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2014 , Vol. 3 >Issue 2: 141 - 153

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2013.12.002

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Therapeutic landscapes and healing gardens: A review of Chinese literature in relation to the studies in western countries

  • Shan Jiang
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  • Planning Design and Built Environment, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29631, USA

Received date: 29 Sep 2013

Accepted date: 26 Dec 2013

Published date: 31 Jul 2014

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2014 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Abstract

The paper deciphers the Chinese literature to English speaking scholars and bridges the gap between China and the western countries on the topics of therapeutic landscapes and healing gardens. Three parts of contents are included in the paper. Firstly, four schools of theories explaining how and why nature can heal, are introduced based on the studies in western countries with the examination of terminology used. In the second part, 71 publications in Chinese are systematically reviewed, with 19 significant studies analyzed in details, including focus areas, the research method, and major findings. In the final part, Chinese studies are evaluated in relation to the theories in western countries.

Key words： Therapeutic landscapes; Healing garden; Literature review; China; Western countries

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Shan Jiang . Therapeutic landscapes and healing gardens: A review of Chinese literature in relation to the studies in western countries[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2014 , 3(2) : 141 -153 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2013.12.002

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