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Environmental Palliative Care: The Healing Space Concept introduces an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to palliative care that recognizes the environment itself as a therapeutic agent. Beyond symptom control and clinical interventions, this book explores how physical space, nature, light, sound, sustainability, and design profoundly influence comfort, dignity, emotional well-being, and quality of life for patients with serious and life-limiting illnesses. Drawing on evidence from healthcare design, environmental psychology, palliative medicine, and ethics, this volume provides a practical framework for creating healing environments across hospitals, hospices, long-term care facilities, and home-based settings. This book positions environmental palliative care as an essential dimension of whole-person care, aligning compassion, sustainability, inclusivity, and human-centered design in support of vulnerable populations. 5 Reasons Why This Book Is Worth Buying - Introduces a novel, evidence-based concept of environmental palliative care and healing spaces. - Bridges healthcare design, environmental psychology, sustainability, and palliative medicine. - Provides practical guidance for designing inclusive, accessible, and calming care environments. - Addresses ethical, cultural, and sustainability challenges in healing space development. - Offers real-world strategies for clinicians, designers, and policymakers to improve quality of life through environment-centered care. Who This Book Is For This book is designed for: - Palliative care physicians and nurses - Hospice and long-term care professionals - Healthcare architects and interior designers - Environmental psychologists - Hospital and hospice administrators - Public health and sustainability specialists - Occupational therapists and rehabilitation professionals - Policy makers and healthcare planners - Researchers and educators in palliative and environmental health It is particularly valuable for multidisciplinary teams involved in designing, managing, or evaluating care environments for seriously ill and vulnerable populations.

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