Overview

This book draws on the relationship between culture and the environment and its connection with health and well-being. Therapeutic environments are settings that comprise the physical, ecological, psychological, spiritual and social environments associated with treatment and healing. Throughout the chapters, the understanding of therapeutic environments is broadened through the exploration of specific Indigenous cultural and social dimensions. Case studies comprise a combination of research papers regarding the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of therapeutic environments and their application following traditional methods. This book contributes to the expanding body of knowledge focusing on the role of therapeutic environments and their role in shaping health and well-being through the development of new research methods. This book is essential for practitioners, scholars and students in architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, urban design, planning, geography, building science, public health and environmental engineering.

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Author:   Bruno Marques ,  Jacqueline McIntosh
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.087kg
ISBN:  

9781032382760

ISBN 10:   1032382767
Pages:   390
Publication Date:   16 April 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Part 1. Socially and Culturally Responsive Environments – Theory 1. Healing Environments, Spatial Perception and Social Inclusion 2. The Social Production of Therapeutic Environments—Networks, Assemblages, Green and Blue Spaces and Health Care Spaces 3. Culture in Health and Well-being 4. Health and Therapeutic Environments 5. Sense of Place and Sense of Belonging in Developing Culturally Appropriate Therapeutic Environments 6. Engaging the Land with Healing Part 2. Socially and Culturally Responsive Environments – Case Studies 7. Therapeutic Landscapes of Stillness 8. We can only travel a short way together 9. Nature, well-being and trauma-informed design: Reframing the landscape through the lens of neuroscience 10. Reclaiming space through Indigenous-led design: Indigenous Design Studio at Brook McIlroy, Canada 11. Evidence-based biophilic healing garden design: A case in China 12. Oxigen, Australia: Practice-based Research 13. Urban Greenery for Health: Sensory Gardens and Improved Well-being 14. Building on Tradition and Envisioning New Futures: Indigenous Spatial Practices for Health and Well-being 15. Therapeutic Implications of Gardening: Hermann Hesse’s Garden 16. Person-place interactions: landscape choreographies of self-regulation 17. Two Row, Canada: Practice-based Research 18. Promoting Healthy and Age-Friendly Communities: Challenges for Urban Planning and Design in Estonia 19. The Power of Placemaking: Community-Led Interventions for Healthier Cities 20. Designing Healthy and Sustainable Landscapes in All Contexts: Healing Environments from Around the World Part 3. The Language of Therapeutic Environments 21. Designing Therapeutic Environments

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Bruno Marques is the associate dean (academic development) and associate professor in landscape architecture at Victoria University of Wellington, Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation. He is also the president of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA). Jacqueline McIntosh is a senior lecturer in architecture and building science at the Wellington School of Architecture of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and the former director of properties and facilities for Canadian Airlines International.

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