Communicating, Networking : : The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Global Understanding Series
• Author: Robertson, Margaret E.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2016.; Ã2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Global Understanding Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (86 pages)

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.