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
- 2004
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Qualitätszeichen und Reiseentscheidungen
Wöhler, K., 2004, Qualitätszeichen im Tourismus: Vermarktung und Wahrnehmung von Leistungen. Weiermair, K. & Pikkemaat, B. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 21-38 18 p. (Schriften zu Tourismus und Freizeit; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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The rediscovery of slowness, or leisure time as one's own and as self-aggrandizement?
Wöhler, K., 2004, The tourism and leisure industry: Shaping the future. Weiermair, K. & Mathies, C. (eds.). Binghamton, NY [u.a.]: Haworth Hospitality Press, p. 83-92 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Verkehr/Verkehrsinfrastruktur
Pez, P., 2004, Niedersachsen-Lexikon. Hoffmann, P. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher VerlagResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Was bewirkt Sicherheit bzw. Unsicherheit? Prädiktoren der Reisesicherheit
Sonnenberg, G. & Wöhler, K., 2004, Sicherheit in Tourismus und Verkehr: Schutz vor Risiken und Krisen. Freyer, W. & Groß, S. (eds.). Dresden: FIT-Forschungsinstitut für Tourismus, p. 15-51 37 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Was soll die Diagnose: Überall Erlebnis?
Wöhler, K., 2004, ErlebnisWelten: Zum Erlebnisboom in der Postmoderne. Kagelmann, H. J., Bachleitner, R. & Rieder, M. (eds.). München/Wien: Profil Verlag, p. 220-226 7 p. (Tourismuswissenschaftliche Manuskripte; vol. 12).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- 2005
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Der Kunde als Innovationsquelle
Wöhler, K., 2005, Erfolg durch Innovation: Perspektiven für den Tourismus- und Dienstleistungssektor. Pechlaner, H., Tschurtschenthaler, P., Peters, M., Pikkemaat, B. & Fuchs, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Deutscher Universitäts-Verlag, p. 243-259 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die heimliche Disneyfizierung: Spanien erleben
Saretzki, A., 2005, Erlebniswelten: Herstellung und Nutzung touristischer Welten. Wöhler, K. (ed.). Münster: LIT Verlag, p. 121-136 16 p. (Tourismus: Beiträge zu Wissenschaft und Praxis; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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"Die Lüneburger Heide goes digital": das Kulturlandschaftskataster der Heidegemeinde Wietzendorf
Grünhagen, G. & Pries, M., 2005, Kulturlandschaft digital: Forschung und Anwendung ; 15. Fachtagung des Umweltamtes Landschaftsverband Rheinland ; 11. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgruppe Angewandte Historische Geographie (Arbeitskreis für Historische Kulturlandschaftsforschung ARKUM), 2. bis 5. März 2005 in Aachen ; Tagungsdokumentation.. Köln: Landschaftsverband Rheinland, p. 178-183 6 p. (Beiträge zur Landesentwicklung; vol. 58).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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E-learning in crative planning processes: relational methods os designing on differentiated types of model
Kirschner, U. & Kirschner, N., 2005, Digital Design: The Quest for New Paradigms: 23nd eCAADe Conference Proceedings, Lisbon (Portugal) 21-24 September 2005. Lisbon: Technical University of Lisbon, p. 91-97 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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E-learning in Creative Planning Processes Relational methods of designing on differentiated types of model
Kirschner, U. & Kirschner, N., 2005, Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe: 23rd Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2005. Duarte, J. P., Ducla-Soares, G. & Sampaio, A. Z. (eds.). Lisbon: Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, p. 91-97 7 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review