1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462278803321

Autore

Kharkhurin Anatoliy V

Titolo

Multilingualism and creativity [[electronic resource] /] / Anatoliy V. Kharkhurin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, 2012

ISBN

1-84769-797-6

1-283-60854-5

9786613920997

1-84769-796-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Collana

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; ; 88

Disciplina

404/.2019

Soggetti

Multilingualism - Psychological aspects

Creativity (Linguistics)

Psycholinguistics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Creative Cognition -- 2. Multilingual Cognition -- 3. Multilingual Creativity -- 4. Multilingual Creative Cognition -- 5. Multilingual Creative Development -- 6. Implications of Multilingual Creative Cognition for Creativity Domains -- 7. Implications of Multilingual Creative Cognition for Education -- 8. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Internet-Based Multilingual and Multicultural Experience Questionnaire -- Appendix B: Internet-Based Picture Naming Test -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this monograph, Anatoliy V. Kharkhurin presents the results of his empirical investigation into the impact of multilingual practice on an individual's creative potential. Until now, the relationship between these two activities has received little attention in the academic community. The book makes an attempt to resuscitate this theme and provides a solid theoretical framework supported by contemporary empirical research conducted in a variety of geographic, linguistic, and sociocultural locations. This study demonstrates that several factors - such as the multilinguals' age of language acquisition, proficiency in



these languages and experience with cultural settings in which these languages were acquired - have a positive impact on selective attention and language mediated concept activation mechanisms. Together, these facilitate generative and innovative capacities of creative thinking. This book will be of great interest not only to scholars in the fields of multilingualism and creativity, but also to educators and all those interested in enhancing foreign language learning and fostering creativity.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780805303321

Autore

Staddon Chad

Titolo

Managing Europe's water resources [[electronic resource] ] : twenty-first century challenges / / Chad Staddon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010

ISBN

1-317-10171-5

1-315-59354-8

1-317-10170-7

1-282-38540-2

9786612385407

0-7546-9900-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

333.910094

Soggetti

Water-supply - Europe

Water resources development - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures, Photos and Tables; Foreword; 1 Introduction: Water and Human Civilisation at the Beginning of the 21st Century; 2 Water Regulation at the Global Level; 3 Managing Water in Europe; 4 Managing Scarce Water Resources: The Qualitative Dimension; 5 Managing Scarce Water Resources: The Quantitative Dimension; 6 Issues in European Water Management 1: Water Utility Privatisation in Europe; 7 Issues in European Water Management 2:



Dams; 8 Climate Change, Social Change and Europe's Water Futures; 9 Managing Europe's Water: 21st Century Challenges

Appendix 1 Glossary of Technical TermsAppendix 2 Water Quality Parameters; Appendix 3 Water Quality Exercises; Appendix 4 Analysis of the Water Supply Opportunities for an Industrial Plant; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Illustrated with case studies explaining key concepts and providing practical examples, this book forms a comprehensive introduction to water management issues from a European perspective. Initially detailing the history of water management, the book then puts forward the major frameworks used for managing water, and provides a synoptic treatment of major water management issues in all 27 EU nations.