Therapeutic Landscapes: An Evidence-Based Approach to Designing Healing Gardens and Restorative Outdoor Spaces (Hardcover)

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments ix

ONE Introduction 1

TWO History of Hospital Outdoor Space 6

THREE Theory, Research, and Design Implications 14

FOUR Types and Locations of Therapeutic Landscapes in Healthcare 36

FIVE The Participatory Design Process 47
Teresia Hazen

SIX General Design Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities 56

SEVEN Children’s Hospital Gardens 91

EIGHT Gardens for Cancer Patients 115

NINE Gardens for the Frail Elderly 129

TEN Gardens for People with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias 148

ELEVEN Hospice Gardens 165

TWELVE Gardens for Mental and Behavioral Health Facilities 179

THIRTEEN Gardens for Veterans and Active Service Personnel 206

FOURTEEN Rehabilitation Gardens 222

FIFTEEN Restorative Gardens in Public Spaces 235

SIXTEEN Horticultural Therapy and Healthcare Garden Design 250
Teresia Hazen

SEVENTEEN Planting and Maintaining Therapeutic Gardens 261
Marni Barnes

EIGHTEEN Therapeutic Landscapes and Sustainability 288

NINETEEN The Business Case and Funding for Therapeutic Gardens 298

TWENTY Evaluation of Therapeutic Gardens 308

INDEX 317