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The Healing Landscape: Therapeutic Outdoor Environments

Author Martha M. Tyson
Publisher McGraw-Hill
Category Architecture
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PublisherMcGraw-Hill
ISBN / ASIN0070657688
ISBN-139780070657687
Sales Rank719,183
CategoryArchitecture
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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Design landscapes that heal? Here's how! Here are the principles and strategies you need to plan, design and build therapeutic gardens and other outdoor landscaped areas in hospitals, healthcare facilities and assisted-living environments. In The Healing Landscape: Therapeutic Outdoor Environments, Martha M. Tyson gives you a hands-on understanding of the therapeutic potential of outdoor spaces, and how they help heal both the body and spirit. Loaded with case studies of successful outdoor enviornments, this practical design tool uses classic design theory and people/environment research to guide you step-by-step through creating spaces for children, the elderly, disabled, and rehabbing populations...adapting your designs to various types of facilities, climates, social and physical contexts, plant materials and architectural styles...understanding the healing process, design goals and garden elements...installing your garden...integrating indoor and outdoor design elements...and much more.

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