Healing gardens: design processes and realizations of beneficial environments

Having defined the topic and its related management effects in the healthcare environment, this paper reports considerations of specific design processes, including evidence-based design, Integrated Healthcare Strategies, participatory practices and post occupancy evaluation. Landscape of Italian ex...

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Published in:Techne (Florence, Italy : 2011) Italy : 2011), 2015-04 (9)
Main Authors: Clare Cooper Marcus, Renata Valente
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Californian case study
EBD Evidence Based Design
Italian healing gardens
POE Post Occupancy Evaluation
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Summary:Having defined the topic and its related management effects in the healthcare environment, this paper reports considerations of specific design processes, including evidence-based design, Integrated Healthcare Strategies, participatory practices and post occupancy evaluation. Landscape of Italian examples follows before a case study of three Californian healing gardens dedicated to cancer patients, linked to a survey of this category of users’ needs in such spaces. Conclusions report the reflection of practical implications deriving from studying North American examples, underlining the opportunity for audit and certification of therapeutic gardens, as well as the chance to export them outside health infrastructures for social needs.
ISSN:2239-0243
DOI:10.13128/Techne-16120