Landscape and urban design for health and well-being : using healing, sensory, therapeutic gardens / Gayle Souter-Brown.
By: Souter-Brown, Gayle
Material type: TextPublisher: New York: Routledge , 2015Description: xix, 318 pages ; 25 cmISBN: 9780415843515 (hb : alk. paper); 9780415843522 (pb : alk. paper)Subject(s): Gardens -- Philosophy | Gardening -- Therapeutic use | Landscapes -- Psychological aspects | Nature -- Psychological aspects | Landscape designDDC classification: 615.8515Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | ||||||||||||
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The origins and evolution of healing gardens -- The history : what were gardens for? -- Why do we need gardens for health and well-being today? -- Urban space degradation -- Sustainable communities are healthy communities -- Who will benefit from healing gardens? -- Healing gardens for children -- Healing gardens for adults -- Healing gardens and cityscapes for disabled children and adults -- Healing gardens for stressed executives -- Cost benefits of greening the urban environment through healing gardens -- Designing healing gardens using an inclusive, salutogenic approach -- The salutogenic design process -- Salutogenic design guidelines : simple is best -- Inclusive design : key design elements -- Additional resources -- Funding sources for public sensory, therapeutic and healing gardens -- How and where to develop community green space.
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