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

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    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/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Kooperationen im Tourismus

    Wöhler, K.-H., 2001, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 22 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Marketing in der heutigen Gesellschaft

    Wöhler, K.-H., 2002, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 18 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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