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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Gesund durch Gesundheitstourismus? Strategische Herausforderungen und Anforderungen an Tourismusdestinationen
Wöhler, K., 2008, Handbuch Gesundheitstourismus: Grundlagen in Gesundheit, Freizeit und Tourismus. Fischer, T. & Schulz, A. (eds.). Aachen: Shaker Verlag, p. 67-88 22 p. (Schriften zur Bildungs- und Freizeitwissenschaft; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Lüneburg atmet auf - Stadtverkehr auf neuen Wegen
Pez, P., 2001, Stadtentwicklung und Architektur - Lüneburg im 20. Jahrhundert: im Rahmen der Ausstellung Stadtentwicklung und Architektur - Lüneburg im 20. Jahrhundert, 10. Juni - 9. September, Lüneburger Wasserturm. Preuß, W. H. (ed.). Husum: Trägerverein Hundert Jahre Stadtentwicklung und Architektur in Lüneburg, p. 161-164 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Landschaften im Wandel
Pries, M. (Editor), 2008, Seelze: Friedrich Verlag GmbH. 48 p. (Geographie heute; no. 257/2008)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Manpower: The Neglected Resource in Tourism Management
Wöhler, K., 2008, Change Management in Tourism: From 'Old' to 'New' Tourism. Kronenberg, C., Müller, S., Peters, M., Pikkemaat, B. & Weiermair, K. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 205-220 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Topographie des Erlebens: Zur Verortung touristischer Erlebniswelten
Wöhler, K., 2005, Erlebniswelten: Herstellung und Nutzung touristischer Welten. Wöhler, K. (ed.). Münster: LIT Verlag, p. 17-28 12 p. (Tourismus. Beiträge zu Wissenschaft und Praxis; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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E-learning in crative planning processes: relational methods os designing on differentiated types of model
Kirschner, U. & Kirschner, N., 2005, Digital Design: The Quest for New Paradigms: 23nd eCAADe Conference Proceedings, Lisbon (Portugal) 21-24 September 2005. Lisbon: Technical University of Lisbon, p. 91-97 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Postmoderne Mutationen: Aktualisierung des Kulturerbes als Entortung
Saretzki, A., 2008, Welterbe und Tourismus: Schützen und Nützen aus einer Perspektive der Nachhaltigkeit. Luger, K. & Wöhler, K. (eds.). Innsbruck [u.a.]: Österreichischer Studien Verlag, p. 59-69 11 p. (Tourismus: transkulturell & transdisziplinär; vol. 9).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Pädagogik der Freizeit & Tourismus
Wöhler, K., 2003, Pädagogik der Freizeit. Popp, R. & Schwab, M. (eds.). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 177-194 18 p. (Basiswissen Pädagogik: Pädagogische Arbeitsfelder; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Lüneburg - Stadt auf dem Salz
Pries, M., 2006, "Buten un binnen - wagen un winnen": Geographie erleben in Bremen und umzu ; Exkursionsführer zum 30. Schulgeographentag in Bremen 2006. Pries, M. (ed.). Bremen: Universität Bremen, p. 113-117 5 p. (Bremer Beiträge zur Geographie und Raumplanung; vol. 43).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Veralltäglichung des Tourismus
Wöhler, K., 2007, Tourismus:Herausforderung:Zukunft. Egger, R. & Herdin, T. (eds.). Wien/Berlin: LIT Verlag, p. 45-56 12 p. (Wissenschaftliche Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Tourismusforschung – Salzburg; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research