Wilbert M Gesler: 2 books
by Wilbert M. Gesler
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2003
Is there healing beyond the walls of a modern hospital? Healing Places looks at how different environments affect our physical, mental, spiritual, social, and emotional healing. It sets out four dimensions found in healing environments—natural, built, symbolic, and social—and applies these ideas...
by Wilbert M. Gesler, Robin A. Kearns
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005
Culture/Place/Health is the first exploration of cultural-geographical health research for a decade, drawing on contemporary research undertaken by geographers and other social scientists to explore the links between culture, place and health. It uses a wealth of examples from societies around the...