Gesler W M
Department of Geography, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-3220.
Soc Sci Med. 1992 Apr;34(7):735-46. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(92)90360-3.
Employing an expanded meaning of the concept of landscape taken from the 'new' cultural geography, this paper explores why certain places or situations are perceived to be therapeutic. Themes from both traditional and recent work in cultural geography are illustrated with examples from the literature of the social science of health care. The themes include man-environment relationships; humanist concepts such as sense of place and symbolic landscapes; structuralist concepts such as hegemony and territoriality; and blends of humanist concerns, structuralist concerns, and time geography. The intention of this broad overview is to bring some particularly useful concepts developed in cultural geography to the attention of social scientists interested in matters of health and to stimulate research along new lines.
本文采用从“新”文化地理学中引申出的更宽泛的景观概念，探讨为何某些地方或情境被视为具有治疗作用。文化地理学传统研究及近期研究中的主题，通过医疗保健社会科学文献中的实例加以阐释。这些主题包括人与自然环境的关系；诸如场所感和象征景观等人文主义概念；诸如霸权和领土性等结构主义概念；以及人文主义关切、结构主义关切和时间地理学的融合。这一广泛概述的目的是，让关注健康问题的社会科学家注意到文化地理学中一些特别有用的概念，并激发新方向的研究。
