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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Power centres: A new retail format in the United States of America
Hahn, B., 01.10.2000, In: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 7, 4, p. 223-231 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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
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Potentials and Challenges of Hybrid Participatory Design Tools in European Urban Planning: Exploring the Synergy of Information and Communication Technologies and Participatory Design for Innovative Mobility Solutions
Hilmer, L., 11.08.2024, Situated Actions, Doctoral Colloquium, PDC places, Communities. D'Andrea, V., de Paula, R. A., Crompton, E., Reitsma, L., Daud, N. B., Zaini, N. A. B., Smith, R. C., Teli, M., Ghazali, M., Huybrechts, L., Tolhouk, R., de Mater O�Neill, M., Tabassum, G., Loh Chee Wyai, G., Muashekele, C., Stanley, C., Mbinge, U., Jengan, G., Del Gaudio, C., Yasuoka Jensen, M., Winschiers-Theophilus, H. & Zaman, T. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, p. 64-67 4 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; vol. 3).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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Poetic water images in architecture
Kirschner, U., 2006, Eco-architecture: Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature. Broadbent , G. & Brebbia, C. A. (eds.). WIT Press, p. 143-152 10 p. (WIT Transactions on the Built Environment; vol. 86).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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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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Pflege der Negation: Zur Produktion negativer Räume als Reiseauslöser
Wöhler, K., 2000, Gesund durch Erleben ?: Beiträge zur Erforschung der Tourismusgesellschaft. Keul, A. G., Bachleitner, R. & Kagelmann, H. J. (eds.). München/Wien: Profil Verlag, p. 29-37 9 p. (Tourismuswissenschaftliche Manuskripte; vol. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Perspektiven der Tourismusforschung im deutschsprachigen Raum
Wöhler, K., 2000, Jahrbuch der Schweizerischen Tourismuswirtschaft 2000/ 2001 . Bieger, T. & Laesser, C. (eds.). Institut für Tourismus und Verkehrswirtschaft an der Universität St. Gallen, Vol. 13. p. 1-22 22 p. (Jahrbuch der schweizerischen Tourismuswirtschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Personalmanagement im Tourismus: Konzepte und Strategien
Weiermair, K. & Wöhler, K. (Editor), 1998, 1. ed. Limburgerhof: FBV Medien-Verlags GmbH . 302 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Perception of Space and Time in a Created Environment
Kirschner, U., 2014, Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering: 11th International Conference, CDVE 2014, Seattle, WA, USA, September 14-17, 2014, Proceedings. Luo, Y. (ed.). Springer, Vol. 8683. p. 183-190 8 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review