Therapeutic Landscapes - A History of English Hospital Gardens Since 1800

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

Product details

• Authors: Clare Hickman
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2013
• EAN: 9780719086601
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8660-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Garden, Gardening, GARDENING / General, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, Gardens (descriptions, history etc)