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Author: Joe Boschetti
Publisher: Images Publishing
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781864701104
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew designs for health facilities are in constant demand. The Health Spaces Series features projects that are considered to be among the best designs of our time for the modern health industry. Projects from around the world have been featured and chapte
Author: Ronan Foley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-02-06
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 042963160X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHealth geography makes critical contributions to contemporary and emerging interdisciplinary agendas of nature-based health and health-enabling places. Couched in theory and critical empirical work on nature and health, this book addresses questions on the relationships between water, health and wellbeing. Water and blue space is a key focus in current health geography research and a new hydrophilic turn has emerged with a particular focus on the aspects of water which are affective, life-enhancing and health-enabling. Research considers the benefits and risks associated with blue space, from access to safe and clean water in the Global South, to health promoting spaces found around urban waters, to the deeper implications of climate change for water-based livelihoods and indigenous cultures. This book reflects recent theoretical debates within health geography, drawing from research in the public health, anthropology and psychology sectors. Broad thematic sections focus on interdisciplinary, experiential and equity-based elements of blue space, with individual chapters that consider indigenous and global health, water’s healing properties, leisure and blue yogic culture, coastal landscapes, surfing, swimming and sailing, along with more contested hydrophobic dimensions. The interdisciplinary lens means this book will be extremely valuable to human geographers and cultural geographers. It will also appeal to practitioners and researchers interested in environmental health, leisure and tourism, health inequalities and public health more broadly.
Author: Francesca Giofre
Publisher:
Published: 2015-11-15
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9788890787294
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The aim of this book is not to compile a set of guidelines with systematic discipline, nor to act as a manual to be added to the already numerous publications on the design of Healing Gardens, rather it has attempted to extract - from experiences, projects and research - some principles aimed at highlighting the contribution offered by designers in treating, with equal dignity and equal purpose, the outdoor spaces as interior spaces in healthcare facilities." - Romano Del Nord, Director of TESIS, Inter-University Research Center "Systems and Technologies for Healthcare Buildings," Florence, Italy. "The book provides a narrative summary for urban planners and designers and, especially, health policy-makers and demonstration that consideration of health becomes an element of high importance in city planning. Presented findings of the relationship between physical and social dimensions of urban spaces and their association with health protection sought to pull together clear relevance public outdoor spaces have for public health and to encompass the wider social and economic determinants of public health." - Vladan oki, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade, Serbia."
Author: Images Pub
Publisher: Images Publishing
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781864700329
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication brings together the most talented architects and designers worldwide to showcase both contemporary and inspirational trends in residential interiors illustrating living, leisure, kitchen, dining, bathroom, bedroom, and courtyard spaces. Biographies of participating firms are given.
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Publisher: Images Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781864700671
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA beautiful pictorial display of some of the world's most stunning public spaces devoted to the arts, this volume features wonderful photographs, detailed floor plans and comprehensive textual accompaniment. Projects include folk art museums, heritage ce
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2013-04-12
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 0309264146
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.
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Publisher: Images Publishing
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781864701081
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis exciting publication features the residential projects of some of the most talented and innovative architects and designers from around the world. It highlights both contemporary and inspirational trends in residential interiors. The spaces explore
Author: The Images Publishing Group
Publisher: Images Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781864700817
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis brilliantly illustrated volume makes an excellent resource book. It is part of the successgul Spaces Series and is a must for every design office in the world.
Author: Nadja Kabisch
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-09-01
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 3319560913
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis open access book brings together research findings and experiences from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas. Emphasis is given to the potential of nature-based approaches to create multiple-benefits for society. The expert contributions present recommendations for creating synergies between ongoing policy processes, scientific programmes and practical implementation of climate change and nature conservation measures in global urban areas. Except where otherwise noted, this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Author: Melissa R. Marselle
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-06-11
Total Pages: 494
ISBN-13: 3030023184
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. This transdisciplinary book will attract a wide audience interested in biodiversity, ecology, resource management, public health, psychology, urban planning, and landscape architecture. The emphasis is on multiple human health benefits from biodiversity - in particular with respect to the increasing challenge of climate change. This makes the book unique to other books that focus either on biodiversity and physical health or natural environments and mental wellbeing. The book is written as a definitive ‘go-to’ book for those who are new to the field of biodiversity and health.
