Journal article
From therapeutic landscapes to healthy spaces, places and practices: A scoping review
Abstract
The term 'therapeutic landscapes' was first coined by health geographer, Wilbert Gesler, in 1992 to explore why certain environments seem to contribute to a healing sense of place. Since then, the concept and its applications have evolved and expanded as researchers have examined the dynamic material, affective and socio-cultural roots and routes to experiences of health and wellbeing in specific places. Drawing on a scoping review of studies …
Authors
Bell SL; Foley R; Houghton F; Maddrell A; Williams AM
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 196, , pp. 123–130
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.035
ISSN
0277-9536