Dr. Laura Booth
Dr. Laura Booth
Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Systems Science
ETH Zürich
Additional information
Research area
My research background is in Geoscience and Risk, focusing on environmental reconstruction, landscape change and natural hazards. I have conducted research into glacio-volcanic jökulhlaup (glacial outburst floods) in Iceland; earthquake and volcanic risk in New Zealand, and coastal flood risk in UK. More recently I work in Climate Risk and teach in the Risk Analysis & Management (Bachelor) and Quantitative Policy Analysis and Modeling (QPAM) (Master) courses at ETH Zurich. I have over a decade's experience working in sustainable coastal and marine management in UK.
Projects (ETH Zurich)
- Climate Policy Group: H2020 ESPREssO Project, (Enhancing Synergies for Disaster Prevention in the European Union) building synergies between Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) sectors across Europe; publications
- Coordination of Sentinel Project (Sustainable Energy Transitions Laboratory) developing energy modeling decision support for the clean energy EU transition;
- Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM): Coordination of Klima CH2025 Project on behalf of ETH Zurich, alongside MeteoSwiss- updating the Swiss Climate Scenarios (building on its previous iteration as the CH2018 Project).
Course Catalogue
Spring Semester 2025
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 701-0650-00L | Risk Analysis and Management |
Publications
- European Commission Policy Recommendations Report Contributor: ESPREssO Deliverable 5.4. ESPREssO Enhancing Risk Management Capabilities Guidelines. Lauta, K. C., Albris, K., Zuccaro, G., Grandjean, G., (Eds.) (2018). Available at external page http://www.espressoproject.eu/dissemination-results/deliverables.html
- European Commission Policy Recommendations Report Contributor: ESPREssO Deliverable 5.5. Vision Paper on future research strategies following the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030. Zuccaro, G., Leone, M.F., Martucci, C., Grandjean, G., Lauta, K. C., (Eds.) (2018). Available at external page http://www.espressoproject.eu/dissemination-results/deliverables.html
- Abad J; Booth L; Marx, S; Ettinger S; Gerard F: (2017). “Comparison of national strategies in France, Germany and Switzerland for DRR and cross-border crisis management.” Procedia Engineering. Procedia Engineering 212 (2018) 879–886. doi: external page 10.1016/j.proeng.2018.01.113
- Booth, Laura (2018). Reviewing organisational strategy plans and performance in Climate Change Adaptation. Submitted report for Chartered Management Institute qualification: International Centre for Parliamentary Studies professional certificate.
- Booth, Laura & Anthony Patt (2018). The push for proactive climate adaptation in Europe. Current History, 117 (797), 108-113.
- Booth, Laura, Scolobig, Anna, & Jonas Joerin (2017). Synthesis report of legal, policy and science approaches within the frame of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation- Swiss National Report (2017) Submitted as part of ESPREssO Deliverable 2.1. ESPREssO Synthesis Report of existing legal, policy and scientific approaches in relation to DDR and CCA (2017). Available at external page http://www.espressoproject.eu/images/deliverables.html
- Booth, Laura, Scolobig, Anna, & Lynn Schueller (2018). Stakeholder Engagement Process - Understanding stakeholders needs, perspectives and opinions, and identifying the priorities of stakeholders for innovation: Deliverable D1.2. of the ESPREssO project Enhancing Synergies for disaster Prevention in the EurOpean Union, H2020 Programme. s.l.: Enhancing Synergies for disaster PRevention in the EurOpean Union (ESPREssO). Avaiable at external page http://www.espressoproject.eu/dissemination-results/deliverables.html
- Booth, Laura, Scolobig, Anna, Marx, Sina, Schueller, Lynn, Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Haigh, Richard, Cedervall-Lauta, Kristian & Gilles Grandjean (2017). Stakeholder Engagement Plan: Overview of Tools & Activities: Deliverable 1.1. of the ESPREssO project Enhancing Synergies for disaster Prevention in the EurOpean Union, H2020 Programme. (D1.1). Available at external page http://www.espressoproject.eu/dissemination-results/deliverables.html
- Fleming, Kevin, Petrovic, Bojana, Pittore, Massimiliano, Abad, Jaime, Schueller, Lynn, Marx, Sina, Booth, Laura, Scolobig, Anna, Zuccaro, Giulio, & Mattia Leone (2018). Reference scenarios according to the project challenges, Deliverable 3.1. of the ESPREssO project: Enhancing Synergies for disaster Prevention in the EurOpean Union, H2020 Programme. Naples: Enhancing Synergies for disaster PRevention in the EurOpean Union (ESPREssO); Analisi e Monitoraggio del Rischio Ambientale SCARL (AMRA). Available at external page http://www.espressoproject.eu/dissemination-results/deliverables.html
- Fleming, Kevin, Pittore, Massimiliano, Haas, Michael, Petrovic, Bojana, Parolai, Stefano, Abad, Jaime, Baills, Audrey, Marx, Sina, Schueller, Lynn, Booth, Laura, Scolobig, Anna, Cedervall-Lauta, Kristian, & Kristoffer Albris (2018). Report on existing methodologies for scenario development and stakeholders knowledge elicitation, Deliverable 3.2. of the ESPREssO project: Enhancing Synergies for disaster Prevention in the EurOpean Union, H2020 Programme. Naples: Enhancing Synergies for disaster PRevention in the EurOpean Union (ESPREssO); Analisi e Monitoraggio del Rischio Ambientale SCARL (AMRA). Available at external page http://www.espressoproject.eu/dissemination-results/deliverables.html
- Schueller, L; Booth, L, Abad, J; Fleming, K. (2018). Learning culture amongst stakeholders in Disaster Risk Reduction. Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) paper for United Nations (UNISDR) Global Assessment Report 2019. IN PRESS.