{"product_id":"9781604694420","title":"Therapeutic Gardens : Design for Healing Spaces","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTherapeutic Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Daniel Winterbottom, Amy Wagenfeld\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“For those who believe in the healing power of nature, or those who are interested in the history of therapeutic garden design and philosophies, \u003ci\u003eTherapeutic Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e is a great resource and a fascinating book.”\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003cb\u003eNYBG’s \u003ci\u003ePlant Talk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTherapeutic Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom and occupational therapist Amy Wagenfeld present an innovative approach that translates therapeutic design principles into practice. This comprehensive book uses examples from around the world to demonstrate how healing spaces can be designed to support learning, movement, sensory nurturance, and reconciliation, as well as improved health. This important book sheds lights on how the combined strength of multiple disciplines provide the tools necessary to design meaningful and successful landscapes for those in the greatest need.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“This incredible book has that rare combination of beautiful design and applied therapeutic science, which together make it a complete, balanced, and valuable resource.” —Charles Christiansen, Executive Director of the\u003cb\u003e American Occupational Therapy Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Beautifully illustrated and clearly written from a cross-disciplinary perspective. . . . an outstanding contribution to the field of therapeutic garden design.” —Reuben Rainey, FASLA, Co-director of the \u003cb\u003eCenter for Design and Health at University of Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Expertly captures the art of designing therapeutic gardens.” —Teresia Hazen, Coordinator of the \u003cb\u003eTherapeutic Garden Program, Legacy Health\u003c\/b\u003e in Portland, Oregon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Demonstrates how a thoughtful and imaginatively designed garden can assume its rightful place alongside the cadre of helping professions, offering relief, respite, and even repair for what ails the mind, body, and spirit.” —Kenneth Helphand, \u003cb\u003eFASLA\u003c\/b\u003e, Philip H. 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Anyone directing the establishment of a garden in a public space will find these strategies for inclusive design useful.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “For those who believe in the healing power of nature, or those who are interested in the history of therapeutic garden design and philosophies, \u003ci\u003eTherapeutic Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e is a great resource and a fascinating book.” —\u003cb\u003eNYBG’s \u003ci\u003ePlant Talk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “This well-researched and written, fact-based handbook is full of advice for anyone new to therapeutic garden design—definitely a book worth having.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Garden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A practical guide that demonstrates the supportive role of green space.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGardens Illustrated\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Readers seeking ideas and models will happily wear this book out.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanning magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This book is a rare piece of interdisciplinary collaboration between a landscape architect and occupational therapist and functions as both a source of inspiration for students and practicing landscape architects and a manifesto for compassionate, user-centered design. 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