Dr. Stephen Farber

Dr. Stephen Farber is the Director of Environmental Policy Studies, Director of the Public and Urban Affairs programme, and a Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.

He has served on advisory committees for coastal management, watershed management, regional sewer and waste treatment, and urban sustainability programs. He has been a consultant to the Louisiana state government on environmental policy issues, including hazardous waste management, industrial tax exemptions and environmental scorecards for firms, costs and benefits of environmental enhancements, and comparative risk.

He has been an advisor to NOAA on topics including global change and coastal resources, prioritisation of wetlands projects, and to the US EPA on market-based incentives for air pollution control. He has been a contributor to the US Forest Service's Ecological Stewardship program and to the World Bank's Green National Accounting workshop. His research interests are in valuing natural systems and incorporating those values in public and private environmental management decisions.