Therapeutic Landscapes Contributor(s): Williams, Allison (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754670996 ISBN-13: 9780754670995 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Healing - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Medical | Essays |
Dewey: 615.5 |
LCCN: 2007020564 |
Series: Ashgate's Geographies of Health |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.62 lbs) 400 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The therapeutic landscape concept, first introduced early in the 1990s, has been widely employed in health/medical geography and gaining momentum in various health-related disciplines. This is the first book published in several years, and provides an introduction to the concept and its applications. Written by health/medical geographers and anthropologists, it addresses contemporary applications in the natural and built environments; for special populations, such as substance abusers; and in health care sites, a new and evolving area - and provides an array of critiques or contestations of the concept and its various applications. The conclusion of the work provides a critical evaluation of the development and progress of the concept to date, signposting the likely avenues for future investigation. |