5.1 Kesimpulan
Taman Penyembuhan (Healing Garden) merupakan sebuah ruang yang memiliki kemampuan untuk menenangkan kondisi seseorang dari segala tekanan psikologis. Bagi kalangan civitas akademik, Taman Penyembuhan diharapkan mampu untuk menenangkan kepenatan mental yang diakibatkan dari segala kegiatan akademik.
Dari hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan dapat disimpulkan :
1. Taman Perpustakaan adalah lokasi yang paling tepat sebagai Taman Penyembuhan di USU.
2. Karakter taman diarahkan ke karakter tenang dan alami dan menjadi konsep dasar perancangan elemen taman.
3. Setelah melakukan penelitian , elemen –elemen yang ada pada taman Perpustakaan USU adalah : pohon-pohon besar, tanaman buah, tanaman bunga, bangku taman, lampu taman, tong sampah, kolam.
4. Untuk mengembangkan taman Perpustakaan USU sebagai taman penyembuhan, beberapa elemen yang tidak ada pada taman Perpustakaan USU dan harus diadakan adalah : pohon penanda musim, kursi taman, jalan berkelok-kelok, jembatan pada elemen air.
5. Elemen-elemen yang sudah ada pada taman, namun perlu dilakukan penambahan dan perbedaan jenis elemen diantaranya : pohon peneduh, tanaman buah, tanaman bunga, lampu taman, tong sampah.
5.2 Saran
Beberapa saran agar taman Perpustakaan Universitas Sumatera Utara dapat dikembangkan menjadi taman penyembuhan adalah :
1. Pengurus bidang tata lingkungan kampus Universitas Sumatera Utara diharapkan dapat mengembangkan dan mengelola taman Perpustakaan Universitas Sumatera Utara sesuai konsep-konsep Taman Penyembuhan.
2. Desain taman Perpustakaan USU untuk menjadi Taman Penyembuhan harus mengikuti pola-pola desain dan elemen Taman Penyembuhan, namun tetap mempertahankan potensi-potensi karakter dan elemen yang sudah ada.
3. Mempekerjakan pengelola/petugas taman untuk bertugas merawat dan membersihkan taman.
DAFTAR PUSTAKA
Almhafdy, A., Ibrahim, N., Ahmad, S. A., & Yahya, Josmin (2013) Analysis Of The Courtyard Functions And Its Design Variants In The Malaysian Hospitals. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences 105 (2013) 171 – 182.
Barmelgy, El.M.H. (2013). Healing Gardens Accreditation Tool (A proactive and reactive sustainable tool for promoting, measuring, guiding, and certifying HG design). International Journal of Science Commerce and Humanities, Vol. No 1, No 6, pp. 27-47.
Banurea, I. dkk (2013) Analisis Kemampuan Ruang Terbuka Hijau dalam Mereduksi Konsentrasi CO2 dari Kontribusi Kendaraan Bermotor di Kampus USU Medan, Peronema Forestty Science Journal Vol.2 pg.122-128, USU Press, Medan.
Ivarsson, C.T. (2011). On the Use and Experience of a Health garden. Diss. Alnarp: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Kaplan, S. 1992. The restorative environment: nature and humanexperience. the Role of Horticulture in Human Well-being and Social Development. Portland, OR: Timber Press.
Kaplan S. (1995). The Restorative Benefits of nature: Toward an Integrative framework. Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol.16, pp. 169-182.
Marcus, Cooper.M. and Barnes, M. (1995). Gardens in Health care Facilities: Uses, Therapeutic Benefits, and Design Recommendations. Martinez, CA: The Center for Health Design.
Rajasekar (2013). Impact of academic stress among the management students of
amet University – an analysis. AMET International Journal of Management,
pp.32-40.
Severtsen, Betsy. Healing gardens. Open Space Seattle 2100: Designing Seattle’s Green-etwork for the next century.
Stigsdotter, U. A. and Grahn, P. (2002). What makes a garden a healing garden? Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture, Vol. 13, pp. 60-69.
Stigsdotter, U. A. and Grahn, P. (2003). Experiencing a garden-a healing garden for people suffering from burnout diseases. Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture, Vol. 14, pp. 38-48.
Tyson, Martha M. (1998). The Healing Landscape: Therapeutic Outdoor
Environments.New York: McGraw-Hill.
Ulrich, Roger S. (1999). Effects of gardens on health outcomes: Theory and research. InHealing gardens: Therapeutic benefits and design recommendations, ed. Cooper Marcus C. and Barnes M., New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Vapaa, G.A. (2002). Healing Gardens: Creating Places for Restoration, Meditation, and Sanctuary. Master’s of Landscape Architecture Thesis. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
DAFTAR PUSTAKA
Almhafdy, A., Ibrahim, N., Ahmad, S. A., & Yahya, Josmin (2013) Analysis Of The Courtyard Functions And Its Design Variants In The Malaysian Hospitals. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences 105 (2013) 171 – 182.
Barmelgy, El.M.H. (2013). Healing Gardens Accreditation Tool (A proactive and reactive sustainable tool for promoting, measuring, guiding, and certifying HG design). International Journal of Science Commerce and Humanities, Vol. No 1, No 6, pp. 27-47.
Banurea, I. dkk (2013) Analisis Kemampuan Ruang Terbuka Hijau dalam Mereduksi Konsentrasi CO2 dari Kontribusi Kendaraan Bermotor di Kampus USU Medan, Peronema Forestty Science Journal Vol.2 pg.122-128, USU Press, Medan.
Ivarsson, C.T. (2011). On the Use and Experience of a Health garden. Diss. Alnarp: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Kaplan, S. 1992. The restorative environment: nature and humanexperience. the Role of Horticulture in Human Well-being and Social Development. Portland, OR: Timber Press.
Kaplan S. (1995). The Restorative Benefits of nature: Toward an Integrative framework. Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol.16, pp. 169-182.
Marcus, Cooper.M. and Barnes, M. (1995). Gardens in Health care Facilities: Uses, Therapeutic Benefits, and Design Recommendations. Martinez, CA: The Center for Health Design.
Rajasekar (2013). Impact of academic stress among the management students of
amet University – an analysis. AMET International Journal of Management,
pp.32-40.
Severtsen, Betsy. Healing gardens. Open Space Seattle 2100: Designing Seattle’s Green-etwork for the next century.
Stigsdotter, U. A. and Grahn, P. (2002). What makes a garden a healing garden? Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture, Vol. 13, pp. 60-69.
Stigsdotter, U. A. and Grahn, P. (2003). Experiencing a garden-a healing garden for people suffering from burnout diseases. Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture, Vol. 14, pp. 38-48.
Tyson, Martha M. (1998). The Healing Landscape: Therapeutic Outdoor
Environments.New York: McGraw-Hill.
Ulrich, Roger S. (1999). Effects of gardens on health outcomes: Theory and research. InHealing gardens: Therapeutic benefits and design recommendations, ed. Cooper Marcus C. and Barnes M., New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Vapaa, G.A. (2002). Healing Gardens: Creating Places for Restoration, Meditation, and Sanctuary. Master’s of Landscape Architecture Thesis. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.