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Therapeutic landscapes : an evidence-based approach to designing healing gardens and restorative outsdoor spaces / Clare Cooper Marcus, Naomi A. Sachs.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: x, 326 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781118231913 (cloth)
  • 1118231910 (cloth)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Therapeutic landscapesDDC classification:
  • 614.4/2 23
LOC classification:
  • SB454.3.S25 M37 2014
Contents:
History of hospital outdoor space -- Theory, research, and design implications -- Types and locations of therapeutic landscapes and healthcare -- The participatory design process -- General design guidelines for healthcare facilities -- Children's hospital gardens -- Gardens for cancer patients -- Gardens for the frail elderly -- Gardens for people with Alzheimer's and other dementias -- Hospice gardens -- Gardens for mental and behavioral health facilities -- Gardens for veterans and active service personnel -- Rehabilitation gardens -- Restorative gardens in public spaces -- Horticultural therapy and healthcare garden design -- Planting and maintaining therapeutic gardens -- Therapeutic landscapes and sustainability -- The business case and funding for therapeutic gardens -- Evaluation of therapeutic gardens.
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613INT Introduction to health services 614.403DIC A dictionary of epidemiology 614.40711TEA Teaching epidemiology 614.42MAR Therapeutic landscapes : 614.4DEV The development of modern epidemiology 614.4KOE Epidemiologic methods 614.4ROT Modern epidemiology

Includes bibliographical references (page 216) and index.

History of hospital outdoor space -- Theory, research, and design implications -- Types and locations of therapeutic landscapes and healthcare -- The participatory design process -- General design guidelines for healthcare facilities -- Children's hospital gardens -- Gardens for cancer patients -- Gardens for the frail elderly -- Gardens for people with Alzheimer's and other dementias -- Hospice gardens -- Gardens for mental and behavioral health facilities -- Gardens for veterans and active service personnel -- Rehabilitation gardens -- Restorative gardens in public spaces -- Horticultural therapy and healthcare garden design -- Planting and maintaining therapeutic gardens -- Therapeutic landscapes and sustainability -- The business case and funding for therapeutic gardens -- Evaluation of therapeutic gardens.

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