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Iceland as a therapeutic landscape: white wilderness spaces for well-being
Authors:Brooke  Kaelan  Williams  Allison
Institution:1.Arts and Science Program, L.R. Wilson Hall 3038, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
;2.School of Geography and Earth Sciences, General Sciences Building, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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Abstract:

Therapeutic landscapes are reputed to have a lasting repute for realizing healing. Traditional therapeutic landscapes have recognized natural environments as often sought after places for well-being. Such places promote wellness via their close encounter with nature, facilitating relaxation and restoration, and enhancing a combination of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. The physical environment of Iceland is explored through a case study approach, primarily employing data from the field notebooks of post-secondary students travelling in Iceland, as well as the authors’ ethnographic field experience in Iceland. Iceland is examined using both a traditional understanding of therapeutic landscapes, as well as the contemporary understanding of the coloured landscape. In addition to the colour white, reflected in the glacial ice, moving water, and geo-thermal steams, black and various other colours in combination are discussed.

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