02540cam a22003498i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000300008802000310011802000270014904000230017604200080019905000210020708200370022810000470026524501170031226300090042926400690043830000220050733600260052933700280055533800270058349000440061050400510065452012110070565000340191665000480195065000290199877601630202722309819OSt20240523055703.0211113s2022    enk      b    001 0 eng    a  2021046777  a9780367641054q(hardback)  a9780367641078q(paperback)  z9781003122180q(ebook)  aDLCbengerdacDLC  apcc00aRA967b.J53 202200a725.52 J53 2022223/eng/202111131 aJiang, Shanc(Commercial artist),eauthor.10aNature through a hospital window :bthe therapeutic benefits of landscape in architectural design /cShan Jiang.  a2203 1aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;aNew York, NY :bRoutledge,c2022.  a185 pages, 24 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier0 aHealth and the built environment series  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a"Adopting an evidence-based approach, this book uses two state-of-the-art experimental studies to explore nature's therapeutic benefits in healthcare environments, emphasizing how windows and transparent spaces can strengthen people-nature interactions. High-quality, supportive, and patient-centred healthcare environments are a key priority for healthcare designers worldwide, with ageing populations creating a demand for remodelled and updated facilities. The first study demonstrates individual psychophysiological responses, moods, and preferences in simulated hospital waiting areas with different levels of visual access to nature through windows, while the second experiment uses cutting-edge immersive virtual reality techniques to explore how gardens and nature views impact people's spatial cognition, wayfinding behaviors, and experience when navigating hospitals. Through these studies and discussions drawing on architectural theory and history, the book highlights the important benefits of having access to nature from hospital interiors. This concise volume will appeal to academics and designers interested in therapeutic landscapes and healthcare architecture"--cProvided by publisher. 0aArchitecturexHealth aspects. 0aHealth facilitiesxDesign and construction. 0aNaturexTherapeutic use.08iOnline version:aJiang, Shan.tNature through a hospital windowdMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022z9781003122180w(DLC) 2021046778