Understanding
- Abstract
- Towards Understanding
- Everyday Knowing and Education in the Millennial Age
- Final Recommendations
- References
- 9 Epilogue
- Abstract.