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Dr. Stephanie Domptail


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Academic Career


 Since 2016                   Senior Researcher and scientific coordinator for Institute for Agricultural Policy and Market Research, JL University of Giessen, Germany.
Scientific coordination of the Agricultural Economics and Rural Development International PhD Program, PhD supervision, research (socio-ecological systems, social and political ecology, post-normal science)
2010 - 2016 Researcher as a Post Doc in the research project ‘The Future Okavango’ (TFO), Institute for Agricultural Policy and Market Research, JL University of Giessen, Germany. Research Focus: ecosystem functions and services, (non-monetary) valuation of ecosystem services, socio-ecological systems, farming systems, multi-criteria analysis. Coordination of subproject and of project wide- scenario building process
2014 - 2015 parental leave for son Ismael
2006 - 2011 University of Giessen, Germany. PhD candidate. Focus on the economics of natural resource use in agricultural systems. Diploma: PhD in Agricultural Sciences, ‘Summa cum Laude’, PhD Thesis title: “Towards rangeland conservation strategies – Case study and bio-economic modeling of farms in southern Namibia”
2004 - 2010 Researcher as a PhD student in the research project BIOTA Southern Africa, Institute for Agricultural Policy and Market Research, JL University of Giessen, Germany. Research Focus: rangelands, land use strategies and sustainability, ecological-economic systems and resilience, ecological-economic modeling
2002 - 2003 Assistant of PhD students and researcher in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), University of Göttingen, Germany. Departments of forestry, agro-ecology and institute for rural development
2000 - 2002 International MSc Program in Ecological Agriculture, Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands.
MSc thesis in cooperation with the CEMAGREF research center, Clermont Ferrand, France: “On landscape change: Why?”
1996 - 2002 5-year Engineer school in Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture, Lille, France. Ingenieur in Agriculture

 

Further Information


Affiliation Member of ZEU | Post Doc
Focus Area Food & Energy Systems
Journal Publications
  • Easdale M.. Domptail S.E. (2014) Arid rangelands under the influence of Western mindset in a capitalized and fossil-fuel driven world: A complementary co-evolutionary perspective for a current "desert syndrome". Journal of Arid Environments, 100-101: 52-62.
  • Pröpper, M., Falk, T., Domptail, S. E., Grosse, L., Kowalski, B. (2013): Partly subsistent household economies and modern consumerism in the Namibian Kavango: Assets, income, expenditure and socio-economic stratification. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 379-392.
  • Herold, B., Grosse, L.M., Domptail, S. E., Kgathi, D.L., Falk, T., Azebaze, N., Kowalski, B. (2013): Livelihood diversification in a rural community of the Okavango Delta, Botswana..– Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 363-377.
  • Domptail, S.E., Nuppenau, E.-A., Azebaze, N., Brown, L. D., Falk, T., Finckh, M., Große, L. M., Kowalski, B., Pröpper, M., Stellmes, M. & Overmann, J. (2013): Using trade-offs and synergies in ecosystem services for resource management. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 185-193.
  • Schmidt, L.; Domptail, S.E.; Gruber, M.; Klintenberg, P.; Schmiedel, U.; Zimmermann, I. & Falk, T. (2013): Transdisciplinary research and stakeholder involvement. A review of the TFO approach. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 195–212.
  • Röder A.; Stellmes M.; Domptail S.E.; Eschenbach A.; Finckh M.; Gröngröft A.; Helmschrot J.; Pröpper M.; Schneibel A.; Stoffels J. (2013): Cumulative effects of policy and management actions on ecosystem services. Challenges and methodological approaches in the Future Okavango project. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 167-184.
  • Domptail S.E., Easdale M.H., Yuerlita. (2013). Managing socio-ecological systems to achieve sustainability: A study of resilience and robustness. Environmental Policy and Governance 23(1):30-45. DOI:10.1002/eet.1604.
  • Domptail S.E., Nuppenau E-A., Popp A. (2012). Land tax: towards a multifunctional institutional tool for land reform and rangeland conservation Int. J. Global Environmental Issues 12(1): 36-55.  
  • Domptail S.E., Nuppenau E.A. (2010) The role of uncertainty and expectations in modeling (range)land use: an application of bio-economic modeling with recursion.. Ecological Economics 69: 2475-2485. 
  • Popp A., Domptail S.E., Blaum N., and Jeltsch F., (2009) Landuse experience does qualify for adaptation to climate change. Ecological Modelling, 220:694-702
Book Chapters
  • Kowalski, B., Azebaze, N., Grosse, L.M., Domptail, S. E., Pröpper, M. (2013): Mashare - The People. In: Oldeland, J., Erb, C., Finckh, M. & Jürgens, N. (2013) [Eds.]: Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 121–128. DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00263.
  • Domptail, S.E., Kowalski, B., Grosse, L.M., Baptista, J. (2013): Cusseque/Cacuchi - The People. In: Oldeland, J., Erb, C., Finckh, M. & Jürgens, N. (2013) [Eds.]: Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 73–80. DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00250
  • Grosse, L.M., Domptail, S. E., Kowalski, B., Eigner, A. (2013): Seronga - The People. In: Oldeland, J., Erb, C., Finckh, M. & Jürgens, N. (2013) [Eds.]: Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 147-158.
  • Domptail, S.E., Mundi O. (2013): Okavango Basin - Relative Importance of Ecosystem Services (ESS) among Stakeholders. In: Oldeland, J., Erb, C., Finckh, M. & Jürgens, N. (2013) [Eds.]: Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region. – Biodiversity & Ecology 5: 37–42. DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00241
  • Nuppenau, E.-A., Domptail, S. E., Gibreel, T. (2010): Bio-economic modelling in BIOTA Southern Africa: approaches developed, empirical foundation, results, and lessons learnt. – In: Schmiedel, U., Jürgens, N. [Eds.]: Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 2: Patterns and processes at regional scale: pp. 295–301, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek.
  • Falk, T., Schmiedel, U., Zimmermann, I., Joubert, D. F., Pröpper, M., Gruber, M., Koelle, B., Domptail, S. E., Kohrs, B., Oettle, N. (2010): BIOTA’s strategies for stakeholder interaction and capacity development. – In: Schmiedel, U., Jürgens, N. [Eds.]: Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 2: Patterns and processes at regional scale: pp. 308–310, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek.
  • Domptail, S. E., Dreber, N., Falk, T., Gibreel, T., Kirk, M., Limpricht, C., Naumann, C., Prediger, S., Vollan, B., Wesuls, D. (2010): An ecological-economic analysis of the pastoral systems of the Nama Karoo in southern Namibia. – In: Hoffman, M. T., Schmiedel, U., Jürgens, N. [Eds.]: Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 3: Implications for landuse and management: pp. 75–107, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek.
  • Domptail S.E., Popp A., Nuppenau E.A. (2009) A trade-off analysis between rangeland health and income generation in southern Namibia. In: Agrobiodiversity and Economic Development. Eds. Kontoleon A, Pascual U, Smale M. Routledge Publishers. 12:204-232pp.
Policy Brief
  • Bettina Hedden-Dunkhorst, Markus Lehmann, Unai Pascual, Till Stellmacher, Etti Win-ter, Augustin Berghöfer, James Blignaut, Jakub Kronenberg, Moses Masiga, Maya To-dorova, Sarah Schomers, Stephanie Domptail, Sonny Mumbunan, Florian Carius, Haripriya Gundimeda. (2013). Payments for Ecosystem Services: Towards their Development and Implementation. 15International Workshop “Payments for Ecosystem Services: Towards an Implementation Strategy” 13-16 December 2010; Program, Presentations and Policy Brief http://www.bfn.de/0610_v_payments-ecosystemservice.html
Monographies
  • Domptail S.E., & Mundi O. (2014). Visions 2030 for the Okavango  River Basin : Inspiration from 27 stakeholders from all levels. Learning from one another to better anticipate the future. E-booklet available online at: http://www.future-okavango.org/downloads/vision2030-booklet.pdf.
  • Domptail S.E. (2011) Towards rangeland conservation strategies: case study and bio-economic modeling of farms in southern Namibia. Dissertation - Universität Giessen. Landwirtschaft und Umwelt – Schriften zur Umweltökonomik. Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk Kiel KG.
Working Papers
  • Domptail S.E, Böhner J., Eschenbach A., Gröngröft A., Finckh M., Pröpper M. (2012). Introduction to Concepts and Methods for the Analysis of Ecosystem Functions and Services and Application within TFO: from Assessment to Management of ESS. In: Seidel, H., Gröngröft, A., Pröpper, M. (eds.) 2012    A Conceptual Framework for “The future Okavango Project” (TFO). Research on Ecosystem Services and Landuse in the Okavango Basin. TFO Online Working Paper 1/2012. Url: www.-future-okavango.org
  • Gröngröft A., Nuppenau E.-A., Domptail S., und Finckh M. (2012). Determining Resilience in TFO - Conceptual remarks. In: Seidel, H., Gröngröft, A., Pröpper, M. (eds.) 2012    A Conceptual Framework for “The future Okavango Project” (TFO). Research on Ecosystem Services and Landuse in the Okavango Basin. TFO Online Working Paper 1/2012. Url: www.-future-okavango.org
  • Azebaze N., Brown L., Falk T., Große L., Hayo B., Kirk M., Korn E., Baptista J., Domptail S., Kowalski B., Nuppenau E.-A. & Pröpper M. (2012). The development of socio-economic instruments for consideration of ESS in land management. In: Seidel, H., Gröngröft, A., Pröpper, M. (eds.) 2012    A Conceptual Framework for “The future Okavango Project” (TFO). Research on Ecosystem Services and Landuse in the Okavango Basin. TFO Online Working Paper 1/2012. Url: www.-future-okavango.org
Conference Papers, Reports and Poster
  • Domptail S.E. & Eigner A., Okavango Delta: society in Transition. Social metabolism of a rural community in Ngamiland, Botswana. (2013). Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics. 10th biannual conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics. 18-21 June 2013 Lille (France).
  • Domptail S.E. (2011). Social-ecological perspective on commercial ranching systems in arid areas: a qualitative study of bio-human and bio-economic links. 9th international conference for the European Society for Ecological Economics. June 14-17, 2011. Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Domptail S.E., Easdale M., Yuerlita (2010) Managing socio-ecological systems to achieve sustainability: A study of resilience and robustness. Conference proceedings of the 9th IFSA Symposium: Building sustainable rural futures: the added value of systems approach in times of change and uncertainty, 4-7th July 2010, Wien, 14pp.
  • Domptail S.E., Marazzi L., Costa L., Garcia-Llorente M., Prior G., Proenca V., (2009) Educating scientists for interdisciplinary research on biodiversity and ecosystem management. Poster presented at DIVERISTAS OSC2, 13-16th October 2009, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.
  • Domptail S.E.; Nuppenau E.A, Popp A.  Can land taxes be a tool for rangeland conservation? – Application of bio-economic modeling for on-farm conservation. International Society of Ecological Economics: Applying Ecological Economics for social and environmental sustainability. 7-11th August 2008, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Domptail S.E., Popp A., Nuppenau E.A. On Management of Natural Rangelands: a case study of commercial farms in Southern Namibia. BIOECON Annual Conference in Cambridge, August 28-30th, 2006, Cambridge, UK.
  • Domptail S.E., 2006, Modeleering van boerdery besluite en interaksies tussen plass ekonomie en veld kondisie VERSLAG : Resultate van 22 onderhoude gevoer in die Keetmanshoop gebied. Report of data analysis for interviewed farmers.
  • Domptail S.E., 2005, Farmer Knowledge of Vegetation Dynamics in Arid Rangeland of South Namibia. Poster presented at ´GFÖ´ 19-23 September 2005; Regensburg, Germany.

Awards & Prizes Award for the best PhD thesis of the academic year 2004-2005 within the faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutrition and Environmental management of the Justus Liebig University of Giessen.
Memberships
  • ESEE und ISEE (European and International Society for Ecological Economics)
  • SENSE alumni
  • Alter-NET alumni
  • ESP (Ecosystem Services Partnership)
Research Interests

Ecological economics, Political ecology, Land use systems, farming systems, Social ecological systems, Non-monetary valuation, Multi-criteria analysis, Material and energy Flow analysis, Scenario building, Bio-economic modeling, Rangelands, Organic farming, Inter- and transdisciplinarity, Africa, Europe