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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Digitized planning processes in the revitalization of buildings by an interdisciplinary project study empirical work with students in argentina
Kirschner, U. & Ohler, A., 2007, Predicting the Future. Kieferle, J. & Ehlers, K. (eds.). Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, p. 717-723 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
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Dispositive Konstruktion des touristischen Blicks: offline und online
Wöhler, K., 03.2016, Websites & Sightseeing: Tourismus in Medienkulturen. Hahn, K. & Schmidl, A. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 109-148 40 p. (Medienkulturen im digitalen Zeitalter).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Dorf und Industrie verschwinden
Böhning, S., Pries, M. & Seidensticker, R., 2002, Lohbrügge - die Geschichte eines Hamburger Stadtteils: Bd. 3: Alles wird anders. Dahms, G. (ed.). Hamburg: Kultur- & Geschichtskontor, p. 87-93 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Einblicke in die physische Geographie Niedersachsens
Pez, P. & Pries, M., 2006, Flora und Vegetation im nordöstlichen Niedersachsen: Sonderheft aus Anlass der 56. Jahrestagung der Floristisch-soziologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft vom 09. bis 12. Juni 2006 in Lüneburg. Härdtle, W., Horst, K. & Prüter, J. (eds.). Lüneburg: Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851 e.V., p. 11-21 11 p. (JAHRBUCH DES NATURWISSENSCHAFTLICHEN VEREINS FÜR DAS FÜRSTENTUM LÜNEBURG VON 1851 E.V.; vol. Sonderheft, no. 1/2006).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Eine ökonomische Analyse des Tourismus
Wöhler, K., 1998, Auf dem Weg zu einer Theorie des Tourismus. Burmeister, H.-P. (ed.). Rehburg-Loccum: Evangelische Akademie Loccum, p. 101-135 35 p. (Loccumer Protokolle; vol. 5/98).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Einkaufszentren in Kanada bedeutungsverlust und umstrukturierung
Hahn, B., 09.09.1997, In: Geographische Rundschau. 49, 9, p. 523-528 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Einzelhandel und Stadtverkehr: Neue Entwicklungstendenzen durch Digitalisierung und Stadtgestaltung
Pez, P. (Editor) & Neiberger, C. (Editor), 2019, Würzburg University Press. 168 p. (Geographische Handelsforschung; vol. 28)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Einzelhandel und Stadtverkehr – eine Symbiose?
Pez, P. & Neiberger, C., 2019, Einzelhandel und Stadtverkehr: Neue Entwicklungstendenzen durch Digitalisierung und Stadtgestaltung. Neiberger, C. & Pez, P. (eds.). Würzburg University Press, Vol. 28. p. 1-4 4 p. (Geographische Handelsforschung; vol. 28).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › 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