Everyday knowledge offers opportunities for better understanding of significant issues of our times. Reflecting these themes this book places emphasis on community wisdom. The underpinning argument is that our instinctive urge for survival may not be enough if we do not share our collective knowledge and learn more about the everyday habits, beliefs and actions of communities spread across the region. Contributions from researchers active within local communities help build knowledge capacity and support for collaborative research.

Margaret Robertson is Professor of Education at La Trobe University. Teaching interests in geographical education and innovative pedagogy complement long-standing research interests in youth studies and cross-cultural differences. Outreach interests include membership of the Steering Committee for the International Year of Global Understanding project which is an initiative of the International Geographical Union. Eric Po Keung Tsang is an Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Institute of Education specialising in feasibility and environmental impact assessment studies. He also acts as the associate director of the UNEVOC Centre (HK), China and chairman of Green Power a major green group in Hong Kong. He is also a panel member of the Advisory Council on the Environment HKSAR and the International Year of Global Understanding, initiated by the International Geographical Union(IGU).