Design, Landscape, and Health: Volume 5, Issue 4 - InformeDesign

Implications
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—Landscape and Urban Planning
“Alleviating Mental Fatigue in Urban and Natural
Settings”—Journal of Environmental Psychology
“Creating Facilities for AIDS Patients”
—Journal of Architectural and Planning Research
“Window Views Affect Well-Being and Residential
Satisfaction”—Environment and Behavior
“Tranquil and Pleasing Natural Environments”
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“A Review of Health Effects and Urban Design”
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Related Research Summaries
The InformeDesign Web site has many Research
Summaries on design, landscapes, and health. This
knowledge will be valuable to you as you consider
your next design solution and is worth sharing with
your clients and collaborators.
“Designing for the Health Process”
—World Hospitals and Health Services
“End of Life Care”—The Journal of Alternative and
Complementary Medicine
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University of Minnesota (pp. 1-4).
Steve Mitrione (remainder).
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