Landscape and urban design for health and well-being : using healing, sensory, therapeutic gardens - Souter-Brown, Gayle (Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2015)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Gardens -- Philosophy; Gardening -- Therapeutic use; Landscapes -- Psychological aspects; Nature -- Psychological aspects; Landscape design