02703cam a22003978i 4500 22309819 OSt 20240523055703.0 211113s2022 enk b 001 0 eng 2021046777 9780367641054 (hardback) 9780367641078 (paperback) 9781003122180 (ebook) DLC eng rda DLC pcc RA967 .J53 2022 725.52 J53 2022 23/eng/20211113 Jiang, Shan (Commercial artist), author. Nature through a hospital window : the therapeutic benefits of landscape in architectural design / Shan Jiang. 2203 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. 185 pages, 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Health and the built environment series Includes bibliographical references and index. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Architecture Health aspects. Health facilities Design and construction. Nature Therapeutic use. Online version: Jiang, Shan. Nature through a hospital window Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9781003122180 (DLC) 2021046778 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK-EN 0 6811 6811 0 0 ddc 0 0 CENTRAL TUWAIQ 2024-07-01 0 725.52 J53 2022 1000000025145 2024-07-01 10:23:36 2024-07-01 BK-EN