Designing Healing Environments: A Literature Review on the Benefits of Healing Gardens for Children in Healthcare Facilities and the Urgent Need for Policy Implementation

Din, Shereen Khatoon-Jaan, Russo, Alessio ORCID: 0000-0002-0073-7243 and Liversedge, Jamie (2023) Designing Healing Environments: A Literature Review on the Benefits of Healing Gardens for Children in Healthcare Facilities and the Urgent Need for Policy Implementation. Land, 12 (5). Art 971. doi:10.3390/land12050971

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Abstract

Despite the well-known benefits of healing gardens for children in healthcare facilities, policies and guidelines for their implementation are lacking, leading to their undervaluation by policymakers. This literature review investigates the advantages of healing gardens for children’s health and wellbeing, with a focus on public-funded healthcare facilities. The review explores the definition of a healing garden, theories, the value of play, the impact on children’s development, and the environmental benefits of healing gardens. Additionally, the review presents successful examples of healing gardens in practice, while acknowledging potential arguments against them and associated risks. During the literature review, research gaps were identified, and areas for future research were also examined. Finally, this review calls for evidence-based guidelines for policymakers and designers to incorporate healing gardens into healthcare facilities, providing a comprehensive argument for their adoption and regular access for children.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Acknowledgments: We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the three anonymous reviewers for their invaluable comments and suggestions that helped us to improve the quality of our paper. We would also like to extend our thanks to LDA Design, Hawkins\Brown, and White Arkitekter for providing us with the images of their projects, which we have included in this publication.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Healing space; Biophilia; policy; Landscape design; Play value; Theories; Salutogenic design; Evidence-based design
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture S Agriculture > SB Plant culture > SB469 Landscape gardening. Landscape architecture
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Creative Arts
Research Priority Areas:	Place, Environment and Community
Depositing User:	Alessio Russo
Date Deposited:	02 May 2023 09:09
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2023 15:47
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/12664

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