Figure 1
Summarized understanding of regional identity.
Figure 2
Location of the study regions (HMR = Hamburg Metropolitan Region).
Table 1
Number of interviewed professionals from different sectors in the Griese Gegend (GG) and Lüchow-Dannenberg (LD).
| Sector | GG | LD |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 2 | 3 |
| Culture/heritage | 5 | 7 |
| Nature conservation | 0 | 4 |
| Regional development/tourism | 3 | 6 |
| Politics | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 21 |
Figure 3
Data analysis procedure including qualitative (blue), quantitative (green) and mixed stages (red).
Table 2
Number of cultural marker subcategories in both study regions (GG = Griese Gegend; LD = Lüchow-Dannenberg).
| Classification | Main Category | GG | LD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional cultural markers | Landscape | 6 | 4 |
| Built structures | 3 | 1 | |
| History and intangible heritage | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 6 | |
| Modern cultural markers | Landscape | 0 | 1 |
| History and intangible heritage | 2 | 3 | |
| Land-use and regional products | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 3 | 6 |
Figure 4
Summarizing illustration of linked cultural markers in the Griese Gegend (traditional cultural markers = gray, modern cultural markers = white).
Figure 5
Summarizing illustration of linked cultural markers in Lüchow-Dannenberg (traditional cultural markers = gray, modern cultural markers = white).