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Sebastien Lebaut is a Lecturer at the University of Lorraine, actively contributing to a research laboratory organized around three core thematic axes: Water and Environments; Landscape and Territorial Transitions; and Transitions, Actors and Planning. His work operates within a multidisciplinary team comprising teacher-researchers, engineers, technical staff, and doctoral students, supported by specialized technical platforms for hydrometry, topography, sedimentology, and drone-based remote sensing.
Lebaut's research centers on applying satellite remote sensing to critical environmental challenges in semi-arid and mountainous regions, with intense focus on Morocco (Middle Atlas, Oum Er Rbia Basin) and Ivory Coast (Greater Abidjan). His expertise spans hydrological monitoring, urban expansion analysis, climate change impact assessment, and natural hazard risk evaluation, leveraging advanced geospatial techniques to address water scarcity, drought characterization, and flood/landslide vulnerabilities in rapidly changing landscapes.
Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals a cohesive research trajectory emphasizing operational remote sensing solutions for environmental sustainability. Key themes include long-term lake dynamics monitoring using limited satellite data, multi-risk frameworks for urban hazard assessment, and integrated modeling of climate-water resource interactions. His work consistently targets data-scarce regions, demonstrating methodological innovation in applying Landsat imagery and multi-source datasets to inform water management and territorial planning under global change pressures.
The laboratory provides critical infrastructure for his research, including the LOTERR image bank (30,000+ oblique aerial photographs) and the IKARE online mapping platform for karst phenomena inventory. These resources enable high-resolution environmental analysis across Mediterranean and West African contexts, facilitating cross-border collaborations with Moroccan and Ivorian research institutions on transboundary water systems and urban resilience.
