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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    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

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    Freizeit

    Wöhler, K., 11.2011, Lexikon der Geisteswissenschaften: Sachbegriffe – Disziplinen – Personen. Reinalter, H. & Brenner, P. J. (eds.). 1. ed. Wien/Köln/Weimar: Böhlau Verlag GmbH, p. 220-225 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Formen und Konstruktionsweisen von Tourismusräumen

    Wöhler, K., Pott, A. & Denzer, V., 2010, Tourismusräume: Zur soziokulturellen Konstruktion eines globalen Phänomens. Wöhler, K., Pott, A. & Denzer, V. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 11-19 9 p.

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

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    Fit für einen umweltverträglichen Urlaub? Umwelteinstellungen von Fitness-Studio-Besuchern

    Wöhler, K., 1997, In: Psychosozial. 20, 3, p. 49-55 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Ferntourismus wohin? Der globale Tourismus erobert den Horizont

    Luger, K. (Editor), Wöhler, K. (Editor) & Baumgartner, C., 2004, Innsbruck/Wien/München/Bozen: Österreichischer Studien Verlag. 506 p. (Tourismus – transkulturell & transdisziplinär; vol. 8)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Erstes und zweites Zuhause: Wohnen und Reisen

    Wöhler, K., 2004, Die Kultur der 70er Jahre. Faulstich, W. (ed.). München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 233-243 11 p. (Kulturgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts).

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

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    Erlebniswelten: Herstellung und Nutzung touristischer Welten

    Wöhler, K. (Editor), 2005, Münster: LIT Verlag. 216 p. (Tourismus. Beiträge zu Wissenschaft und Praxis; vol. 5)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Erlebnisgesellschaft: Wertewandel, Konsumverhalten und -kultur

    Wöhler, K., 2008, Schauplätze dreidimensionaler Markeninszenierung: Innovative Strategien und Erfolgsmodelle erlebnisorientierter Begegnungskommunikation ; Brand Parks, Museen, Flagship Stores, Messen, Events, Roadshows. Herbrand, N. O. (ed.). Stuttgart: Edition Neues Fachwissen, p. 3-12 10 p.

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