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Contributors xi
Foreword xix
(Paula Diane Relf)
Preface xxiii
(Candice A. Shoemaker)
Section I. Communications with the Horticulture, Healthcare, and
Design Communities
Chapter 1. 3
Communicating with the Horticulture Community about Human Issues in
Horticulture (Paula Diane Relf)
Chapter 2. 19
Communicating with the Healthcare Community (Roger S. Ulrich)
Chapter 3. 33
Greenlining: An Invitation to Cross the Bridges to Urban Green Space and
Understanding (Margaret Ross Bjornson)
Chapter 4. 41
Computer Use among Registered Members of the American Horticultural Therapy
Association (Lea Minton Westervelt and Richard H. Mattson)
Section II. Design for Human Health and Well-Being
Chapter 5. 53
Linking People with Nature by Universal Design (Fusayo Asano Miyake)
Chapter 6. 63
From Vision to Reality: The Chicago Botanic Garden's Buehler Enabling Garden
(Gene Rothert)
Chapter 7. 75
A Holistic Approach to Creating a Therapeutic Garden (Virginia Burt)
Chapter 8. 83
The Medical Center Gardens Project (Royce K. Ragland)
Chapter 9. 91
Participatory Design of a Terrace Garden in an Acute In-Patient Unit
(Shelagh Rae Smith)
Chapter 10. 99
Building an Alzheimer's Garden in a Public Park (Mark Epstein)
Chapter 11. 111
Alzheimer's Garden Project of the American Society of Landscape Architects and
the National Alzheimer's Association (Jack Carman)
Chapter 12. 115
Healing Landscapes: Design Guidelines for Mental Health Facilities
(Myra Kovary)
Chapter 13. 123
A Children's PlayGarden at a Rehabilitation Hospital-A Successful
Collaboration Produces a Successful Outcome (Sonja Johansson and
Nancy Chambers)
Chapter 14. 135
The Role of Perception in the Designing of Outdoor Environments
(Marni Barnes)
Chapter 15. 141
Design Strategies for Integrating Natural Elements with Building Design
(Phillip G. Mead)
Chapter 16. 149
Designing Natural Therapeutic Environments (Katie Johnson)
Section III. Therapeutic Design Applications
Chapter 17. 157
Implementation of Therapeutic Design Applications (Jane Stoneham)
Chapter 18. 165
Long-Term Memory Response of Severely Cognitive-Impaired Elderly to
Horticultural and Reminiscence Therapies (Emi Kiyota)
Chapter 19. 175
Using Bonsai as a Component of Life Enhancement for Older Adults
(Brian H. Santos, John Tristan, and Leda McKenry)
Chapter 20. 179
Horticultural Intervention as a Stress Management Technique among
University of Massachusetts/Amherst Students
(John Tristan, Mary Anne Bright, Michael Sutherland, and Chantal Duguay)
Chapter 21. 187
Fertile Ground in Long-Term Care Medical Facilities (Carole Staley Collins)
Chapter 22. 195
Sensory Garden Tours at Denver Botanic Gardens (Janet Laminack)
Chapter 23. 203
The Role of Botanical Gardens in Research, Design, and Program Development:
A Case Study of Botanica, the Wichita Gardens (Patricia J. Owen)
Chapter 24. 211
Welfare and Medical Institutions in Kyushu, Japan, Engaged in Horticulture:
A Survey (E. Matsuo, Y. Fujiki, H. Takafuji, H. Kweon, F. A. Miyake,
K. Masuda, and K. Mekaru)
Section IV. Research
Chapter 25. 219
Postoccupancy Evaluation and the Design of Hospital Gardens (Clare Cooper
Marcus)
Chapter 26. 227
Research Methodologies for Studying Human Responses to Horticulture
(Candice A. Shoemaker)
Chapter 27. 237
The Effect of Cut Flowers in the Japanese Tea Ceremony (Kenji Yamane, Miwa
Umezawa, Seiya Uchida, Nobuaki Fujishige, Masao Yoshida, and
Masayoshi Katagiri)
Chapter 28. 245
Impact of Cut Roses at Different Flower-Opening Stages on Customers'
Perceptions of a Restaurant Environment (Megumi Adachi, Yasushi Takano,
and Anthony D. Kendle)
Chapter 29. 253
The Effect of Flower Color on Respondents' Physical and Psychological
Responses (Chun-Yen Chang)
Chapter 30. 261
Plant Decoration in Front of the House Entrance or Gate
(H. Kweon, E. Matsuo, H. Takafuji, F. A. Miyake, K. Masuda,
and K. Mekaru)
Chapter 31. 267
Childhood Contact with Nature Influences Adult Attitudes and Actions toward
Trees and Gardening (Virginia I. Lohr and Caroline H. Pearson-Mims)
Chapter 32. 279
Exhilarating Fragrances in the Indo-Islamic Garden (S. Ali Akbar Husain)
Chapter 33. 291
Where the Lawn Mower Stops: The Social Construction of Alternative Front Yard
Ideologies (Andrew J. Kaufman and Virginia I. Lohr)
Section V. Abstracts
Chapter 34. 303
Abstracts: Communications
Restorative Gardens: Nature's Therapeutic Complement to
Healthcare Environments (David Kamp) 303
The Banning of Flower Cultivation in Japan Near the End of World War II
(Haruo Konoshima) 303
Assessing the Impact of Urban Forests on Elderly People in Long-Term
Care Settings: Toward a Multicultural Framework
(Gowri Betrabet and Susana Alves) 304
Japanese and European Names of Colors Originating from Plant Names in Japan
(Eisuke Matsuo, Kinuko Masuda, H. Kweon, K. Mekaru, and E A. Miyake) 304
Present Status of Horticultural Therapy and Human Issues in Horticulture in Korea
(Hye Ran Kwack and Paula Diane Relf) 305
Infection Control and Therapeutic Gardens: A Survey of Policies and Practice
(Nancy J. Gerlach-Spriggs) 305
Chapter 35. 307
Abstracts: Design
A Universal Design Approach to Recreation and Learning in
the Landscape (Susan Goltsman) 307
Restorative Gardens-Metaphorically Transcending the Human Experience
of Life (Scott C. Scarfone) 307
Therapeutic Garden Design in a Pediatric Healthcare Setting:
A Developmental Approach (Roberta Hursthouse) 308
Chapter 36. 309
Abstracts: Therapeutic Application
Horticultural Therapy in Rehabilitation (Katherine A. Feuillan and
Alicia Gaca) 309
Horticultural Therapy at the Royal National Orthopedic Hospital NHS Trust
(Linda Exley) 309
Seed Balls (Keiko Murayama and Ritsko Yasue) 310
Interactions between Elderly Adults and Preschool Children in a Horticultural
Therapy Research Program (Mary L. Predny and Paula Diane Relf) 310
The Therapeutic Role of Horticulture in Educational, Recreational,
Therapeutic, and Vocational Programs (Lori Keltner) 311
Engaging Disabled Students in Developing a Flower Garden as a Recreational
Therapy (Karen Midden and Michelle McLeron) 312
Every Community Needs a Providence Farm (Christine Pollard) 312
Incorporating Horticulture Therapy with Psychosocial and Pharmacological
Interventions of Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents
(Catherine Trapani) 313
Chapter 37. 315
Abstracts: Research
Effects of Horticultural Activity on the Level of a Stress Hormone and
Susceptibility to Upper Respiratory Infection (Hyejin Cho and
Richard H. Mattson) 315
Personal, Social, and Cultural Meanings of a Community Garden for Students:
An In-Depth Case Study and Evaluation (Catherine A. Bylinowski and
Richard H. Mattson) 315
Physical and Psychological Responses of Patients to the Hospital Landscape
(Chun-Yen Chang and Tzu-Hui Tseng) 316
Plant Successions and Urban Successions: How Human Beings Have Affected
Them (Hideki Hirano) 316
Air Conditioning and Noise Control Using Vegetation (Peter Costa) 317
Psychophysiological and Emotional Influences of Floral Aroma on Human
Stress (Mingwang Liu and Richard H. Mattson) 317
Section VI. Appendix
Appendix. Symposium Overview 321
Index 323
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Gardening Therapeutic use