Healing gardens : therapeutic benefits and design recommendations
"Healing Gardens celebrates renewed interest in nature as a catalyst for healing and renewal by examining the different therapeutic benefits of healing gardens and offering essential design guidance from experts in the field." "Generously supplemented with photographs, site plans, anecdotes, and more, Healing Gardens is a practical guide for landscape architects and others involved in creating and maintaining medical facilities, and useful reference for those responsible for patient care."--Jacket
x, 610 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780471192039, 0471192031
39747351
Introduction: Historic and Cultural Overview (C. Marcus & M. Barnes). Effects of Gardens on Health Outcomes: Theory and Research (R. Ulrich). Design Philosophy (M. Barnes & C. Marcus). Acute Care General Hospitals: Typology of Outdoor Spaces (C. Marcus). Acute Care General Hospitals: Case Studies and Design Guidelines (C. Marcus & M. Barnes). Psychiatric Hospitals (N. Sachs). Healing Gardens for Children (R. Moore). Nursing Home Gardens (D. McBride). Alzheimer's Treatment Gardens (J. Zeisel & M. Tyson). Hospice Gardens (C. Marcus). Getting it Done (M. Barnes & C. Marcus). Conclusions and Prospects (T. Hartig, et al.). Index.