Julius Arnegger

Prof. Dr. Julius Arnegger is a Professor of Tourism at the West Coast University of Applied Sciences in Heide, Germany. He holds a PhD in Geography from Julius-Maximilian University Würzburg, focusing on economic impacts of tourism in protected areas in Mexico and Morocco. His academic career includes roles at LMU Munich, JMU Würzburg, IMC Krems (Austria), and Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University. He specializes in sustainable tourism, ecotourism, and regional development, with regional expertise in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caucasus.

Education: PhD (2014) from JMU Würzburg, MSc (2007) in Economic Geography from LMU Munich. His research interests span protected area management, biodiversity conservation, destination marketing, and tourism's role in sustainable development. He advises on sustainable tourism strategies and has collaborated with organizations like GIZ and GFA Consulting Group.

Research focuses on the interplay between tourism, conservation, and regional economies. Recent work examines protected area branding, ecotourism impacts, and post-Soviet region tourism governance. Active in the German Institute for Tourism Research and World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN WCPA).