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

    Erlebniseinkauf und Urban Entertainment Centers

    Hahn, B., 2001, In: Geographische Rundschau. 53, 1, p. 19-25 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Erfahrung des Bösen an fremden Orten

    Wöhler, K., 2008, Das Böse heute: Formen und Funktionen. Faulstich, W. (ed.). München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 183-193 11 p.

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

  3. Published

    Entleerung des ländlichen Raumes: Rückzug des ÖPNV aus der Fläche

    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. 74-75 2 p.

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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Published

    E-learning in Creative Planning Processes Relational methods of designing on differentiated types of model

    Kirschner, U. & Kirschner, N., 2005, Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe: 23rd Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2005. Duarte, J. P., Ducla-Soares, G. & Sampaio, A. Z. (eds.). Lisbon: Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, p. 91-97 7 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

  7. Published

    E-learning in crative planning processes: relational methods os designing on differentiated types of model

    Kirschner, U. & Kirschner, N., 2005, Digital Design: The Quest for New Paradigms: 23nd eCAADe Conference Proceedings, Lisbon (Portugal) 21-24 September 2005. Lisbon: Technical University of Lisbon, p. 91-97 7 p.

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

  8. Published

    Einzelhandel und Stadtverkehr – eine Symbiose?

    Pez, P. & Neiberger, C., 2019, Einzelhandel und Stadtverkehr: Neue Entwicklungstendenzen durch Digitalisierung und Stadtgestaltung. Neiberger, C. & Pez, P. (eds.). Würzburg University Press, Vol. 28. p. 1-4 4 p. (Geographische Handelsforschung; vol. 28).

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

  9. Published

    Einzelhandel und Stadtverkehr: Neue Entwicklungstendenzen durch Digitalisierung und Stadtgestaltung

    Pez, P. (Editor) & Neiberger, C. (Editor), 2019, Würzburg University Press. 168 p. (Geographische Handelsforschung; vol. 28)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Einkaufszentren in Kanada bedeutungsverlust und umstrukturierung

    Hahn, B., 09.09.1997, In: Geographische Rundschau. 49, 9, p. 523-528 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review