Abstract
Healing Gardens as an Environmental Factor to be Fit
It is known that throughout his history human being has used the nature for different aims to keep his fitness. It is possible to define gardens that are the part of the nature as the secure areas that people choose for recreation, entertainment, active or passive activities. Advanced engineering and technology and overpopulation have caused an understanding of dense urbanisation. In these cities very far from the nature and where mostly concrete is revalent, people are exposed to the psychological disorders such as depression which is said to be the plague of our age. Today many authors have researched the contributions of an environment that is natural or designed naturally on the health and found considerable important evidence. The aim of this study is to review the papers dealing with the favourable effects of the health gardens and their design factors on the children treated in the rehabilitation centres, the old in the charity houses and psychologically treated patients in hospitals and their social lives; and to interpret the outcomes of these studies.
Keywords
Healing gardens, horticultural theraphy, outdoor space
