Institute of Urban and Cultural Area Research
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The Institute for Urban and Cultural Area Research is part of the School of Culture and Society at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg. It is divided into the departments of Building Culture, Cultural Geography and Tourism Studies.
Main research areas
Department Cultural Geography
In the Department of Cultural Geography, the question of the relation to space plays a major role. From this geographical perspective, cultural landscape research is conducted, also in the historical-geographical sense. Not only from a historical perspective urban spaces are examined in urban-geographical contexts. Further focal points are geographic transport research and economic-geographic issues.
An overview of the fields of research:
- Transport Geography
- Economic Geography
- City Geography
- (Historical) Cultural Landscape Research
Department of Building Culture
Overview of the research fields:
- Digital and haptic architecture models
- Computer integration in the creative planning process
- Revitalization - Cultural heritage
- Perception of city and space
Department of Tourism Studies
The research of the Department of Tourism Studies covers the following areas:
- Travel/holidays as leisure activity and appropriation of space
- Leisure as a late-modern phenomenon
- Touristification of rooms
- Control of destination tourism areas
- Travel behavior and security
- Tourism marketing/-management
- Room consumption
Tagung am Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung: "Geschichte als Erlebnis: Performative Praktiken in der Geschichtskultur"
Wöhler, K. (Speaker)
05.07.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Symposium: "Tourismuspolitik im neuen Jahrtausend. Strukturwandel, neue Trends und Strategien" - 2003
Wöhler, K. (Speaker)
03.11.2003Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Study of digital morphing tools in the architectural design process
Kirschner, U. (Speaker)
04.12.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Sternechaos – Der Sinn von Klassifizierungen in der Hotellerie
Wöhler, K. (Speaker)
18.04.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
So haben wir die Welt gesehen
Wöhler, K. (Speaker)
26.01.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Senkungen als Folge der Rohstoffförderung
Pries, M. (Speaker)
23.09.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Schreckgespenst Gentrification? Das Beispiel Hamburg Ottensen
Pries, M. (Lecturer)
15.11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)
Pez, P. (Member)
2011 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Salzburger Tourismusforum - 2007
Wöhler, K. (Speaker)
19.10.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
RVF 3.0 - von der Theorie in die Praxis mit Meldetool und LGMaps
Seidel, A. (Speaker)
01.04.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research