Landscape and urban design for health and well-being : using healing, sensory and therapeutic gardens / Gayle Souter-Brown.
"In this book Gayle Souter-Brown explores the social, economic and environmental benefits of developing green space for health and well-being. She examines the evidence behind the positive effects of designed landscapes, and explains effective methods and approaches which can be put into practi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon :
Routledge,
2015.
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| Summary: | "In this book Gayle Souter-Brown explores the social, economic and environmental benefits of developing green space for health and well-being. She examines the evidence behind the positive effects of designed landscapes, and explains effective methods and approaches which can be put into practice by those seeking to reduce costs and add value through outdoor spaces. ... Covering design for school grounds to public parks, public housing to gardens for stressed executives, this richly illustrated text builds the case to justify inclusion of a designed outdoor area in project budgets. With case studies from the US, UK, Africa, Asia, Australasia and Europe"--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 318 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415843510 9780415843515 0415843529 9780415843522 |