Urban Green Spaces and Landscape Design in Healthcare Facilities: Enhancing Healing Environments

Abstract

Healthcare facilities are essential for the delivery of medical care, but improving user experience and mental perceptions is necessary given their historical reputation as scary places. Beyond aesthetics, outdoor landscapes have been underutilised and have not met therapeutic needs. Among order to reduce anxiety and tension among patients, visitors, and staff, this research investigates the transformative potential of landscape design in healthcare settings. Healthcare facilities that have outdoor areas provide several advantages, such as enhanced physical, social, and psychological well-being. Studies show that being in nature speeds up healing, decreases blood pressure, and reduces stress. Through the provision of recreational spaces for staff and therapeutic gardens for patients, designers may effectively create a supportive environment that improves overall hospital efficiency and fosters well-being. Design characteristics that are effective in creating outdoor habitats that are both comfortable and accessible include sustainability, safety, and approachability. An environment that is soothing and promotes healing can be created by incorporating components like plants, water features, and suitable lighting. In addition, regulatory guidelines and routine upkeep guarantee that these areas continue to be therapeutic and useful. In order to optimise outdoor areas for holistic healing and improved healthcare outcomes, this study highlights the crucial role that landscape architecture plays in healthcare facility design and advocates for the inclusion of evidence-based design concepts. Future studies should investigate certain hobbies and tastes in order to improve outdoor space utilisation efficiently.