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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Zur Wahrnehmung von Innovationen: soziale und kulturelle Aspekte
Wöhler, K., 2006, Innovationen im Tourismus: Wettbewerbsvorteile durch neue Ideen und Angebote. Pikkemaat, B., Peters, M. & Weiermair, K. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 85-95 11 p. (Schriften zu Tourismus und Freizeit; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Touristische Netzwerke als Chance und Herausforderung
Saretzki, A., 2007, Tourismus:Herausforderung:Zukunft. Egger, R. & Herdin, T. (eds.). Wien/Münster: LIT Verlag, p. 275-293 19 p. (Wissenschaftliche Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Tourismusforschung – Salzburg; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Pilgern und Pilgerwege: tourismus- und kulturwissenschaftliche Dimensionen
Wöhler, K., 2007, Pilgerweg Loccum-Volkenroda zwischen Kirche, Kultur und Tourismus: Auf dem Weg zu einem gemeinsamen Leitbild. Laube, M. (ed.). Evangelische Akademie Loccum, p. 25-70 46 p. ( Loccumer Protokolle; vol. 29/07).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Beziehungen zu Orten und Nicht-Orten
Wöhler, K., 2007, Beziehungskulturen. Faulstich, W. (ed.). München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 46-57 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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New York und die Ereignisse des 11. Septembers 2001
Pries, M., 2002, In: Geographische Rundschau. 54, 1, p. 61-64 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Qualitätszeichen und Reiseentscheidungen
Wöhler, K., 2004, Qualitätszeichen im Tourismus: Vermarktung und Wahrnehmung von Leistungen. Weiermair, K. & Pikkemaat, B. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 21-38 18 p. (Schriften zu Tourismus und Freizeit; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Verkehr/Verkehrsinfrastruktur
Pez, P., 2004, Niedersachsen-Lexikon. Hoffmann, P. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher VerlagResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Sprengstoffe aud Krümmel und Düneberg
Pries, M., 2000, In: Industrie-Kultur. 4, p. 4-7 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Fernreisen als postkoloniales Reisen
Wöhler, K., 2004, Ferntourismus wohin?: Der globale Tourismus erobert den Horizont. Luger, K., Baumgartner, C. & Wöhler, K. (eds.). Österreichischer Studien Verlag, p. 57-72 16 p. (Tourismus: transkulturell & transdisziplinär; vol. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Großwohnsiedlung Lohbrügge-Nord
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. 94-104 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research