Landscape code for therapeutic gardens and therapeutic landscapes

The creation of therapeutic gardens and therapeutic landscapes in the structure of landscaping of hospitals and clinics is an important direction in the formation of the landscape and urban planning framework of cities to avoid the consequences of the pandemic. The landscape code of therapeutic gardens and therapeutic landscapes is scientifically grounded practical guidelines for the architectural and landscape design of the territories of healthcare facilities.

A universal standard for health-promoting places. Example of assessment – on the basis of a case study of Rahway River Park

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to development of approaches to the evaluation of the design of public open green spaces (POS). This paper presents a universal standard for the design of health-promoting urban places. The standard is a conceptual framework which was developed after visiting over one hundred public parks and therapeutic gardens in Europe and the United States. The universal standard is a simple and effective tool that can be used by both professional designers and non-professionals to improve the health-promoting qualities of open green spaces. Rahway River Park, designed by Olmsted Brothers in 1925, serves as a case study.

Effectiveness of Therapeutic Gardens for People with Dementia: A Systematic Review

This paper is a systematic review of quantitative studies conducted on the benefits of visiting gardens and gardening therapy for people with dementia (PWD) in an effort to assess the effectiveness of such treatments and obtain information on the most appropriate garden design for this population. This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA) guidelines. Four databases were searched (PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Scopus), with no time limits. Out of a total of 480 articles considered, 16 studies were selected for review. In all but two of the studies examined, gardening therapy and the use of therapeutic gardens induced psychophysiological improvements in PWD. The areas showing the greatest effects were Engagement, Agitation, Depression/Mood, Stress, and Medication. It also emerged that interest in this sphere has been growing in the last decade, but there is still a shortage of empirical evidence of the beneficial effects of therapeutic gardens in relation to the type and severity of dementia, and of garden design guidelines. Despite the limited number of studies investigated, the review confirmed the benefits of gardening and therapeutic gardens in PWD. There is nonetheless a need to conduct more quantitative research to support currently-available evidence and generate more information, focusing on garden design criteria, in-garden activities, the type and severity of dementia examined, and effects on caregivers as well as on PWD.

Therapeutic Landscape as a Healthcare Facility in Egypt: Design and Evaluation Process

Outdoor natural environments are well proven to have psychological, physical, and social benefits, particularly those attached to healthcare facilities. Despite that, the Egyptian Codes devoid of data related to the design of such gardens, which hinders the design process and the inclusion of these spaces within health care facilities. Thus, this paper seeks to reach a set of considerations for the design of different types of therapeutic gardens by summarizing the findings and recommendations of some evidence-based design (EBD) research and post-occupancy evaluations (POEs). Post-occupancy evaluations lack to determining the percentage of achieving the design principles in the garden. Therefore, in addition to the behavioral and visual observations to evaluate Children's Cancer Hospital garden in Egypt (CCHE), an audit tool was integrated to combine the advantages of audit tools and POEs. With this merging, we can reach a steady form of post-occupancy evaluations of pediatric cancer hospital’s gardens to be a guide for future researches and landscape architects.

PENGHIJAUAN SEBAGAI TERAPI PENYEMBUHAN UNTUK ORANG DENGAN GANGGUAN MENTAL

Good mental health is a dream for everyone. Someone who has a mental health can enjoy daily life so that he can have healthy relationships with others. Conversely, people with mental disorders will have emotional control disorders that can ultimately lead to bad behavior. Until now, the community in general still has a negative stigma towards people with mental illness, causing many of them to be treated badly. Therefore, in helping reduce and overcome the high number of people with mental disorders, A rehabilitation center is needed that can effectively restore mental states, one of which is the ecopsychology method of therapeutic gardens that brings the idea of connection with nature as the main focus in healing. The use of plants and garden-related activities can be used to improve welfare. Activities may include digging soil, planting seeds, weeding the garden, and cutting leaves. This activity can be recommended in cases of stress, fatigue, substance abuse, as well as in cases of social isolation. It is hoped that the Project of Greeneny as a Healing Therapy for People with Mental Disorders can cure people with mental disorders as a whole so that they can live their lives like ordinary people. Abstrak Kesehatan Mental yang baik merupakan idaman bagi setiap orang. Seseorang yang memiliki mental sehat dapat menikmati kehidupan sehari hari sehingga dapat mempunyai hubungan sehat dengan orang lain. Sebaliknya orang dengan gangguan mental akan memiliki gangguan kendali emosi yang pada akhirnya bisa mengarah pada perilaku buruk. Hingga saat ini masyarakat pada umumnya masih memiliki stigma negatif pada pengidap penyakit mental hingga menyebabkan banyak diantara mereka yang diperlakukan secara buruk. Oleh karena itu, dalam membantu mengurangi dan mengatasi tingginya angka pengidap gangguan mental, Diperlukan sebuah wadah rehabilitasi yang dapat secara efektif merestorasi keadaan mental salah satunya dengan metode ecopsychology taman terapi yang membawa gagasan koneksi dengan alam sebagai fokus utama dalam penyembuhan.Penggunaan tanaman dan kegiatan terkait kebun dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan. Kegiatan mungkin termasuk menggali tanah, menanam bibit, menyiangi taman, dan memotong daun. Kegiatan ini dapat direkomendasikan dalam kasus stres, kelelahan, penyalahgunaan zat, serta dalam kasus isolasi sosial. Diharapkan proyek Penghijauan Sebagai Terapi Penyembuhan Untuk Orang Dengan Gangguan Mental dapat menyembuhkan para pengidap gangguan mental secara keseluruhan sehingga mereka dapat menjalani kehidupan seperti orang biasa.