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

  1. Published

    Das topographische Datenbanksystem TOPSY.

    Staufenbiel, W., 1980, In: Nachrichten aus dem Karten - und Vermessungswesen, Reihe I: Originalbeiträge. 81, p. 101-110 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Preferences and predictors for ecologically responsible behavior of vacationers

    Wohler, K., 03.1996, In: Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie. 27, 1, p. 21-32 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Einkaufszentren in Kanada bedeutungsverlust und umstrukturierung

    Hahn, B., 09.09.1997, In: Geographische Rundschau. 49, 9, p. 523-528 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Power centres: A new retail format in the United States of America

    Hahn, B., 01.10.2000, In: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 7, 4, p. 223-231 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Erlebniseinkauf und Urban Entertainment Centers

    Hahn, B., 2001, In: Geographische Rundschau. 53, 1, p. 19-25 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Geographie des Arbeit: Plädoyer für ein disziplinübergreifendes Forschungsprogramm

    Berndt, C. & Fuchs, M., 2002, In: Geographische Zeitschrift. 90, 3-4, p. 157-166 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Auf dem Weg zur neuen globalen Kompetenzaufteilung? Zur Internationalisierung von Entwicklung und Konstruktion in der deutschen Automobilzulieferung

    Fuchs, M., 01.01.2003, In: Erdkunde. 57, 1, p. 55-66 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Globalisierung, Dependenzen und Abkopplungen: Zur Verursachung von Armut in Mexico

    Fuchs, M., 10.2003, In: Geographische Rundschau. 55, 10, p. 20-25 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    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/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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