Therapeutic landscapes: A history of English hospital gardens since 1800

by Clare Hickman

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. She narrates the story of the landscapes associated with psychiatric, general and specialist medical institutions and asks what did they look like, how were they used and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719086604
• ISBN13: 9780719086601
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"