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Informationen zum Autor Clare Hickman is a Wellcome Fellow in Medical History & Humanities at Kings College London Klappentext Therapeutic landscapes uniquely brings together historical and contemporary debates on the use of the garden as a therapeutic space. By focusing on the history of hospital gardens in England, Hickman adds a new dimension to current concerns regarding the therapeutic environment. Zusammenfassung Therapeutic landscapes uniquely brings together historical and contemporary debates on the use of the garden as a therapeutic space. By focusing on the history of hospital gardens in England! Hickman adds a new dimension to current concerns regarding the therapeutic environment. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The hospital garden as a space for health2. Cliff-top walks, summer houses and pagodas: picturesque garden features and the elite private asylum3. The perfect asylum may appear to be a Utopia: the Victorian asylum and its landscape4. Pavilions and palaces of health: the gardens of the Victorian general hospital 5. Fresh air and sunshine: the open-air institutions of the twentieth century 6. Present and future trends in hospital gardensSelect bibliography Index
