Therapeutic landscapes: medical issues in light of the new cultural geography
- PMID: 1376497
- DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(92)90360-3
Therapeutic landscapes: medical issues in light of the new cultural geography
Abstract
Employing an expanded meaning of the concept of landscape taken from the 'new' cultural geography, this paper explores why certain places or situations are perceived to be therapeutic. Themes from both traditional and recent work in cultural geography are illustrated with examples from the literature of the social science of health care. The themes include man-environment relationships; humanist concepts such as sense of place and symbolic landscapes; structuralist concepts such as hegemony and territoriality; and blends of humanist concerns, structuralist concerns, and time geography. The intention of this broad overview is to bring some particularly useful concepts developed in cultural geography to the attention of social scientists interested in matters of health and to stimulate research along new lines.
Similar articles
-
Placing therapeutic landscape as theoretical development in Health & Place.Health Place. 2020 Jan;61:102224. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102224. Epub 2019 Dec 4. Health Place. 2020. PMID: 32329721
-
Medicine, landscapes, symbols: "The country Doctor" by Honoré de Balzac.Health Place. 2005 Dec;11(4):313-21. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.02.005. Health Place. 2005. PMID: 15886140
-
From therapeutic landscapes to healthy spaces, places and practices: A scoping review.Soc Sci Med. 2018 Jan;196:123-130. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.035. Epub 2017 Nov 21. Soc Sci Med. 2018. PMID: 29175701 Review.
-
Therapeutic landscapes of the Jola, The Gambia, West Africa.Health Place. 1998 Dec;4(4):293-311. doi: 10.1016/s1353-8292(98)00033-1. Health Place. 1998. PMID: 10670978 Review.
-
Evaluating the literature of therapeutic landscapes with an emphasis on the search for the dimensions of health: A systematic review.Soc Sci Med. 2021 Apr;275:113820. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113820. Epub 2021 Mar 6. Soc Sci Med. 2021. PMID: 33721742 Review.
Cited by
-
From trauma to resilience: advancing cultural responsiveness and equity in the Muskowekwan First Nation's healing journey.Front Public Health. 2024 Aug 21;12:1419250. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1419250. eCollection 2024. Front Public Health. 2024. PMID: 39234089 Free PMC article.
-
The varied restorative values of campus landscapes to students' well-being: evidence from a Chinese University.BMC Public Health. 2024 Feb 16;24(1):487. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-17952-w. BMC Public Health. 2024. PMID: 38365660 Free PMC article.
-
Cognition and Interaction: From the Perspective of Daily Therapeutic Landscape of the Coastal Zone.Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 Sep 25;13(10):794. doi: 10.3390/bs13100794. Behav Sci (Basel). 2023. PMID: 37887444 Free PMC article.
-
Health perception and restorative experience in the therapeutic landscape of urban wetland parks during the COVID-19 pandemic.Front Public Health. 2023 Oct 4;11:1272347. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1272347. eCollection 2023. Front Public Health. 2023. PMID: 37860799 Free PMC article.
-
Public space as a potential resource during reentry for formerly incarcerated people with serious mental illnesses.Health Place. 2023 Nov;84:103133. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103133. Epub 2023 Oct 13. Health Place. 2023. PMID: 37837957