ISBN: 9780742519565

Is there healing beyond the walls of a modern hospital?. by Wilbert M. Gesler. Wilbert M. Gesler is Professor of Geography at the University of North Carolina. He highlights the complexit… More...

Is there healing beyond the walls of a modern hospital?. by Wilbert M. Gesler. Wilbert M. Gesler is Professor of Geography at the University of North Carolina. He highlights the complexity of health, and the importance of understanding how healing takes place in, and is shaped by particular places. The Nile on eBay   Healing Places by Wilbert M. Gesler Wil Gesler examines how different environments affect physical, mental, spiritual, social, and emotional components of healing. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Wil Gesler examines how different environments affect physical, mental, spiritual, social, and emotional components of healing. Author Biography Wilbert M. Gesler is Professor of Geography at the University of North Carolina. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Epidauros: Asclepius and Dream Healing Chapter 3 Bath: Healing Mineral Springs Chapter 4 Lourdes: Healing Pilgrimages Chapter 5 Therapeutic Hospital Environments Chapter 6 Conclusion Review Gesler brings important insights to our understanding of healing, making innovative connections between different kinds of environments in the process. He highlights the complexity of health, and the importance of understanding how healing takes place in, and is shaped by particular places. Healing Places demonstrates clearly that geographers have an important and original contribution to make in understanding health and wellbeing, both historically and in the present day. * Area *Healing Places asserts emphatically and eloquently that place matters to health. The case studies provide fascinating evidence that links between healing and place are well grounded in history and are now being reconsidered in hospital design. This book will be important reading for researchers, teachers, and professionals with an interest in health care settings. [It] adds weight to a major shift in contemporary thinking: reassessing the links between place and health. -- Robin A. Kearns, The University of Auckland Long Description Is there healing beyond the walls of a modern hospital? Healing Places looks at how different environments affect our physical, mental, spiritual, social, and emotional healing. It sets out four dimensions found in healing environments--natural, built, symbolic, and social--and applies these ideas to three places that achieved a lasting reputation for healing: Epidauros in Greece, Bath in England, and Lourdes in France. Gesler's engaging and innovative approach draws from a variety of fields, from geography and environmental psychology to medicine, sociology, and anthropology. Comparing these healing places to today's hospital, Gesler shows that place and healing are inextricably linked and advocates that health care should go well beyond biomedical solutions. Review Quote Healing Places asserts emphatically and eloquently that place matters to health. The case studies provide fascinating evidence that links between healing and place are well grounded in history and are now being reconsidered in hospital design. This book will be important reading for researchers, teachers, and professionals with an interest in health care settings. [It] adds weight to a major shift in contemporary thinking: reassessing the links between place and health. Details ISBN0742519562 Author Wilbert M. Gesler Short Title HEALING PLACES Pages 144 Language English ISBN-10 0742519562 ISBN-13 9780742519565 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2003 Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States Birth 1941 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Edition 0144th DOI 10.1604/9780742519565 UK Release Date 2003-05-01 AU Release Date 2003-05-01 NZ Release Date 2003-05-01 US Release Date 2003-05-01 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publication Date 2003-05-01 Alternative 9780742519558 DEWEY 306.461 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137358059; , Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780742519565, EAN: 9780742519565, Publication Year: 2003, Format: Paperback, Language: English, Book Title: Healing Places, Item Height: 226mm, Item Width: 149mm, Item Weight: 213g, Number of Pages: 144 Pages, Rowman & Littlefield<

ISBN: 9780742519565

Is there healing beyond the walls of a modern hospital? Healing Places looks at how different environments affect our physical, mental, spiritual, social, and emotional healing. It sets o… More...

Is there healing beyond the walls of a modern hospital? Healing Places looks at how different environments affect our physical, mental, spiritual, social, and emotional healing. It sets out four dimensions found in healing environments—natural, built, symbolic, and social—and applies these ideas to three places that achieved a lasting reputation for healing: Epidauros in Greece, Bath in England, and Lourdes in France. Gesler's engaging and innovative approach draws from a variety of fields, from geography and environmental psychology to medicine, sociology, and anthropology. Comparing these healing places to today's hospital, Gesler shows that place and healing are inextricably linked and advocates that health care should go well beyond biomedical solutions. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>Medicine>Medicine>Medicine, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Core >1 >T<

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