Laura has a background in forestry and environmental sciences. Recent research interests included the analysis and evaluation of pan-European geographical datasets - digital elevation models (EuroDEM) and remote sensing images (Image2006) with investigation of data quality and error propagation. Previously she was involved in the organisation of a GIS system for collection of meta-data and information from soil survey and analytical determinations. Her PhD involved the development of a simplified land-use modelling method for the assessment of the risk of heavy metal polluted soil towards human health, and evaluating the influence of planning measures on this risk.
Research
The major focus is the implications of soil and climate interactions for adaptation to climate change. I am working on the assessment of vulnerability of forest habitat networks to direct and indirect climate impacts, trade-offs between land uses, and on mapping spatio-temporal relationships between ground data and remote sensing-derived information.
Publications
The following Publications have not yet been migrated to the James Hutton Institute's Pure service and relate to the research outputs from the two legacy organisations: The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and The Scottish Crop Research Institute.
Journals
- Poggio, L.; Soille, P. (2011) A probabilistic approach to river network detection in digital elevation models., Catena, 87, 341-350.
- Brown, I.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.S. (2011) Climate change, drought risk and land capability for agriculture: implications for land-use in Scotland., Regional Environmental Change, 11, 503-518.
- Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Brown, I.; Castellazzi, M.S. (2010) Soil available water capacity interpolation and spatial uncertainty modelling at multiple geographical extents., Geoderma, 160, 175-188.
- Poggio, L.; Vrscaj, B. (2009) A GIS-based human health risk assessment for urban green space planning — An example from Grugliasco (Italy)., Science of the Total Environment, 407, 5961-70.
- Poggio, L.; Vrscaj, B.; Schulin, R.; Hepperle, E.; Ajmone Marsan, F. (2009) Metals pollution and human bioaccessibility of topsoils in Grugliasco (Italy)., Environmental Pollution, 157, 680-689.
- Vrscaj, B.; Poggio, L.; Ajmone Marsan, F. (2008) A method for soil environmental quality evaluation for management and planning in urban areas., Landscape and Urban Planning, 88, 81-94.
- Poggio, L.; Vrscaj, B.; Hepperle, E.; Schulin, R.; Marsan, F.A. (2008) Introducing a method of human health risk evaluation for planning and soil quality management of heavy metal-polluted soils – An example from Grugliasco (Italy)., Landscape and Urban Planning, 88, 64-72.
Books / chapters
- Brown, I.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.S. (2011) Land capability classification to plan for a changing climate., In: Toth, G. & Nemeth, T. (eds.). Land Quality and Land Use Information – in the European Union. EUR – Scientific and Technical Research Series, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, pp289-296. ISBN 978-92-79-17601-2
- Poggio, L.; Soille, P. (2009) Land cover detection with unsupervised clustering and hierarchical partitioning., In: Locarek-Junge, H. & Weihs, C. (eds.). Classification as a Tool for Research, Proceedings 11th IFCS Biennial Conference & 33rd Annual Conference, Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation E.V., Dresden, 13-18 March 2009. Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization, Springer, Berlin, pp455-462.
Technical / contract reports
- Brown, I.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Castellazzi, M.; Aitkenhead, M.; Brooker, R. (2011) Developing upland habitat inventories for Annex 1 and priority BAP habitats., Report to Scottish Natural Heritage.
Conference papers
- Dawson, L.A.; Rhind, S.M.; Zhang, Z.L.; Poggio, L.; Kyle, C.E.; Mayes, R.W.; Aalders, I.H.; Osprey, M.; Ross, J.; Cuthbert, A. (2011) Distribution of PAHs across the soils of Scotland., International Network of Environmental Forensics Conference, St John’s College, Cambridge, 24-27 July 2011. Conference Proceedings, pp.18-19.
- Brown, I.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.S. (2011) Land capability classification to plan for a changing climate., LQ2011 – Land Quality and Land Use Information, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary, 26-27 May 2011. Abstract.
- Castellazzi, M.S.; Joannon, A.; Brown, I.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L. (2010) Developing a nested-scale landscape modelling framework for ecosystem services., International Conference on Integrative Landscape Modelling (LANDMOD2010), Montpellier, France, 3-5 February 2010.
- Castellazzi, M.S.; Brown, I.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A. (2010) Multi-scale modelling of ecosystem services – an iterative approach., International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs2010), Ottawa, Canada, 5-8 July 2010.
- Poggio, L.; Soille, P. (2009) Influence of spurious pit removal methods from STRM on river networking positioning., 2009.Geomorphometry.org International Conference, University of Zurich, 31 August – 2 September 2009.
- Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Castellazzi, M.S.; Brown, I. (2009) Vulnerability of forest habitat networks to direct and indirect climate impacts., In: Ecological Networks: Science and Practice (Catchpole R. et.al.). Proceedings of the IALE UK Conference, 16th, Edinburgh University, 1-3 September 2009.
Conference posters / abstracts
- Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Brown, I.; Castellazzi, M.S. (2011) Mapping spatio-temporal relationships between soil properties and remote sensing-derived information from Scotland., Pedometrics 2011, Trest Castle, Czech Republic, 30 August – 2 September 2011.
- Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Brown, I.; Castellazzi, M.S. (2010) Land capability as a strategic tool for land use planning: present and future., Symposium 201 European Faculty of Land Use and Development, Szekesfehervar, Hungary, 30 September – 1 October 2010.
- Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Brown, I.; Castellazzi, M.S. (2010) Land capability: present and future interactions of soil, vegetation, climate and land use., Research Colloquium, Institute of Terrestrial ecosystems, ETH Zurich (CH).
- Robiglio,V.; Poggio, L.; Tchienkwa, M.; Minang, P.; Matthews, R.B. (2010) Forest landscape changes in Southern Cameroon., Landscape Ecology International Conference – Forest Landscapes and Global Change: New Frontiers in Management, Conservation and Restoration, Braganca, Portugal, 21-24 September 2010. (Poster)
- Poggio, L.; Soille, P. (2010) Modelling uncertainty in watershed divides from STRM and GDEM., Accuracy 2010, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK, 20-23 July 2010.
- Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Brown, I.; Castellazzi, M.S. (2010) Uncertainty in the estimation of drought risk due to soil-climate interactions in Scotland., Accuracy 2010, University of Leicester, Leiscester, UK, 20-23 July 2010.