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

    Tourismus und Nachhaltigkeit

    Wöhler, K., 16.11.2001, In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte. 51, 47, p. 40-46 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  2. Published

    Tourismusmarketing

    Wöhler, K., 2001, Branchenspezifisches Marketing: Grundlagen – Besonderheiten – Gemeinsamkeiten. Tscheulin, D. K. & Helmig, B. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Dr. Gabler Verlag, p. 187-202 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    Topophilie: Affektive Raumbindung und raumbezogene Identitätsbildung

    Wöhler, K., 2002, Liebe als Kulturmedium. Faulstich, W. & Glasenapp, J. (eds.). München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 151-169 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Die Lüneburger Landwehr als Gegenstand der Kulturlandschaftsforschung

    Pries, M., 2001, In: Kulturlandschaft. 11, 1, p. 22-26 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Wiederentdeckung der Downtown New York/Lower Manhattan

    Pries, M., 2001, In: Geographische Rundschau. 53, 1, p. 26-32 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Netzwerkbildung kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen: Von der Konkurrenz zur Kooperation in Tourismusregionen

    Wöhler, K., 2002, Tegernseer Tourismus Tage 2000: Proceedings. Schmude, J. (ed.). Regensburg: Lehrstuhl für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeographie der Universität Regensburg, p. 95-102 8 p. (Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsgeographie Regensburg; vol. 2).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  7. Published

    Die Ziegeleien in Sande und Lohbrügge

    Pries, M., 2000, Lohbrügge: Bd. 2: Felder und Fabriken. Dahms, G. (ed.). Hamburg: Kultur- & Geschichtskontor, p. 84-93 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Die alten Alpen? Nachhaltigkeit und bewahrender Fortschritt

    Wöhler, K., 2002, Der Alpentourismus: Entwicklungspotenziale im Spannungsfeld von Kultur, Ökonomie und Ökologie. Luger, K. & Rest, F. (eds.). Österreichischer Studien Verlag, p. 269-280 12 p. (Tourismus: transkulturell & transdisziplinär; vol. 5).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  9. Published

    Konvergenz von Destinationen und Freizeitparks: Zur postmodernen Organisation des Tourismuskonsums

    Wöhler, K., 2001, Gemachter oder gelebter Tourismus?: Destinationsmanagement und Tourismuspolitik. Kreilkamp, E., Pechlaner, H. & Steinecke, A. (eds.). Linde Verlag, p. 101-116 16 p. (Management und Unternehmenskultur. Schriftenreihe der Europäischen Akademie Bozen; vol. 3).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  10. Published

    Didactical design methods applied in design studios for Architectural and Cultural Sciences in Brazil: Experiment Digital Space: composition with elements design by Mies van der Rohe and the importance of their Web presentation

    Kirschner, U. & Pratschke, A., 2009, ECAADe 2009: computation: the new realm of architectural design ; proceedings of the 27th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Design in Europe ; September 16 - 19, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey. Çagdas, G. & Çolakoglu, B. (eds.). Istanbul Technical University, p. 787-792 6 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

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