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The geography of creativity / Gunnar Törnqvist, department of social and economic geography, Lund University, Sweden and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Translated by Ken Schubert

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Original language: Swedish Series: Edward Elgar E-Book ArchivePublisher: Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar, 2011Description: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 215 pages) : diagrams, illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781781001516
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781781001509. | Erscheint auch als: The geography of creativity. Druck-Ausgabe Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar, 2011. XI, 215 S.DDC classification:
  • 153.35 23
RVK: RVK: RB 10651LOC classification:
  • BF408
DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9781781001516Online resources: Summary: What is creativity and who exactly is creative? In this insightful and highly readable book, Gunnar Törnqvist attempts to answer these questions by arguing that geographical millieux are hotbeds for creativity and renewal – places where pioneers in art, technology and science have gathered and developed their special abilities. In light of ongoing social and economic transformations, special attention is paid to the institutional settings in firms and universities. The goal is to identify those features which facilitate and those which impede the creative process. Individual lives are illustrated through the autobiographies of hundreds of Nobel Laureates. Their life paths reveal the importance of geographic mobility and contact patterns for the development of creativity and international prestige. From these biographies we can also see how local millieux and schools have influenced many scientists.PPN: PPN: 1023439247Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE
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