Risk, Hazard & Climate Lab

Austria and Poland under the EU Floods Directive: vulnerability perspectives in flood risk management The European Flood Directive (Flood Directive 2007/60/EC) has been pivotal in shaping Flood Risk Management (FRM) across the European Union. Aimed at reducing the risks and impacts of flooding, it ...

📢 New paper!

We are pleased to share that our article "Austria and Poland under the EU Floods Directive: vulnerability perspectives in flood risk management" has been published in European Planning Studies.

doi.org/10.1080/0965...

Land Use Change Alters Hydrological Drivers of Soil Erosion in the Tapesco River Watershed, Zarcero, Costa Rica This study reveals how land use transitions and topographic factors have influenced soil erosion in a tropical peri-urban watershed from 1986 to 2019. Using RUSLE and GIS, we identified areas with pe...

📢 New paper in Hydrological Processes!

"Land Use Change Alters Hydrological Drivers of Soil Erosion in the Tapesco River Watershed, Zarcero, Costa Rica"

doi.org/10.1002/hyp....

During a recent visit to Nanjing University, our team members Daniel Hölbling and Elena Nafieva presented our ArcDune and ROGER projects. A field trip to the Chinese Loess Plateau and northern desert dune fields left us with truly memorable impressions. Many thanks for the outstanding hospitality! 🙏

📢We are hiring!

🌍 We currently have two open positions in #geoinformatics and #remotesensing - from fundamental PhD research to applied data science work. Details & application:
1.) karriere.plus.ac.at/en/jobs/9dae...
2.) karriere.plus.ac.at/de/jobs/d3a9...

#geomorphology #earthobservation #InSAR

Was passiert, wenn der Berg bröckelt? Klimawandelfolgen in den Alpen, Teil 3 YouTube video by Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV)

What happens to mountain trails, hiking infrastructure and safety as glaciers retreat and the terrain becomes unstable? We recently had the exciting chance to share insights from our ReHIKE project in a great film by the Deutscher Alpenverein.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XS5...

Happy to share our new paper on #remotesensing of #peatlands 👇! Our research can inform understanding on how #Sentinel-1 #SAR data can support the mapping of this unique habitat and provide some insight into its relative condition. Many thanks to @jarrettinho.bsky.social for the great collaboration.

Great success for our group! We obtained funding for two highly reputable projects from @fwf-at.bsky.social: D. Hölbling leads the project "MorphEO - Big Earth observation for geomorphic mapping and monitoring", and Z. Dabiri leads "Urban flood impact on transport systems in Poland & Austria". 👏🥳

Meet our team at the #LPS25 poster sessions:
23.06, 17:45, R25 – CopPhil, Carla Arellano
24.06, 17:45, F05 – Rock Glaciers (InSAR), Elena Nafieva
26.06, 17:45, Q01 – Glacier Retreat, Zahra Dabiri
27.06, 13:00, M25 – DL Rock Glacier Mapping, Vanessa Streifeneder

See you there!

Being out in the field is always exciting! Recently, we went to the Großarl Valley in Salzburg to interpret and validate #rockglacier mapping results we create in our project "ROGER". Our main goal was to better understand remote sensing-based deformation and movement rates derived from #InSAR.

We can’t believe the #EGU25 is already half way through! We’re very grateful for all the discussions, new contacts, and meeting old friends! You can find us for the rest of the week at:

Hall X2 from 10:45 to 12:30 features work from our ReHIKE project:

X2.50 - Tracking river course dynamics in Alpine glacier forelands with #SITS presented by Lorena Abad
X2.55 - Glacier retreat and slope instabilities: impact on alpine infrastructure assessed with #InSAR presented by Zahra Dabiri

#EGU25 is starting today and our group kickstarts showcasings of our projects with 3 different posters.

Hall X2 - 8:30 to 10:15 with results from the ROGER project:

X2.38 - How well do InSAR measurements align with rock glaciers in the Austrian Alps presented by Elena Nafieva

#InSAR #rockglacier

Pleased to see my research with Daniel Hölbling used as part of the Environment Agency's Working With Nature report on the benefits of #naturalfloodmanagement.
#gis #sentinel1 #remotesensing can play a part in monitoring

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Examining the Influence of Different Inventories on Shallow Landslide Susceptibility Modeling: An Assessment Using Machine Learning and Statistical Approaches Shallow landslides are one of the most common natural hazards in Brazil and worldwide. Susceptibility maps are powerful tools to analyze the spatial probability of shallow landslide occurrences. The o...

Happy to share our latest publication on the Influence of different #landslide inventories on shallow landslide susceptibility modeling in Brazil, authored by H. Dias, D. Hölbling and @carlosgrohmann.bsky.social

@zgis.bsky.social @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social

doi.org/10.3390/geos...

Recently, we had the kick-of meeting for our new project SpaDiFloVur (Spatial differentiation of the level of flood vulnerability of municipalities in Poland and Austria) at the University of Łódź. It was an excellent meeting with fruitful discussions, and we look forward to the upcoming work.

Technological advances in geomorphology - 2026 IAG International Conference on Geomorphology Technological advances in geomorphology Geospatial Innovations in Geomorphological Research: Integrating Remote Sensing and Advanced Technologies Dr Ben

🌍 Excited to convene a session at #IGC2026 in Christchurch, NZ! Join us for "Novel Geospatial & Remote Sensing Methods for Geomorphological Feature Mapping and Monitoring."
Submit your work by May 31st!
confer.co.nz/icg2026/tech... 🌏