Implications www.
informedesign.
umn.
edu
A Newsletter by InformeDesign.
A Web site for design and human behavior research.
Healing by Design: Healing
Gardens and Therapeutic
Landscapes
“Quality of life,” “well-being,” and “healing” are phrases that...
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Implications www.
informedesign.
umn.
edu
A Newsletter by InformeDesign.
A Web site for design and human behavior research.
Healing by Design: Healing
Gardens and Therapeutic
Landscapes
“Quality of life,” “well-being,” and “healing” are phrases that embody concepts
being recognized with increasing importance in the 21st-century.
Healthcare
costs are climbing.
Also, in today’s culture we as individuals are having more
demanded of each of us to meet expectations—ours, our family’s, and our
employer’s/employee’s.
Stress or associated illness can be an outcome.
As a
result, non-traditional alternatives are
being considered as possible healthful
options.
This issue of Implications illustrates some not-so-new concepts that
are gaining renewed acceptance as viable
options for consideration.
Plant Usage in Healthcare:
Past, Present, and Future
Within the last 20 years there has been
renewed interest in the role of designed
natural environments and health.
However, the importance of na
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