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Milieus of creativity

an interdisciplinary approach to spatiality of creativity

edited byPeter MeusburgerJoachim FunkeEdgar Wunder

Abstract

"Milieus of Creativity" is the second volume in the book series "Knowledge and Space". This book deals with spatial disparities of knowledge and the impact of environments, space and contexts on the production and application of knowledge. The contributions in this volume focus on the role of places, environments, and spatial contexts for the emergence and perpetuation of creativity. Is environment a social or a spatial phenomenon? Are only social factors relevant for the development of creativity or should one also include material artefacts and resources in its definition? How can we explain spatial disparities of creativity without falling victim to geodeterminism?

This book offers insights from various disciplines such as environmental psychology, philosophy, and social geography. It presents the results of a research conference at Heidelberg University in September 2006, which was supported by the Klaus Tschira Foundation.

Details | Table of Contents

Creativity

multidimensional associative or chaotic process? methodological comments on creative processes and metaphors in aesthetics and innovation

Hans Lenk

pp.73-95

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9877-2_6
Milieus of creativity

the role of places, environments, and spatial contexts

Peter Meusburger

pp.97-153

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9877-2_7
The unconscious city

how expectancies about creative milieus influence creative performance

Jens Förster

pp.219-233

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9877-2_12
Looking at the present through the future

science-fiction urbanism and contingent and relational creativity

Rob Kitchin

pp.245-254

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9877-2_14

Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Dordrecht

Year: 2009

Pages: 297

Series: Knowledge and Space

Series volume: 2

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9877-2

ISBN (hardback): 978-1-4020-9876-5

ISBN (digital): 978-1-4020-9877-2

Full citation:

Meusburger Peter, Funke Joachim, Wunder Edgar (2009) Milieus of creativity: an interdisciplinary approach to spatiality of creativity. Dordrecht, Springer.