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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Freizeitbildung oder Freizeitmanagement? Zur Ökonomisierung einer postmodernen Integrationsmechanismus
Wöhler, K., 1997, In: Spektrum Freizeit. Forum für Wissenschaft, Politik & Praxis. 19, 1/2, p. 101-117 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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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/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research