Healing spaces: improving health and wellbeing for the elderly through therapeutic landscape design

Marques, Bruno; McIntosh, Jacqueline; Kershaw, Chelsea

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“…With introduced human activities and exotic species, those remaining Indigenous forests have been forced into steep, less productive and mountainous terrain unsuited for economic gain (Harmsworth, 1997). Overtime, the connection of people to the forest has waned, and the oral traditions have faded until only a small portion of forest knowledge remains (Marques, McIntosh, & Kershaw, 2019a). In traditional understanding, forests were sources of mauri (life force), mana (power) and wairua (spirit).…”

Section: Whenua: the Landmentioning

confidence: 99%

Therapeutic Landscapes and Indigenous Culture: Māori Health Models in Aotearoa/New Zealand

McIntosh¹,

Marques²,

Mwipiko³

2021

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Section: Whenua: the Landmentioning

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Therapeutic Landscapes and Indigenous Culture: Māori Health Models in Aotearoa/New Zealand

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Marques²,

Mwipiko³

2021

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“…This means that land use is directly or indirectly linked with other crucial factors affecting society such as weather, food supply, and economy. Other studies [5,6] also suggest strong links between urban landscapes and lifestyle of citizens; specifically, health and well-being (e.g., incidents of obesity [5], healthy environment for the Sustainability 2020, 12 elderly [6]) are largely affected by urban cover changes. Thus, predicting future urban growth patterns is a necessary step for sustainable land-use management.…”

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“…Sustainability 2020, 12, x FOR PEER REVIEW 2 of 16 [5], healthy environment for the elderly [6]) are largely affected by urban cover changes. Thus, predicting future urban growth patterns is a necessary step for sustainable land-use management.…”

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Improvement of an Urban Growth Model for Railway-Induced Urban Expansion

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Increasing population in urban areas drives urban cover expansion and spatial growth. Developing urban growth models enables better understanding and planning of sustainable urban areas. The SLEUTH model is an urban growth simulation model which uses the concept of cellular automata to predict land cover change using six spatial inputs of historical data (slope, land use, exclusion, urban, transportation, and hill-shade). This study investigates the potential of SLEUTH to capture railway-induced urban growth by testing methods that can consider railways as input to the model, namely (1) combining the exclusion layer with a station map; (2) creating a new input layer representing stations in addition to the default six inputs. Districts in Tsukuba, Japan and Gurugram, India which historically showed evidence of urban growth by railway construction are investigated. Results reveal that both proposed methods can capture railway impact on urban growth, while the former algorithm under the right settings may perform better than the latter at finer resolutions. Coarser resolution representation (300-m grid-spacing) eventually reduces the differences in accuracy among the default SLEUTH model and the proposed algorithms.

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“…Within rehabilitation treatment programs, participation is considered to be one of the more important outcomes for parents and children (Bult et al 2011). Progressive rehabilitation has been shown to improve the individual's independence, well-being, and reduce the progressive nature of some impairments (Marques et al 2019;Kershaw et al 2017). However, the lack of facilities and services and the lack of participation in schools reduce the opportunities for education and "academic opportunities and psychosocial development" (Sorani-Villanueva et al 2014, 61).…”

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Designing Schools for Children with Impairments: The Powers of Architecture

McIntosh¹,

Marques²,

Lim³

2019

The International Journal of Design in Society

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Education is an important foundation of society yet children with impairments have limited opportunities for participation in school activities. There is a lack of functionality in the design of school spaces and outdoor play areas for children with impairments, arguably as there are insufficient performance guidelines that target the body condition of children with impairments. Architectural barriers that prevent a child's participation in school can decrease their quality of life, often resulting in the further deterioration of their health. This research explores existing knowledge across disciplines aimed at promoting and facilitating impaired children's physical and mental resilience and well-being in a school environment. The research method involves systematic evaluation of the current school design knowledge surrounding the creation of learning environments that target children with impairments and proposes a set of performance-based design criteria. It finds that there is a lack of health research examining the usefulness of classroom and play spaces for children with impairments, which prohibit an ideal learning environment for children with multiple impairments. In addition, it finds a demand for greater integration of outdoor play with education, which in turn can make participation within schools more enjoyable.

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Healing spaces: improving health and wellbeing for the elderly through therapeutic landscape design

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Therapeutic Landscapes and Indigenous Culture: Māori Health Models in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Therapeutic Landscapes and Indigenous Culture: Māori Health Models in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Improvement of an Urban Growth Model for Railway-Induced Urban Expansion

Designing Schools for Children with Impairments: The Powers of Architecture

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