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Originally published in 1979,
Therapeutic Environments brings together a set of previously unpublished accounts of studies by internationally recognized experts in North America and Britain, of the full range of places which are designed to facilitate the processes of healing, caring and helping.
Sommario
Notes on Contributors. 1. Building for Therapy
Sandra and David Canter 2. Understanding and Evaluating Therapeutic Environments for Children
Leanne Rivlin and Maxine Wolfe 3. Physical Environments for Autistic Children - Four Case Studies
John Richer 4. The Adventure Playground as a Therapeutic Environment
Paul Wolff 5. Physical Conditions and Management Practices for Mentally Retarded Children
Sofia Mazis and David Canter 6. "Normal" Environment with a Plus for the Mentally Retarded
H. C. Gunzburg and A. L. Gunzburg 7.A Therapeutic Environment for Forensic Patients
Jonathan D. Sime and David A. Sime 8. Mental Patients and Nurses Rate Habitability
Robert Sommer and Bonnie Kroll 9. Environmental Psychology in Psychiatric Hospital Settings
Charles J. Holahan 10. Therapeutic Environments for the Aged
Powell Lawton 11. Homes for Old People: Towards a Positive Environment
Alan Lipman and Robert Slater 12. Evaluating Acute General Hospitals
Cheryl Kenny and David Canter 13. Creating Therapeutic Environments
David and Sandra Canter. Author Index. Subject Index.
Info autore
David Canter is Emeritus Professor at The University of Liverpool, UK. Having set up the first MSc in Environmental Psychology at The University of Surrey in 1972, he went on to establish the
Journal of Environmental Psychology in 1980, editing it for 20 years. Soon after he founded the International Association of People-Environment Studies (IAPS). David has published widely on many aspects of human interactions with their surroundings; his 1977 book
The Psychology of Place, being one of the most cited publications in the area.
Sandra Canter 
