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
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World Heritage Tourism and Cultural Dialogue: The World Heritage Site of Ambohimanga (Madagascar) as a Transdifferential Space
Saretzki, A. & May, C., 01.2013, Tourism in the Global South: Heritages, Identities and Development. Sarmento, J. & Brito-Henriques, E. (eds.). Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Universidade de Lisboa, p. 45-64 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Zeugnisse zur Wasserversorgung in Lüneburg - zwischen Abriss und Umnutzung
Pries, M., 2006, Türme, Schornsteine, Industrie-Mühlen, Land-Art: Bedeutung und Bewertung von Landmarken in der Kulturlandschaft . Nagel, F. N. (ed.). Hamburg, Norderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH, p. 121-148 28 p. (Kulturlandschaftsforschung und Industriearchäologie : Beiträge der Geographie ; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zur psychischen, informationellen und emotionalen Einbindung des Kunden in den Dienstleistungsprozess von Wellnesseinrichtungen
Wöhler, K., 2011, Qualitätsmanagement in Wellnesseinrichtungen: Erfolg durch Kundenorientierung und hohe Standards. Krczal, A., Krczal, E. & Weiermair, K. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 127-140 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zur Verräumlichung von Öffentlichkeit
Wöhler, K., 2000, Öffentlichkeit im Wandel: Neue Beiträge zur Begriffsklärung. Faulstich, W. & Hickethier, K. (eds.). Wissenschaftler-Verlag, p. 48-62 15 p. (IfAM-Arbeitsberichte ; vol. 18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Zur Wahrnehmung von Innovationen: soziale und kulturelle Aspekte
Wöhler, K., 2006, Innovationen im Tourismus: Wettbewerbsvorteile durch neue Ideen und Angebote. Pikkemaat, B., Peters, M. & Weiermair, K. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 85-95 11 p. (Schriften zu Tourismus und Freizeit; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research