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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Umweltverträglicher Tourismus: Grundlagen - Konzeption - Marketing
Wöhler, K. & Saretzki, A., 1999, Limburgerhof: FBV Medien-Verlags GmbH . 168 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Ferntourismus wohin? Der globale Tourismus erobert den Horizont
Luger, K. (Editor), Wöhler, K. (Editor) & Baumgartner, C., 2004, Innsbruck/Wien/München/Bozen: Österreichischer Studien Verlag. 506 p. (Tourismus – transkulturell & transdisziplinär; vol. 8)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Die Nordchemie in Melbeck/Embsen
Seidel, A., 2010, In: Industrie-Kultur. 16, 4, p. 28-29 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Das Forschungsprojekt "Die wirtschaftlich-kulturelle Bedeutung des Rohstoffs Ton für die Backsteinstadt Lüneburg": Eine Förderinitiative der VolkswagenStiftung
Herdeg, U., Grader, C., Ring, E. & Seidel, A., 2010, Denkmalpflege in Lüneburg 2010. Ring, E. (ed.). Lüneburg: Lüneburger Stadtarchäologie, p. 79-86 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Aesthetic Design of Masonry Arch Bridges
Ohler, A. & Kirschner, U., 2010, Proceedings of the Eight International Masonry Conference 2010. Jäger, W., Haseltine, B. & Fried, A. (eds.). The Masonry Society, p. 383-392 9 p. (Masonry : Proceedings of the British Masonry Society; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Zur psychischen, informationellen und emotionalen Einbindung des Kunden in den Dienstleistungsprozess von Wellnesseinrichtungen
Wöhler, K., 2011, Qualitätsmanagement in Wellnesseinrichtungen: Erfolg durch Kundenorientierung und hohe Standards. Krczal, A., Krczal, E. & Weiermair, K. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 127-140 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Räume der Kultur - Kulturräume
Wöhler, K., 2011, Die Kultur des 20. Jahrhunderts im Überblick. Faulstich, W. (ed.). München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 143-171 29 p. (Kulturgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Touristifizierung von Räumen: Kulturwissenschaftliche und soziologische Studien zur Konstruktion von Räumen
Wöhler, K., 2011, 1 ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 278 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Tourismusräume: Virtualisierung des Realen - Realisierung des Virtuellen
Wöhler, K., 05.03.2010, Topologien des Reisens: Tourismus - Imagination - Migration. Karentzos, A., Kittner, A.-E. & Reuter, J. (eds.). Trier: Universitätsbibliothek Trier, p. 150-163 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Potenzialität des kulturellen Erbes: Es spricht zu uns
Wöhler, K., 2009, Erb.gut? Kulturelles Erbe in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft: Referate der 25. Österreichischen Volkskundetagung vom 14.-17.11.2007 in Innsbruck. Berger, K. C., Schindler, M. & Schneider, I. (eds.). Selbstverlag des Vereins für Volkskunde, p. 461-468 8 p. (Buchreihe der Österreichischen Zeitschrift für Volkskunde. Neue Serie; vol. 23).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research