Neuroscience for Designing Green Spaces - Contemplative Landscapes

This book delves into the neuroscience behind contemplative landscapes, their key spatial characteristics, and practical application of the Contemplative Landscape Model through case studies from around the world.

List of contents

Introduction PART 1: SCIENCE BEHIND THE CONTEMPLATIVE LANDSCAPES 1. Therapeutic Mechanisms of Urban Green Spaces 2. Brain Response to Contemplative Landscapes and Mental Health Implications 3. How to Benefit the Most from Contemplative Landscape Exposure? PART 2: CONTEMPLATIVE LANDSCAPE FEATURES 4. Character of Peace and Silence 5. Compatibility 6. Layers of the Landscape 7. Landform 8. Biodiversity 9. Color and Light 10. Archetypal Elements PART 3: EXISTING AND FUTURE APPROACHES 11. How to Design Contemplative Landscapes? Best Practices and Case Examples 12. How to Identify Contemplative Landscapes? CLM User's Manual 13. A Vision of a Mentally Healthy City

About the author

Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo is a landscape architect and neuroscience researcher who conducted interdisciplinary research at the University of Porto, Portugal, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA, and the National University of Singapore. She is a co-founder and lead researcher at NeuroLandscape NGO and a fellow of the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health.

Summary

This book delves into the neuroscience behind contemplative landscapes, their key spatial characteristics, and practical application of the Contemplative Landscape Model through case studies from around the world.

Product details

• Authors: Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032280639
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228063-9
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Pharmacy; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, The environment, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Neurosciences, Science / Environmental Science, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design