Combining knowledge of natural and social sciences, her research interests are in social-ecological systems, stakeholder engagement, governance and social learning processes, ecosystem services and climate adaptation. She is an expert in inter- und transdisciplinary participatory planning processes to design sustainable land use and water management in coastal areas. Her current research focuses on groundwater salinisation and innovative approaches to strengthen flood resilience in North Sea coastal areas.

Core competences

Stakeholder-participation and inclusive decision guidance.

Curriculum Vitae [German]

She holds a Dr.rer.nat from the University of Oldenburg, and M.Sc. degrees in Water and Coastal Management (University of Oldenburg) and in Environmental and Infrastructure Planning (University of Groningen).

Teaching

Cases in Coastal Zone Management (Masterstudiengang Water and Coastal Management), European Virtual Seminar on Sustainable Development).

Finished Projects:

• COMTESS
• SaltSa - Groundwater Salination by Sea-level Rise as Societal Challenge - the example Noth-West-Germany (DFG)

Peer-reviewed

1. Karrasch, L., Restemeyer, B., & Klenke, T. (2021). The ‘Flood Resilience Rose’: A management tool to promote transformation towards flood resilience. Journal of Flood Risk Management, e12726.

2. Gould, I., De Waegemaeker, J., Tzemi, D., Wright, I., Pearson, S., Ruto, E., ... & Vellinga, P. (2021). Salinization Threats to Agriculture across the North Sea Region. Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments, 71-92.

3. Karrasch, L., Klenke, T, Kleyer, M. (2019) Land use elements and attributed ecosystem services: An archetype approach to land use evaluation at the German North Sea coast, Ecology and Society, in press.
4. Karrasch, L., Maier, M., Kleyer, M., & Klenke, T. (2017). Collaborative Landscape Planning: Co-Design of Ecosystem-Based Land Management Scenarios. Sustainability, 9(9), 1668.
    
5. Cebrián-Piqueras, M. A., Karrasch, L., & Kleyer, M. (2017). Coupling stakeholder assessments of ecosystem services with biophysical ecosystem properties reveals importance of social contexts. Ecosystem Services 23, 108-115.
    
6. De Puydt, L., Gladytz, A., Karrasch, L. (2016). Developing sustainable coastal areas: A comparison between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Aegean Journal of Environmental Sciences, 24-55.
    
7. Karrasch, L., Klenke, T., 2016. Aligning local adaptive land use management in coastal regions with European policies on climate adaptation and rural development. In: Grabski-Kieron, U., Mose, I., Steinführer, A., Reichert-Schick, A. (eds.), European rural peripheries revalued. Governance, actors, impacts. Münster et al.: LIT, pp. 296-312.
    
8. Karrasch, L., 2016. Matching an ecosystem services approach with social impact assessment. In: Geneletti, D. (ed.), Handbook on biodiversity and ecosystem services in impact assessment. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, pp. 86-112.
    
9. Karrasch, L., Klenke, T., Woltjer, J., 2014. Linking the ecosystem services approach to social preferences and needs in integrated coastal land use management. Land Use Policy 38, 522-532.

Other

1. Petzold, M., Bass, J., Karrasch, L. & Kleyer, M. (2021): Guidelines for ecosystem service-based urban planning in Tanzania. ISBN: 978-3-00-070396-6. URL: ecolution-africa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Guide-ES-based-urban-planning-TZ_211001.pdf

2. Karrasch, L. and Schaper, J., 2018. Forschungsregion Ostfriesland. Brochure.

3. Karrasch, L., 2017. Die Schatzkiste der Baroness Comtess. ISBN: 978-3-00-055487-2

4. Karrasch, L., 2017. COMTESS – Nachhaltige Landnutzung von Küstenräumen: Empfehlungen der Regionalgruppe Krummhörn. ISBN: 978-3-00-055260-1

5. Karrasch, L., 2014. Forschungsprojekt COMTESS – Nachhaltiges Landmanagement in Küstenräumen. Tagungsbeitrag BfN Skriptenreihe „Biodiversität und Klima – Vernetzung der Akteure in Deutschland X“, 41-43.

6. Karrasch, L., 2014. Sichere Zukunft für Deutschlands Küsten. Umweltmagazin für die Region Braunschweig 21, 12 – 13.

• Gute Küste – Real-world laboratories for ecosystem strengthening coastal protection on the coast of Lower Saxony (Volkswagenstiftung)
• SALTSA – Groundwater salinisation following sea level rise as a societal challenge of climate adaptation – The case of North-Western Germany (DFG SPP 1889)
• SALAD – Saline Agriculture as a Strategy to Adapt to Climate Change (ERA-Net)
• WAKOS – Wasser an den Küsten Ostfrieslands – Basis für maßgeschneiderte Klimaservices für die Anpassung (BMBF)

• FRAMES – Flood resilient areas by multi-layer safety (Interreg VB)
• Gute Küste – Real-world laboratories for ecosystem strengthening coastal protection on the coast of Lower Saxony (Volkswagenstiftung)
• Innovation+ – Gamification of Interdisciplinary Higher Education
• IVS-WaC: International Virtual Seminar – Water and Climate
• SALAD – Saline Agriculture as a Strategy to Adapt to Climate Change (ERA-Net)
• WAKOS – Wasser an den Küsten Ostfrieslands – Basis für maßgeschneiderte Klimaservices für die Anpassung (BMBF)

• FRAMES – Flood resilient areas by multi-layer safety (Interreg VB)
• COMTESS – Sustainable Coastal Land Management: Trade-offs in Ecosystem Services