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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Der Landschaftsbegriff in der Geographie
Pries, M., 2008, In: Geographie heute. 29, 257, p. 2-6 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Der steinige weg zum fairen gold herausforderungen der zertifizierung von kleinbergbau in ostafrika
Happ, J., 2019, In: Geographische Rundschau. 71, 5, p. 46-51 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Destinationale Governance-Analyse
Wöhler, K., 27.09.2013, Governance von Destinationen: Neue Ansätze für die erfolgreiche Steuerung touristischer Zielgebiete. Saretzki, A. & Wöhler, K. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 103-138 36 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Destinationaler Wandel: eine systemtheoretische Annäherung
Wöhler, K., 2008, Jahrbuch der Schweizerischen Tourismuswirtschaft 2008. Bieger, T., Laesser, C. & Maggi, R. (eds.). St. Gallen: Institut für Tourismus und Verkehrswirtschaft an der Universität St. Gallen, p. 209-223 15 p. (Jahrbuch der schweizerischen Tourismuswirtschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Destination Building und Destination Branding als räumliche Konstruktionsprozesse
Saretzki, A., 2010, Tourismusräume: Zur soziokulturellen Konstruktion eines globalen Phänomens. Wöhler, K., Pott, A. & Denzer, V. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 271-294 24 p. (Kultur- und Medientheorie).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Determinanten der Busnutzungsbereitschaft: eine empirische Studie zur Verlagerung des sekundären Ausflugsverkehrs vom PKW auf den Bus
Wöhler, K., 1998, In: Zeitschrift für Verkehrswissenschaft. 69, 3, p. 176-197 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Didactical design methods applied in design studios for Architectural and Cultural Sciences in Brazil: Experiment Digital Space: composition with elements design by Mies van der Rohe and the importance of their Web presentation
Kirschner, U. & Pratschke, A., 2009, ECAADe 2009: computation: the new realm of architectural design ; proceedings of the 27th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Design in Europe ; September 16 - 19, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey. Çagdas, G. & Çolakoglu, B. (eds.). Istanbul Technical University, p. 787-792 6 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
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Die alten Alpen? Nachhaltigkeit und bewahrender Fortschritt
Wöhler, K., 2002, Der Alpentourismus: Entwicklungspotenziale im Spannungsfeld von Kultur, Ökonomie und Ökologie. Luger, K. & Rest, F. (eds.). Österreichischer Studien Verlag, p. 269-280 12 p. (Tourismus: transkulturell & transdisziplinär; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Die automatisierte Liegenschaftskarte (ALK), eine Quelle fur die topographischen Landeskartenwerke?
Staufenbiel, W., 1983, In: Nachrichten aus dem Karten - und Vermessungswesen, Reihe I: Originalbeiträge. 92, p. 167-175 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Backsteinstadt Lüneburg im Wandel der Baustile - eine Einleitung
Seidel, A., 2014, Die Backsteinstadt Lüneburg: Ursprünge − Entwicklungslinien − Technikgeschichte. Pries, M. & Seidel, A. (eds.). Norderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH, p. 7-12 6 p. (Lüneburger Geographische Schriften; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research