TY - BOOK ID - 70510239 TI - The production of hospice space : conceptualising the space of caring and dying PY - 2016 SN - 9781138245723 9781409445791 9781315553870 9781317018926 9781317018933 PB - Abingdon, Oxfordshire ; New York, NY : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Hospice care KW - Hospital architecture KW - Hospital buildings KW - Accompagnement de la fin de vie. KW - Accompagnement de la fin de vie KW - Hôpitaux KW - Psychological aspects KW - Design and construction KW - Aspect psychologique. KW - Conception et construction. KW - 72.012.4 KW - 613.97 KW - Gezondheidszorg voor volwassenen KW - 613.97 Gezondheidszorg voor volwassenen KW - 613.97 Health and hygiene of adults KW - Health and hygiene of adults KW - Hôpitaux KW - Conception et construction UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:70510239 AB - Challenging the widely held notion of a hospice as a building or a place, this book argues that it should instead be a philosophy of care. It proposes that the positive and negative impact that space can have in the pursuit of an ideal such as hospice care has previously been underestimated. Whether it be a purpose-built hospice, part of a hospital, a nursing home or within the home, a hospice is anchored by space and spatial practices, and these spatial practices are critical for a holistic approach to dying with dignity. Such spatial practices are understood as part of a broad architectural, social, conceptual and theoretical process. By linking health, social and architectural theory and establishing conceptual principles, this book defines 'hospice' as a philosophy that is underpinned by space and spatial practice. In putting forward the notion of 'hospice space', removed from the bounds of a specific building type, it suggests that hospice philosophy could and should be available within any setting of choice where the spatial practices support that philosophy, be it home, nursing home, hospice or 'hospice-friendly-hospitals'. ER -