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

    "Strukturen aufbrechen": Eine Prozessbegleitung in Hamburg Altona

    Peickert, T. & Kirschner, U., 2015, Kursbuch Bürgerbeteiligung. Sommer, J. (ed.). Berlin: Verlag der Deutschen Umweltstiftung, Vol. 1. p. 370 - 383 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Stadtverkehrsrevolution Pedelec: Ergebnisse eines Reisezeitexperimentes in Lüneburg

    Koch, F. & Pez, P., 2013, In: Raumplanung. 167, 3, p. 51-55 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Stadtlandschaften: die Hamburger HafenCity

    Pries, M., 2008, In: Geographie heute. 29, 257, p. 33-35 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Städtische Raumproduktion durch touristische Praktiken

    Saretzki, A., 06.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft. 10, 1, p. 7-27 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. 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

  6. Published

    Stadtentwicklung als Zukunftsaufgabe: das Beispiel Lüneburg

    Pez, P., 2010, In: Neues Archiv für Niedersachsen. 2, p. 2-19 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Sprengstoffe aud Krümmel und Düneberg

    Pries, M., 2000, In: Industrie-Kultur. 4, p. 4-7 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. Published

    Sozialwissenschaftliche Tourismusforschung im vorparadigmatischen Zustand?

    Wöhler, K., 1998, Der durchschaute Tourist: Arbeiten zur Tourismusforschung. Bachleitner, R., Kagelmann, H. J. & Keul, A. G. (eds.). München/Wien: Profil Verlag, p. 29-36 8 p. (Tourismuswissenschaftliche Manuskripte; vol. 3).

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

  9. Published

    "So haben wir die Welt gesehen"

    Wöhler, K., 2009, Tourismusgeschichte(n). Kolbe, W., Noack, C. & Spode, H. (eds.). München/Wien: Profil Verlag, p. 149-155 7 p. (Jahrbuch für Reise- & Tourismusforschung; vol. 8).

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

  10. Published

    Senkungen als Folge der Rohstoffförderung in Lüneburg

    Pries, M., 2013, In: Siedlungsforschung. 30, p. 179-189 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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