Therapeutic Landscapes, Health, and Healing

Abstract The therapeutic landscape concept was born in the geography discipline, having its theoretical origins in a mix of different approaches, including structuralism and humanism. The concept provides a framework for the analysis of a range of environments, characterized by a variety of elements addressing the natural, built, social, symbolic, and spiritual environment, as they contribute to healing and health. The concept continues to develop as a useful framework for inquiry in three long‐standing substantive areas: (1) physical places known for health; (2) applications in health care sites; and (3) spaces of significance for particular populations.