Healing gardens : therapeutic benefits and design recommendations / edited by Clare Cooper Marcus, Marni Barnes.
- Date:
- [1999]
- Books
About this work
Description
"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.
Publication/Creation
New York : Wiley, [1999]
Physical description
x, 610 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of coloured plates : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Contributors
Contents
Effects of gardens on health outcomes : theory and research / Roger S. Ulrich -- Design philosophy / Marni Barnes, with Clare Cooper Marcus -- Acute care general hospitals : typology of outdoor spaces / Clare Cooper Marcus -- Acute care general hospitals : case studies and design guidelines / Clare Cooper Marcus and Marni Barnes -- Psychiatric hospitals / Naomi Alena Sachs -- Healing gardens for children / Robin C. Moore -- Nursing home gardens / Deborah L. McBride -- Alzheimer's treatment gardens / John Zeisel and Martha M. Tyson -- Hospice gardens / Clare Cooper Marcus -- Getting it done / Marni Barnes and Clare Cooper Marcus.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionBF353.5.N37 1999H43Open shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 0471192031
- 9780471192039