Maria Papathoma-Köhle
Dr. Maria Papathoma-Köhle
Institut Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering
Location Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Wien
Email maria.papathoma-koehle@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-87121
Career
- 2016 Elise Richter Postdoctoral fellow
- 2014 - 2015 Scientific coordinator of MSc „Risk Prevention and Disaster Management”, Postgraduate Center, University of Vienna, Austria
- 2009 - 2016 Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer, Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna, Austria
- 2006 - 2008 GIS Assistant, Vienna Consulting Engineers (VCE), Vienna, Austria
- 2005 Project Assistant, Department of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- 1999 - 2003 PhD Thesis: Tsunami vulnerability assessment using GIS with special reference to Greece, Centre for Disaster Management, Coventry University, United Kingdom
- 1998 Studies in Geographic Information Systems, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- 1997 - 1998 MSc in Environmental Management, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Durham, United Kingdom
- 1991 - 1997 Studies in Geology, Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, University of Athens, Greece
Awards
- 2016 Elise Richter Stipendium-FWF
- 2012 Back to Research Grant 2012: The Faculty of Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy of the University of Vienna supports with this grant women that return to the university after their maternity leave.
- 2002 Young European Scientist Award from the European Geophysical Society (now EGU) for the presentation in the 27th Assembly of European Geophysical Society, Nice, FRANCE April 2002.
- 1999 PhD Scholarship Award, Higher Education Funding Council for England (Coventry University, UK) 1999 – 2003
Projects
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Publications
Knowledge Transfer to Society
Media
Lectures
(2024) The research landscape of wildfire vulnerability in Austria
Autoren: Fuchs, S; Echtler, P; Hausharter, D; Schlögl, M; Papathoma-Köhle, M
EGU General Assembly 2024
(2024) Assessing Wildfire Vulnerability in the absence of empirical data: the REVEAL Project
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Echtler, P; Fuchs, S; Schlögl, M; Müller, M; Vacik, H.
EGU General Assembly 2024
(2024) Effect of climate change on lightning induced forest fires in Austria
Autoren: Laimighofer, J; Silva Andrade, M; Echtler, P; Fuchs, S; Müller, M; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Vacik, H; Formayer, H
EGU General Assembly 2024
(2023) A wildfire vulnerability index for buildings in Austria
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Hausharter, D; Schlögl, M; Fuchs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU, General Assembly 2023
(2023) Wildfire and flood: reducing risks by addressing vulnerabilities
Autoren: Fuchs, S; Papathoma-Köhle, M
COVALEX Webinar
(2022) Assessing physical vulnerability to wildfire: a Physical Vulnerability Index (PVI) for buildings
Autoren: Papathoma-Koehle, M; Garlichs, C; Schlögl, M; Mavroulis, S; Diakakis, M; Fuchs, S
EGU General Assembly 2022
(2021) Vulnerability of buildings to wildfire [Pico]
Autoren: Garlichs, C; Diakakis, M; Mavroulis, S; Fuchs, S; Papathoma- Köhle, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2021
(2021) Validation of methods for the assessment of physical vulnerability to dynamic flooding [Pico]
Autoren: Papathoma-Koehle, M; Dosser, L; Roesch, F; Schlögl, M; Borga, M; Erlicher, M; Fuchs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2021
(2021) Interaction of fluviatile hazard processes and buildings at a debris cone–modelling demand, related challenges and consequences for impact assessment
Autoren: Gems, B; Sturm, M; Keller, F, Mazzorana, B; Fuchs, S; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Aufleger, M
14th Congress INTERPRAEVENT 2021
(2021) A guideline for physical vulnerability assessment of buildings exposed to dynamic flooding
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Schlögl, M; Attems, M.-S.; Fuchs, S
14th Congress INTERPRAEVENT 2021
(2020) Vulnerability of buildigs exposed to dynamic flooding
Autoren: Fuchs, S; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Keiler, M
Debris flows: Disasters, risk, forecast, protection
(2020) Mountain hazards and Building Back Better (BBB) – focus on the Austrian Alps
Autoren: Ullrich, B; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Fuchs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2020
(2020) Remoteness and austerity: a major driver of vulnerabilities to natural hazards
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Fotis, M; Fuchs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2020
(2020) Recent advances in vulnerability assessment for the built environment exposed to dynamic flooding
Autoren: Fuchs, S; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Schinke, R; Ortlepp, R; Keiler, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2020
(2020) Updating of existing vulnerability curves with data from recent events in the European Alps
Autoren: Dosser, L; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Borga, M; Fuchs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2020
(2020) Vulnerability to natural hazards and risk perception in remote islands – the case of Lesvos and Agios Efstratios, Greece
Autoren: Repanelis, S; Fuchs, S; Papathoma-Köhle, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2020
(2020) Vulnerability curves vs. vulnerability indices. Which method explains loss best?
Autoren: Roesch, F; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Fuchs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2020
(2019) Using a Beta model for flood loss prediction in mountain areas
Autoren: Fuchs, S; Heiser, M; Keiler, M; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Schlögl, M; Zischg, A
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2019
(2019) Post-disaster loss analysis as a basis for vulnerability assessment for multiple end-users
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle; M; Schlögl, M; Fuchs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2019
(2019) Demographic change and hydro-metrological hazards: missing link in the Alps?
Autoren: Thaler, T; Clar, C; Fischer, T; Fuchs, S; Löschner, L; Nordbeck, R; Papathoma-Köhle, M
European Conference on risk perception behaviour, management and response
(2018) FLOODLABEL: how new planning tools create flood-resilient cities
Autoren: Attems, MS; Rauter, M; Fuchs, S; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Thaler, T
8th ICBR International Conference on Building Resilience Risk and Resilience in Practice: Vulnerabilities, Displaced People, Local Communities and Heritages
(2018) Impact forces of torrential floods on exposed buildings
Autoren: Fuchs, S; Sturm, M; Keller, F; Mazzorana, B; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Aufleger, M; Gems, B
5th International Conference DEBRIS FLOWS: Disasters, Risk, Forecast, Protection
(2018) Review of event documentation techniques for extreme weather events including gender disaggregated data: the EXTEND project
Autoren: Wernhart, S; Weber, K; Damyanovic, D; Papathoma-Köhle, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2018
(2018) The power of indicators: A physical vulnerability index for torrential hazards based on real damage data
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Sturm, M; Gems, B; Mazzorana, B; Fuchs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2018
(2018) Linking physical vulnerability to the resilience of the built environment
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Fuchs, S
8th ICBR International Conference on Building Resilience Risk and Resilience in Practice: Vulnerabilities, Displaced People, Local Communities and Heritages
(2018) Tsunami Vulnerability Assessment: highlighting the importance of indicator weighting through a case study in Italy
Autoren: Cristofari, G; Wenk, M; Fuchs, S; Papathoma-Köhle, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2018
(2018) Einwirkungen fluviatiler Fließprozesse auf Gebäude
Autoren: Gems, B; Sturm, M; Keller, F; Fuchs, S; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Mazzorana, B; Aufleger, M
2. Fachtagung Stand der Technik im Naturgefahren-Ingenieurwesen, 2018
(2018) Indicators for vulnerability assessment - towards the improvement of the resilience of buildings
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M
Workshop: "Strategies of Hydrometeorological Disasters Management", Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace
(2018) Vorstellung des Projektes EXTEND und der ersten Ergebnisse
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Weber, K; Wernhart,S
StartClim2018 EXTEND-Workshop 2018 - Dokumentation von physischen und sozialen Aspekten der Folgen von Extremwetterereignissen
(2018) Fair distribution of risk and benefits – the challenges of social justices in mountain hazard management
Autoren: Thaler, T; Zischg, A; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Keiler, M; Fuchs, S
Forum Alpinum & 7th Water Conference 2018 – Alpine Water – common good or source of conflicts
(2018) Physical vulnerability of buildings to torrential hazards in mountain areas
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M
9th Water Research Horizon Conference 2018, Deutsches Hygienemuseum Desden
(2018) Documentation of physical and social consequences of extreme events: the EXTEND Project
Autoren: Wernhart, S; Weber, K; Damyanovic, D; Hübl, J; Papathoma-Köhle, M
8th International Conference on Building Resilience
(2018) Documentation of physical and social consequences of extreme events: the EXTEND Project
Autoren: Weber, K; Wernhart, S; Damyanovic, D; Hübl, J; Papathoma-Köhle, M
8th ICBR International Conference on Building Resilience Risk and Resilience in Practice: Vulnerabilities, Displaced People, Local Communities and Heritages
(2017) Scale model measurements of impact forces on obstacles induced by bed-load transport processes
Autoren: Sturm, M; Gems, B; Aufleger, M; Mazzorana, B; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Fuchs, S
37th IAHR World Congress 2017
(2017) Resilience of the built environment: the way forward in Disaster Risk Reduction? A new framework and preliminary results from the European Alps
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Thaler, T; Fuchs, S
AAG Annual Meeting 2017
(2017) Einwirkungen fluviatiler Geschiebetransportprozesse auf Gebäude
Autoren: Sturm, M; Gems, B; Keller, F; MAzzorana, B; Fuchs, S; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Aufleger, M
Fachtagung Naturgefahren an der Versuchsanstalt Obernach
(2017) Insurance incentives for the adoption of local adaptation measures by homeowners in Europe
Autoren: Plesner, N; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Gravsholt-Busck, A; Fuchs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2017
(2017) We4DRR: A brand new european network for women in Disaster Risk Reduction
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Keiler, M; Promper, C; Patek, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2017
(2017) Using indicators to assess physical vulnerability and resilience to natural hazards: a combined approach
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Thaler, T; Fuschs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2017
(2017) Scale model measurements of impacting forces on obstacles induced by bed-load transport processes
Autoren: Sturm, M; Gems, B; Aufleger, M; MAzzorana, B; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Fuchs, S
37th IAHR World Congress 2017
(2016) Large-scale experiments for the vulnerability analysis of buildings impacted and intruded by fluviatile torrential hazard processes
Autoren: Sturm, M; Gems, B; Fuchs, S; Mazzorana, B; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Aufleger, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2016
(2016) A Review and a Good Practice Example of the Austrian Emergency Communication Strategy and Disaster Management Plans
Autoren: Glade, T; Krause, M; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Jachs, S
13th Congress INTERPRAEVENT 2016
(2016) Physical resilience of buildings to torrential hazards-relationship and interaction with physical vulnerability
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Thaler, T; Fuchs, S
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2016
(2015) Multi-scale quantitative vulnerability assessment of buildings towards debris-flows: an application to fella River Basin, Italy
Autoren: Ciurean, R.L; Hussin, H; Glade, T; van Westen, C; Papathoma-Köhle, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2015
(2015) Operationalisation of physical vulnerability to natural hazards: Vulnerability curves versus vulnerability indicators
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2015
(2014) SEERISK Concept: Dealing with climate change related hazards in southeast Europe: A common methodology for risk assessment and mapping focusing on floods, drought, winds, heat wave and wild fire
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Promper, C; Glade, T
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2014
(2014) Assessing human vulnerability: daytime residential distribution as a vulnerability indicator
Autoren: Gokesch, K; Promper, C; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Glade, T
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2014
(2014) SEERISK: A risk assessment methodology for climate change related hazards-mapping heat wave risk in Romania
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M.; Promper, C; Bojariu, R; Cica, R; Sik, A; Perge, K; Laszlo, P; Balazs Czikora E., Glade T
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2014
(2014) Integrating physical vulnerability models in a holistic framework-a tool for practitioners
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Ciurean, R.L
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2014
(2013) The development of a common risk assessment methodology for local authorities in southeast Europe focusing on climate change related hazards-fist results from the SEERISK project
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Promper, C; Glade, T
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2013
(2013) Validating an indicator-based vulnerability assessment methodology for debris flow hazards
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M
8th IAG International Conference on Geomorphology 2013
(2012) A new vulnearbility funtion for debris flow - the importance of physical vulnerability in alpine areas
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Keiler, M; Totschnig, R; Glade, T
12th Congress INTERPRAEVENT 2012
(2012) Loss estimation of debris flow events in alpine areas- An integrated tool for local authorities
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Zischg, A; Fuchs, S; Keiler, M; Glade, T
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2012
(2012) A new vulnerability function for debris flow-The importance of physical vulnerability assessment in alpine areas
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Totschnig, R; Keiler, M; Glade, T
12th Congress INTERPRAEVENT 2012
(2012) Loss estimation of future debris flow events in alpine areas- The application of a vulnerability analysis method in Martell valley (South Tyrol, Italy)
Autoren: Schwendtner, B; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Glade, T
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2012
(2011) Improvement of vulnerability curves using data from extreme events: a debris-flow event in South Tyrol
Autoren: Papathoma-Koehle, M; Keiler, M; Totschnig, R; Glade, T
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2011
(2011) An indicator-based methodology for vulnerability assessment in alpine areas
Autoren: Papathoma-Koehle, M; Kappes, M; Keiler, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2011
(2009) A Review of Vulnerability Assessment Methodologies for Alpine Hazards: The need for a new methodology
Autoren: Papathoma-Koehle, M; Keiler, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2009
(2007) Remote sensing and GIS contribution to Natural Hazard Assessment in the Vienna Area
Autoren: Theilen-Willige, B; Wenzel, H; Neuhaeuser, B; Papathoma-Köhle, M
2nd International Congress on Environmental Planning and Management
(2007) Assessing tsunami vulnerability: a pilot study in Seaside, Oregon, USA
Autoren: Dominey-Howes, D; Dunbar, P; Varner, J; Papathoma-Köhle, M
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2007
(2007) A methodology for VulnerabilityAssessment prone to Landslide related Disasters
Autoren: Papathoma-Köhle, M; Neuhaeuser, B; Ratzinger, K; Wenzel, H
European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2007
(2006) A fully validated tsunami vulnerability assessment model (The PTVA model)
Autoren: Dominey-Howes, D; Papathoma, M
Third tsunami Symposium
(2006) Hazard mapping of Earthquake Triggered Landslides
Autoren: Ratzinger, K; Neuhaeuser, B; Papathoma, M
First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology together with 13th ECEE & 30th General Assembly of the ESC 2006
(2005) Sharpening census information in GIS to meet real-world conditions-the case for earth observation
Autoren: Wechselbaum, J; Petrini-Monteferri, F; Papathoma, M; Wagner, W; Hackner, N
Second International Conference on Sustainable Planning and Development
(2002) Tsunami Vulnerability Assessment for Greece
Autoren: Papathoma, M; Dominey-Howes, D; Zong, Y; Smith, D
Second Tsunami Symposium 2002
(2002) Tsunami vulnerability assessment in Greece using GIS
Autoren: Papathoma, M; Dominey-Howes, D; Zong, Y; Smith, D
27th General Assembly European Geophysical Society EGS 2002
(2002) GIS and Tsunami Disaster Management in Greece
Autoren: Papathoma, M; Dominey-Howes, D
10th Annual Conference GISRUK 2002
(2002) Tsunami Generated Flood Vulnerability Assessment in Greece using GIS
Autoren: Papathoma, M; Dominey-Howes, D; Zong, Y; Smith, D
MITCH (MITigation of Climate Induced Natural Hazards) Workshop II: Advances in Flood Forecasting, Flood Warning and Emergency Management: Translating Research Advances into Practical Benefits
Demographic change and hydro-metrological hazards: natural hazard risk management in Alpine areas facing population decline and demographic ageing
Autoren: Clar, C; Fischer, T; Fuchs, S; Hübl, J; Löschner, L; Nordbeck, R; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Thaler, T
Impact dynamics of fluviatile hazards on buildings
Autoren: Gems, B; Sturm, M; Keller, F; Mazzorana, B; Fuchs, S; Papathoma-Köhle, M; Aufleger, M