Deutsch Intern
Chair of Human Geography

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hubert Job

Mail: hubert.job@uni-wuerzburg.de 

Institute of Geography and Geology
Senior professorship for Geography

Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Campus Southern Hubland
Geography building
 

  • Protected area management
  • Regional planning
  • Regional development
  • Environment perception
  • Regional focus: Central Europe, Alps, Africa

PINO – Planning Instruments for Nature-based Solutions

Alpine mountain-lowland transition zones (MLTZ), where diverse urban, agricultural and naturalsystems meet, face increasing urbanization, land take, habitat fragmentation and biodiversity loss. Despite available planning strategies promoting nature-based solutions and ecological connectivity, spatial planning authorities in these regions still lack effective instruments and targeted approaches for implementation. PINO addresses this gap by co-designing and testing biodiversity-oriented spatial planning tools that embed multifunctional green-blue infrastructure in land-use decisions and improve ecological connectivity. PINO contributes to Priority 1 of the Alpine Space Programm by piloting biodiversity restoration tools, applying nature-based solutions to enhance air, water and soil quality, fostering their integration into land-use and spatial planning policies. PINO addresses regional and local planning department in MLTZ and Alpine governance networks via co-design, pilot testing, peer learning andpolicy uptake ensuring transferable usability and institutional anchoring.

ARL European Working Group "AlpPlan - alpine spatial planning network"

AlpPlan is a European Working Group (EWG) in the Alpine region, resulting from a cooperation of the Interreg Alpine Space project OpenSpaceAlps and the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL). The realisation of the objectives set by the Alpine Convention and their coordination by means of spatial planning form an important framework for the activities of the network. The overall objective of AlpPlan is to promote cooperation and coordination in the field of spatial planning in the Alpine region, especially from a cross-border perspective. Through mutual exchange and cooperation, the network is committed to contributing to sustainable territorial development from an ecological, economic and social perspective. The benefit of the network is seen particularly in the fact that AlpPlan brings together both scientific expertise and practice-oriented application perspectives.

Regional economic effects of sustainable tourism in nature parks and 'total economic valuation' of the National Natural Landscapes

In recent years, almost all German national parks and biosphere reserves have now been analyzed with regard to their regional economic effects on the surrounding regions. The resulting data, such as the number of visitors per year or the proportion of guests coming because of the status as a protected area, are part of the Integrative Monitoring Program of the Federal Government and the Federal/State Working Group on Nature Conservation, Landscape Management and Recreation (LANA). For the category of nature parks, such an assessment of their importance for the tourism economy in Germany is still pending. Due to the large number of nature parks with more than 100 representatives, however, it is not possible to carry out a comprehensive case-by-case analysis. Instead, a nationwide statement is made on the basis of detailed knowledge of selected case studies by means of extrapolation. Furthermore, it is the aim of the project to carry out a 'total economic valuation' for the first time on the basis of the results on the economic importance of tourism as well as further analyses for all three categories of National Natural Landscapes.

2022
Head of the ARL European Working Group "AlpPlan – alpine spatial planning network"

2018 – 2020
Head of the Bavarian Working Group of the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (previously in the same position between 2008 and 2011)

2013 – 2025
Member of the Planning Advisory Board of the Bavarian State Government

2012 – 2025
Member of the UNESCO MAB National Committee of the Federal Republic of Germany

2011 – 2025
1st Chairman of the Geographical Society Würzburg

2008
o. University Professor at the Chair of Geography and Regional Science at the Institute of Geography and Geology of the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

2003
Full member of the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association

2000 – 2008
eo. University Professor for Economic Geography at the Institute for Economic Geography of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich

2000
Hans Bobek-Preis of the Austrian Geographical Society, Vienna

1998
Habilitation at the Department of Geography/Geosciences at the University of Trier; habilitation: „Der Wandel historischer Kulturlandschaften und sein Stellenwert in der Raumordnung“

1990
Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) at the Department of Geography/Geosciences of the University of Trier; dissertation: „Freizeit und Erholung mit oder ohne Naturschutz?“

1979 – 1986
Studies of spatial and environmental planning at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and geography with the subsidiary subjects economcis and cartography at the University of Trier; diploma thesis: "Der Einfluss des Brachlandes auf die Erholungslandschaft Naturpark Pfälzerwald"

Journal Articles:

2026

Green, N./Job, H. (2026): Kruger-Nationalpark – eine Naturschutz-Ikone wird 100. Geographische Rundschau, 78 (5), 46-51. 

Green, N./Becken, S./Job, H. (2026): Exploring climate and biodiversity projects in African biosphere reserves in contributing to sustainability dynamics. Discover Environment 4:120, 1-24.

Sacher, P./Mayer, M./Job, H./Simons N.K. (2026): An interdiscipilary story-and-simulation approach for assessing forest type changes and shifts in ecosystem service potential. Erdkunde …

2025

Arnegger, J./Eisenstein, B./Job, H./Woltering, M. (2025): Protected area labels as brands in tourism. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 49, 100851, 1-6.

Ströbel, K./Job, H./v. Ru­­­schkowski, E. (2025): Regional governance as a success factor in protected area management. Network analysis of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park (Germany). Raumforschung und Raumordnung 83 (1), 1-14.

Heidinger, T./Katamigwa, W./Job, H. (2025): Zwischen Naturschutz und Wirtschaftsinteressen. Der Murchison-Falls-Nationalpark in Uganda. Geographische Rundschau 77 (7-8), 16-20.

Ströbel, K./ Job, H./Brenner, L. (2025): What do we know about open spaces and their ecosystem services in the European Alps? Results of a scoping literature review. Geographica Helvetica 80, 207-220.

Kimario, F./Job, H./Muriithi, J. (2025): Ländervergleichende Analyse des Gebietsschutzes im Serengeti-Mara-Ökosystem. Natur und Landschaft 100 (9-10), 407-417.

Green, N./Job, H. (2025): Nashornwilderei im Kruger-Nationalpark, Natur und Landschaft 100 (9-10), 418-425.

Green, N./Job, H./Maringa, V. (2025): Adapting to an era of climate change: The case of South African Biosphere Reserves. Die Erde 156 (3), …

Majewski, L./Bittlingmaier, S./Frieser, A./Woltering, M./Job, H. (2025): Evaluating the economic impact of tourism in Germany’s Biosphere Reserves. Tourism Geographies, 1-12.

Pütz, M./Schindelegger, A./Meyer, C./ Job, H. (2025): Alpine Spatial Planning, Energy Transition, and Open Spaces: An Agenda for Future Development and Governance. Mountain Research and Development 45(3), A1-8.

Arnegger, J./Eisenstein, B./Job, H./Woltering, M. (2025): Protected area labels as brands in tourism. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 49, 100851, 1-6.

Ströbel, K./Job, H./v. Ruschkowski, E. (2025): Regional governance as a success factor in protected area management. Network analysis of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park (Germany). Raumforschung und Raumordnung 83 (1), 1-14.

Heidinger, T./Katamigwa, W./Job, H. (2025): Zwischen Naturschutz und Wirtschaftsinteressen. Der Murchison-Falls-Nationalpark in Uganda. Geographische Rundschau 77 (7-8), 16-20.

Ströbel, K./ Job, H./Brenner, L. (2025): What do we know about open spaces and their ecosystem services in the European Alps? Results of a scoping literature review. Geographica Helvetica 80, 207-220.

Kimario, F./Job, H./Muriithi, J. (2025): Ländervergleichende Analyse des Gebietsschutzes im Serengeti-Mara-Ökosystem. Natur und Landschaft 100 (9-10), 407-417.

Green, N./Job, H. (2025): Nashornwilderei im Kruger-Nationalpark, Natur und Landschaft 100 (9-10), 418-425.

2024

Meyer, C.; Job, H. (2024): Developing a data-driven approach to climate-proof a regional spatial planning instrument: the Bavarian Alpenplan. In: eco.mont – Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management 16(2): 16-29. 

2023

Rentsch, D./Schenk, C./Kimario, F./Job, H. (2023): Das größte Naturschauspiel: die Serengeti-Migration. Geographische Rundschau 75 (4), 42-47.

2022

Meyer, C./Job, H./Knoll, L. (2022): Längsschnittanalyse alpiner Siedlungsgeographie: Das Tegernseer Tal, Bayern. Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft 164, 283-309.

Rentsch, D./Schenk, C./Kimario, F./Job, H. (2023): Das größte Naturschauspiel: die Serengeti-Migration. Geographische Rundschau 75 (4), 42-47.

Majewski, L./Job, H./Losang, E. (2022): 150 Jahre Yellowstone-Nationalpark. Kartographische Nachrichten 72 (4), A-11-A14.

Job, H. (2022): Eine Idee erobert die Welt: 150 Jahre Nationalparks. Geographische Rundschau 74 (3), 4-9.

Thiel, M./Botha, N./Abu I.-O./Job, H. (2022): Afrikanische Schutzgebiete – Nutzungskonflikte und Gefährdungen. Geographische Rundschau 74 (3), 16-20.

Job, H./Meyer, C./Coronado, O./Koblar, S./Laner, P./Omizzolo, A./Plassmann, G./Riedler, W./Vessely, P./Schindelegger, A. (2022): Open Spaces in the European Alps – GIS based analysis and implications for spatial planning from a transnational perspective. Land 11 (1605), 1-21.

Brenner, L./Job, H. (2022): Reviewing the participatory management process of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves: What do we miss by ignoring local academic knowledge in Mexico. Ambio 51, 1726-1738.

2021

Meyer, C.; Peters, J. C.; Thiel, M.; Rathmann, J.; Job, H. (2021): Monitoring von Freiflächeninanspruchnahme und -versiegelung für eine nachhaltige Raumentwicklung in Bayern. Raumforschung und Raumordnung 79 (2), 172-189.

Botha, N./Job, H./Kimario, F. (2021): Potential and Challenges of the Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve, Tanzania. Eco.mont – Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management 13 (SI), 26-36.

Job, H./Majewski, L./Engelbauer, M./Bittlingmaier, S./Woltering, M. (2021): Establishing a standard for park visitation analyses: Insights from Germany. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 35 (100405), 1-19.

Job, H./Bittlingmaier, S./Mayer, M./von Ruschkowski, E./Woltering, M. (2021): Park–People Relationships: The Socioeconomic Monitoring of National Parks in Bavaria, Germany. Sustainability 13 (8984), 1-27.

Staab, J./Udas, E./Mayer, M./Taubenböck, H./Job, H. (2021): Comparing established visitor monitoring approaches with triggered trail camera images and machine learning based computer vision. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 35 (100387), 1-15.

2020

Job, H. (2020): Die „bayerische Serengeti“. Geographische Rundschau 72 (9), 44-49.

Kimario, F.F./Botha, N./Kisingo, A./Job, H. (2020): Theory and Practice of Conservancies: Evidence from Wildlife Management Areas in Tanzania. Erdkunde 74 (2): 117-141.

Job, H./Willi, G./Mayer, M./Pütz, M. (2020): Open Spaces in Alpine Countries: Analytical Concepts and Preservation Strategies in Spatial Planning. Mountain Research and Development 40(3), D1-11.