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

    Landschaftserleben

    Wöhler, K., 2008, Lexikon Tourismus: Destinationen, Gastronomie, Hotellerie, Reisemittler, Reiseveranstalter, Verkehrsträger. Fuchs, W., Mundt, J. W. & Zollondz, H.-D. (eds.). München: Oldenbourg Schulbuchverl, p. 431 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  2. Published

    Handel und Verkehr, Mobilität und Konsum: mit 14 Tabellen

    Achen, M. (Editor), Böhmer, J. (Editor), Gather, M. (Editor) & Pez, P. (Editor), 2008, Mannheim: Verlag MetaGIS Infosysteme. 186 p. (Studien zur Mobilitäts- und Verkehrsforschung)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    "... die vom Eisenwerk, das sind ja Bratenfresser ..."

    Pries, M., 2000, Lohbrügge: Bd. 2: Felder und Fabriken. Dahms, G. (ed.). Hamburg: Kultur- & Geschichtskontor, p. 104-106 3 p.

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

  4. Published

    Aufhebung von Raum und Zeit: Realitätsverlust, Wirklichkeitskonstruktion und Inkorporation von Reisebildern

    Wöhler, K., 2001, Reisebilder: Produktion und Reproduktion touristischer Wahrnehmung. Köck, C. (ed.). Waxmann Verlag, p. 79-88 10 p. (Münchner Universitätsschriften: Münchner Beiträge zur Volkskunde; vol. 29).

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

  5. Published

    Der Landschaftsbegriff in der Geographie

    Pries, M., 2008, In: Geographie heute. 29, 257, p. 2-6 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Endlich wieder urlauben: Urlaub in den fünfziger Jahren als ein Phänomen der Moderne

    Wöhler, K., 2002, Die Kultur der 50er Jahre. Faulstich, W. (ed.). München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 263-275 13 p. (Kulturgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts).

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

  7. Published

    Wohin denn sonst: in den Süden! Musik und Reise(t)räume

    Wöhler, K., 2000, In: Musik und Unterricht. 11, 59, p. 4-7 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. Published

    Entfernung, Entfernen und Verorten

    Wöhler, K., 2005, Booked emotions: Tourism between localization and de-localization. Spode, H. & Ziehe, I. (eds.). Profil Verlag, p. 121-134 14 p. (Voyage. Jahrbuch für Reise- und Tourismusforschung; vol. 7)(Kleine Schriften der Freunde des Museums Europäischer Kulturen (Berlin); vol. 4).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Freizeit

    Wöhler, K., 2008, Lexikon Tourismus: Destinationen, Gastronomie, Hotellerie, Reisemittler, Reiseveranstalter, Verkehrsträger. Fuchs, W., Mundt, J. W. & Zollondz, H.-D. (eds.). München: Oldenbourg Schulbuchverl, p. 282-285 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  10. Published

    Städtetourismus - Touristenstädte

    Pez, P., 2002, Nationalatlas Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Bd. 5: Dörfer und Städte. Friedrich, K., Hahn, B., Popp, H. & Mayr, A. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 100-101 2 p.

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

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