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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Wiederentdeckung der Downtown New York/Lower Manhattan
Pries, M., 2001, In: Geographische Rundschau. 53, 1, p. 26-32 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Netzwerkbildung kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen: Von der Konkurrenz zur Kooperation in Tourismusregionen
Wöhler, K., 2002, Tegernseer Tourismus Tage 2000: Proceedings. Schmude, J. (ed.). Regensburg: Lehrstuhl für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeographie der Universität Regensburg, p. 95-102 8 p. (Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsgeographie Regensburg; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Die Ziegeleien in Sande und Lohbrügge
Pries, M., 2000, Lohbrügge: Bd. 2: Felder und Fabriken. Dahms, G. (ed.). Hamburg: Kultur- & Geschichtskontor, p. 84-93 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die alten Alpen? Nachhaltigkeit und bewahrender Fortschritt
Wöhler, K., 2002, Der Alpentourismus: Entwicklungspotenziale im Spannungsfeld von Kultur, Ökonomie und Ökologie. Luger, K. & Rest, F. (eds.). Österreichischer Studien Verlag, p. 269-280 12 p. (Tourismus: transkulturell & transdisziplinär; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Konvergenz von Destinationen und Freizeitparks: Zur postmodernen Organisation des Tourismuskonsums
Wöhler, K., 2001, Gemachter oder gelebter Tourismus?: Destinationsmanagement und Tourismuspolitik. Kreilkamp, E., Pechlaner, H. & Steinecke, A. (eds.). Linde Verlag, p. 101-116 16 p. (Management und Unternehmenskultur. Schriftenreihe der Europäischen Akademie Bozen; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Didactical design methods applied in design studios for Architectural and Cultural Sciences in Brazil: Experiment Digital Space: composition with elements design by Mies van der Rohe and the importance of their Web presentation
Kirschner, U. & Pratschke, A., 2009, ECAADe 2009: computation: the new realm of architectural design ; proceedings of the 27th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Design in Europe ; September 16 - 19, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey. Çagdas, G. & Çolakoglu, B. (eds.). Istanbul Technical University, p. 787-792 6 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Landschaftserleben
Wöhler, K., 2008, Lexikon Tourismus: Destinationen, Gastronomie, Hotellerie, Reisemittler, Reiseveranstalter, Verkehrsträger. Fuchs, W., Mundt, J. W. & Zollondz, H.-D. (eds.). München: Oldenbourg Schulbuchverl, p. 431 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Handel und Verkehr, Mobilität und Konsum: mit 14 Tabellen
Achen, M. (Editor), Böhmer, J. (Editor), Gather, M. (Editor) & Pez, P. (Editor), 2008, Mannheim: Verlag MetaGIS Infosysteme. 186 p. (Studien zur Mobilitäts- und Verkehrsforschung)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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"... die vom Eisenwerk, das sind ja Bratenfresser ..."
Pries, M., 2000, Lohbrügge: Bd. 2: Felder und Fabriken. Dahms, G. (ed.). Hamburg: Kultur- & Geschichtskontor, p. 104-106 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Aufhebung von Raum und Zeit: Realitätsverlust, Wirklichkeitskonstruktion und Inkorporation von Reisebildern
Wöhler, K., 2001, Reisebilder: Produktion und Reproduktion touristischer Wahrnehmung. Köck, C. (ed.). Waxmann Verlag, p. 79-88 10 p. (Münchner Universitätsschriften: Münchner Beiträge zur Volkskunde; vol. 29).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research