Organization

Disaster Medical Science Division
International Cooperation for Disaster Medicine Lab
Visiting Associate Professor
Ph.D. Natural Sciences

Center for Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS)
Research Subject(s)
My scientific work aims at supporting the sustainable development of social-ecological systems in mountain areas. My main research focus covers the analysis and the management of natural hazard and climate risks. Hereby I take in consideration systemic and complex multi-hazard risk situation with the objective to contribute to resilience building of ecosystems and communities. I co-develop mitigation and adaptation strategies for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in close cooperation with risk owners and local communities.
Key Words
Climate risk / systemic risks / mountain social-ecological systems / community resilience
Website
Research Activities

Co-creation of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for mountain social-ecological systems. This work is often combined with the identification and applicaion of indicator systems to monitor changes and trends in mountainous terrain. The goal is both supporting the sustainable development in mountain regions themselves and ensure the maintenance of ecosystem services to the adjacent lowlands. 

Knowledge generation for risk-informed decision making to support the sustainable development of mountain social-ecological systems at all scales. This work aims at building awareness about the importance of healthy mountain social-ecological systems beyond the mountainous terrain itself.

Selected Works

Stefan Schneiderbauer, Paola Fontanella Pisa, Lina Rodriguez, Navneet Kumar, Federica Romagnoli, Dipesh Chapagain, Jörg Szarzynski (2025): Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS): Five Years Into Action, Mountain Research and Development, 45(1):P1-P5 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd.2024.00047

Schneiderbauer S, Fontanella Pisa P, Delves J, Terzi S, Bustillos-Ardaya A, Szarzynski J, (09/2024): Mountain Riskscapes: Incorporating Complex Realities of Dynamic Social Ecological Systems into Disaster Risk Reduction, Editor(s): Sarmiento FO, Gunya A, Mountain Lexicon: a Corpus of Montology and Innovation, Springer Cham, ISBN978-3-031-64883-0, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64884-7

Schneiderbauer, S., Delves, J.L., Pedoth, L., Wyss, R., Luthe, T. (2023): Chapter 15 - Risk and resilience research in mountains worldwide - review and reflections, Editor(s): Schneiderbauer, S., Fontanella Pisa, P., Shroder, J.F.; Szarzynski, J: “Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems: Facing Emerging Risks, Adapting to Changing Environments and Building Transformative Resilience in Mountain Regions Worldwide” Vol. 1, Elsevier, Pages 101-108, ISBN 9780128220955, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822095-5.00015-2

Schneiderbauer S, Fontanella Pisa P, Delves J L, Pedoth L, Rufat S, Erschbamer M, Thaler T, Carnelli F, Granados-Chahin S. (2021): Risk perception of climate change and natural hazards in global mountain regions: A critical review. Science of The Total Environment, Vol.784; 07/04/2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146957;

Schneiderbauer, S.; Baunach, D.; Pedoth, L.; Renner, K.; Fritzsche, K.; Bollin, C.; Pregnolato, M.; Zebisch, M.; Liersch, S.; Rivas López, M.R.; Ruzima, S. Spatial-Explicit Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments Based on Impact Chains. Findings from a Case Study in Burundi. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6354.

Selected Memberships
  • European Geophysical Union
  • International Mountain Society