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Gardens and health
Clare Cooper Marcus
Professor
Clare Cooper Marcus is Professor Emerita in
the Departments of Architecture and landscape Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley.
With degrees in Urban Geography
and City Planning, she is...
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Gardens and health
Clare Cooper Marcus
Professor
Clare Cooper Marcus is Professor Emerita in
the Departments of Architecture and landscape Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley.
With degrees in Urban Geography
and City Planning, she is the author of four
books and numerous articles in the field of environmental psychology.
She has done consulting work in Canada, Australia and the U.
S.
,
and is the recipient of a number of research
awards.
In addition to restorative environments, her areas of expertise include housingsite planning, children’s environments, public
outdoor space, housing for seniors, and the
psychology of home and garden.
She is coauthor (with Marni Barnes) of the book, “Healing Gardens: Therapeutic Benefits and Design
Recommendations.
”
In past centuries, green nature, sunlight and
fresh air were seen as essential components of
healing in settings ranging from medieval monastic infirmaries, to 19th
century pavillion-style
hospitals, to early 20th
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