Dr. Laura Booth
Dr. Laura Booth
Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Systems Science
ETH Zürich
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Research area
My research background is in the physical geosciences, focussing on environmental reconstruction, landscape change and natural hazards, in particular glacio-volcanic jökulhlaup (glacial outburst floods) in Iceland, tectonic geomorphology and volcanic hazards in New Zealand, and assessing coastal flood risk in Scotland, UK. I have been employed for a decade in delivering sustainable management of the coastal and marine environment of the East coast of Scotland, focussed on targeted stakeholder engagement, integrated coastal management and marine planning. I am based at ETH Zurich as post-doc for the ESPREssO project, "Enhancing Synergies for Disaster Prevention in the European Union", funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
2016: Post-Doc, Climate Policy group, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 2006-2016: Project Officer, Coastal and Marine Partnership, hosted at University of Dundee, Scotland, UK 2008-2013: PhD in Geomorphology and Environmental Reconstruction, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK 2001-2005: BSc Honours Geoscience, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK.
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.