What is so fascinating about your research area?
I am a geographer with all my heart. And to this day I am fascinated by getting to know foreign cultures and by learning how the various populations manage their environment and how at the same time exactly this environment shapes the people.
Which central message should your students remember?
A good knowledge of your major subject is required to deliver good quality work. But please do not lose sight of the big picture. In order to find solutions to the great challenges of our time, we need professionals who have a systemic understanding and are open to other scientific disciplines.
Why are you visiting our Faculty?
I was invited to lecture on the fields of my expertise in (climate) risk research and my focus on mountain studies. I am delighted to have the opportunity to share my knowledge and experience in these subjects with young students in Vienna and will hopefully be able to inspire them for the challenges and perspectives that come with the work involved.
Which three publications characterise your work?
Schneiderbauer, S.; Baunach, D.; et al (2020): Spatial-Explicit Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments Based on Impact Chains. Findings from a Case Study in Burundi. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6354.
Schneiderbauer, S.; Calliari, E.; Eidsvig, U.; Hagenlocher, M. (2017): The most recent view of vulnerability. In: Poljanšek, K., Marin Ferrer, M., De Groeve, T., Clark, I., (Eds.). Science for disaster risk management 2017 knowing better and losing less. EUR 28034 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2017, ISBN 978-92-79-60678-6, doi:10.2788/688605, JRC102482, pp 68-82.
Kathrin Renner, Stefan Schneiderbauer, et al (2018): Spatio-temporal population modelling as improved exposure information for risk assessments tested in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 27, 2018, Pages 470-479, ISSN 2212-4209
Thank you & welcome to our Faculty!
- Dipl.-Geogr. Dr. Stefan Schneiderbauer leads the Bolzano office of the Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) Programme, a joint endeavour of UNU-EHS and Eurac Research in South Tyrol. His educational background is embedded in geoscience and the application of remote sensing techniques for natural resource management. Before joining UNU-EHS, Stefan Schneiderbauer worked for 12 years at Eurac Research where he initiated and headed the Research Group “Climate and Disaster Risk” within the Institute for Earth Observation.
- Working group / host professor: ENGAGE - Geomorphological Systems and Risk Research / Thomas Glade
- Courses in the winter term: