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Gayle Souter-Brown - Landscape and Urban Design for Health and Well-Being: Using Healing, Sensory and Therapeutic Gardens - 9780415843522 - V9780415843522
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Landscape and Urban Design for Health and Well-Being: Using Healing, Sensory and Therapeutic Gardens

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Description for Landscape and Urban Design for Health and Well-Being: Using Healing, Sensory and Therapeutic Gardens Paperback. .

In this book Gayle Souter-Brown explores the social, economic and environmental benefits of developing greenspace 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.

Using principles from sensory, therapeutic and healing gardens, Souter-Brown focuses on landscape’s ability to affect health, education and economic outcomes. Already valued within healthcare environments, these design guidelines for public and private spaces extend the benefits throughout our towns and cities.

Covering design for school grounds to ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415843522
SKU
V9780415843522
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3

About Gayle Souter-Brown
Gayle Souter-Brown is Founder and Director of Greenstone Design UK Ltd, salutogenic landscape and urban design consultants. Her research interests in design for health and well-being follow years working with disabled adults and children. With 25 years of international experience she lectures, writes and designs from UK and New Zealand.

Reviews for Landscape and Urban Design for Health and Well-Being: Using Healing, Sensory and Therapeutic Gardens
"You will not find a more comprehensive, informative, and well-researched compendium of healing, sensory, and therapeutic gardens, with real-life examples and case studies, written with a tangible passion for the subject. This book, containing answers to all your questions, is a definite must have!" - Marta Ratajszczak, Landscape Architects Network, landarchs.com "Presenting greenspace as a human lifeline, this is ... Read more

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