Adapting traditional healing values and beliefs into therapeutic cultural environments for health and well-being

B Marques, C Freeman, L Carter - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although research has long established that interaction with the natural environment is
associated with better overall health and well-being outcomes, the Western model mainly …

Conceptualising therapeutic environments through culture, indigenous knowledge and landscape for health and well-being

B Marques, C Freeman, L Carter, M Pedersen Zari - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Academic research has long established that interaction with the natural environment is
associated with better overall health outcomes. Notably, the area of therapeutic …

Storytelling as an educational tool in sustainable education

M Hofman-Bergholm - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this theoretical paper, a multidisciplinary framework is structured to enable the formation
of a shared understanding of the need to combine education for sustainability, traditional …

Evaluating cultural ecosystem services in China's modern historic parks: A sentiment computing approach

D Dai, Y Chen, K Dai - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024 - Elsevier
China's modern historic parks (MHPs) are a subcategory of modern heritage, yet their values
remain underappreciated. Cultural ecosystem services (CESs) provide a holistic framework …

Evaluation of perceptual indicators of physical environment affecting the inducement of citizen's sense of place in urban neighborhoods

F Asadpour, AH Shirdel, P Naghipour - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Cities in the past made it simple for people and space to interact. However, in today's world,
city planning and foreseeing strategies and options to create a desirable place that fits …

Geospatial thinking and sense of place: the mediating role of creativity

J Zhang, Z Wang, CO Antwi, X Liang, J Ge - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
An individual's sense of place has a motivational impetus on how s/he relates to the place.
Thus, environmentally sustainable behaviors are deemed as products of a person's sense of …

Making or remaking people and places through festivals: An island tourism perspective

Y Li, C Lau - International Journal of Event and Festival …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate two festivals that are held annually in Hong Kong, to
explore the essence of festival meanings–the extent to which the perceived sociocultural …

Inheritance and Innovation of Pottery Sculpture Technique in Shiwan, China: A Grounded Study from Cultural Ecology

L Zhou, X Zou, Y Huang, Y Li, L Guo, J Fu - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ceramics play an important role in human daily life and production practice. Pottery
sculpture technique is the core of ceramic making. However, the production process of …

Transforming Hotel Lobbies via Community-Centered Design: Crafting a Vibrant Social Hub for Guests

S Park, JZ Lee, XY Lehto - Journal of Hospitality & Tourism …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent trends in hotel design shift lobbies from their traditional check-in and check-out
functions towards a vision of lobbies as vibrant social hubs. This study explores guests' …

The experience of individuals affected by Australia's international border closure during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Oster, K Ali, M Iasiello, E Muir-Cochrane… - Health & Place, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explored the experiences of individuals who reported being negatively affected
by Australia's international border closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative data …