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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New York City und der 11. September - Drei Jahre danach
Pries, M., 01.2005, In: Geographische Rundschau. 57, 1, p. 4-13 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Vom hafen zur city - Städtebauliche projekte im hamburger hafen
Priesk, M., 06.2006, In: Geographische Rundschau. 58, 6, p. 22-30 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Kooperationen im Tourismus
Wöhler, K.-H., 2001, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 22 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Konsum als Modus der Vergesellschaftung
Wöhler, K., 2008, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Materialien zur angewandten Tourismuswissenschaft; vol. 45).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Marketing in der heutigen Gesellschaft
Wöhler, K.-H., 2002, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 18 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Tourismusmarketing - Begründung und Spezifika
Wöhler, K.-H., 2000, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Materialien zur Angewandten Tourismuswissenschaft; no. 33).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Marktvergesellschaftung: Marktsoziologie als Marketingsoziologie
Wöhler, K., 04.2005, Bräuche im Salzburger Land: Zeitgeist – Lebenskonzepte – Rituale – Trends - Alternativen. Luidold, L. & Kammerhofer-Aggermann, U. (eds.). Salzburg: Landesverband Salzburger Volkskultur, Vol. 3: In Familie und Gesellschaft. (Salzburger Beiträge zur Volkskunde; vol. 15).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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Erlebnisgesellschaft: Wertewandel, Konsumverhalten und -kultur
Wöhler, K., 2008, Schauplätze dreidimensionaler Markeninszenierung: Innovative Strategien und Erfolgsmodelle erlebnisorientierter Begegnungskommunikation ; Brand Parks, Museen, Flagship Stores, Messen, Events, Roadshows. Herbrand, N. O. (ed.). Stuttgart: Edition Neues Fachwissen, p. 3-12 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research