List price   € 52   Buy this book   This title is available in ActaHort USB-drive or e-Acta format - not available in print Conveners   C.A. Shoemaker, E. Rappe, F. Di Iacovo  Editors   S.A. Park, E. Rappe  Publication date   15 July 2016  ISBN   978-94-62611-19-1  ISSN   0567-7572 (print)   2406-6168 (electronic)  Number of articles   16  Volumes   1  Place   Brisbane, Australia  Online articles: Positive ageing and gardening: development and testing of a gardening survey measuring benefits of leisure gardening (T.L. Scott, B.M. Masser, N.A. Pachana) Using indoor plants and natural elements to positively impact occupants of residential aged-care facilities (T.L. Scott, B.M. Masser, N.A. Pachana) Garden therapy in neurorehabilitation: well-being and skills improvement (F. Meneghello, G. Marcassa, I. Koch, P. Sgaravatti, B. Piccolomini, C. Righetto, G. Prosdocimi Gianquinto, F. Orsini) Horticulture in rehabilitation of inmates (E. Rappe, H. Kajander, J. Vesamäki, A. Malinen) Effects of horticultural therapeutic garden on autonomic nervous system among elderly people with dementia and the value of people-plants relationships (S. Koura, A. Ikeda) The effects of gardening activities on prefrontal area measured with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) (M. Toyoda, Y. Yokota) The garden as setting for horticultural therapy (N.J. Huxmann) Therapeutic garden designs in special needs facilities in Victoria, Australia (P.R. de la Motte) Realization of a neuro-rehabilitation therapeutic garden: design criteria and horticultural choices (C. Righetto, G. Prosdocimi Gianquinto, F. Orsini, F. Meneghello, G. Marcassa, I. Koch, P. Sgaravatti, B. Piccolomini) Exploring the health and well-being experiences in accessing gardens within a health care setting in Australia: the preliminary findings (R. Weerasuriya, M. Townsend, C. Henderson-Wilson, S. Wells) Landscape element application guidelines for physical therapy exercise (S. Siriphanich, P. Wachiratrungsalid, P. Tepwongsirirat, N. Chaipivaporn) The theoretical model and universal definition of horticultural therapy (K.C. Son, S.J. Jung, A.Y. Lee, S.A. Park) Perspectives on the horticultural therapy profession in Australia (P.R. de la Motte, D.E. Aldous) Methods and challenges in horticultural therapy (K.R. Neuberger) Early childhood experiences in nature: does it matter who is present with children? (V.I. Lohr) The development of vegetable value chains integrated with community capacity - an initial study in the southern Philippines (J. Cavaye, G. Palaniappan, O. Nicetic, S. Concepcion, A. Abamo, B. Aspera, P. Nuevo)