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.

Topics

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. 2001
  2. Published

    Kultur oder Kult-Tour? Zur touristischen Kulturalisierung von Räumen

    Wöhler, K., 2001, Erfolgskonzepte im Tourismus: Marken – Kultur – Neue Geschäftsmodelle. Bieger, T., Pechlaner, H. & Steinecke, A. (eds.). Linde Verlag, p. 67-89 23 p. (Management und Unternehmenskultur. Schriftenreihe der Europäischen Akademie Bozen; vol. 5).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  3. Published

    Lüneburg atmet auf - Stadtverkehr auf neuen Wegen

    Pez, P., 2001, Stadtentwicklung und Architektur - Lüneburg im 20. Jahrhundert: im Rahmen der Ausstellung Stadtentwicklung und Architektur - Lüneburg im 20. Jahrhundert, 10. Juni - 9. September, Lüneburger Wasserturm. Preuß, W. H. (ed.). Husum: Trägerverein Hundert Jahre Stadtentwicklung und Architektur in Lüneburg, p. 161-164 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  4. Published

    Tourismusmarketing

    Wöhler, K., 2001, Branchenspezifisches Marketing: Grundlagen – Besonderheiten – Gemeinsamkeiten. Tscheulin, D. K. & Helmig, B. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Dr. Gabler Verlag, p. 187-202 16 p.

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

  5. Published

    Verkehr im ländlichen Raum

    Pez, P., 2001, Nationalatlas Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Bd. 9: Verkehr und Kommunikation. Deiters, J. & Mayr, A. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 72-73 2 p.

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

  6. Published

    Von der Wüstungsforschung und Industriearchäologie zur integrierten Kulturlandschaftsforschung: das Beispiel der Dynamitfabrik Krümmel bei Geesthacht

    Pries, M., 2001, Kulturlandschaftsforschung und Industriearchäologie: Ergebnisse der Fachsitzung des 52. Deutschen Geographentags Hamburg . Nagel, F. N. (ed.). Franz Steiner Verlag, p. 21-50 30 p. (Mitteilungen Der Geographischen Gesellschaft in Hamburg; no. 91).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  7. Published

    Wiederentdeckung der Downtown New York/Lower Manhattan

    Pries, M., 2001, In: Geographische Rundschau. 53, 1, p. 26-32 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. 2000
  9. Published

    Power centres: A new retail format in the United States of America

    Hahn, B., 01.10.2000, In: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 7, 4, p. 223-231 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Die Chelsea Piers in New York: neues Leben in alter Hülle

    Pries, M., 2000, In: Industrie-Kultur. 1, p. 14-15 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  11. Published

    "... 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.

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  12. Published

    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.

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