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Stephen Farber
Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Publications - 64
Citations - 15645
Stephen Farber is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ecosystem services & Valuation (finance). The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 49 publications receiving 13502 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephen Farber include Louisiana State University.
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Changes in the global value of ecosystem services
Robert Costanza,Rudolph de Groot,Paul C. Sutton,Paul C. Sutton,Sander van der Ploeg,Sharolyn Anderson,Ida Kubiszewski,Stephen Farber,R. Kerry Turner +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provided an updated estimate based on updated unit ecosystem service values and land use change estimates between 1997 and 2011, using the same methods as in the 1997 paper but with updated data, the estimate for the total global ecosystem services in 2011 is $125 trillion/yr (assuming updated unit values and changes to biome areas).
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The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital
Robert Costanza,Robert Costanza,Ralph C. d'Arge,Rudolf de Groot,Stephen Farber,Monica Grasso,Bruce Hannon,Karin E. Limburg,Shahid Naeem,Robert V. O'Neill,José M. Paruelo,Robert Raskin,Paul C. Sutton,Marjan van den Belt +13 more
TL;DR: This paper provided a crude initial estimate of the value of ecosystem services to the economy using data from previous published studies and a few original calculations, and estimated the current economic value of 17 ecosystem services for 16 biomes.
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Twenty years of ecosystem services: How far have we come and how far do we still need to go?
Robert Costanza,Rudolph de Groot,Leon Braat,Ida Kubiszewski,Lorenzo Fioramonti,Paul C. Sutton,Stephen Farber,Monica Grasso +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors trace the history leading up to these publications and the subsequent debates, research, institutions, policies, on-the-ground actions, and controversies they triggered.
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Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature
Andrew Balmford,Aaron Bruner,Philip Cooper,Robert Costanza,Stephen Farber,Rhys E. Green,Rhys E. Green,Martin Jenkins,Paul Jefferiss,Valma Jessamy,Joah R. Madden,Kat Munro,Norman Myers,Shahid Naeem,Jouni Paavola,Matthew Rayment,Sergio Rosendo,Joan Roughgarden,Kate Trumper,R. Kerry Turner +19 more
TL;DR: It is estimated that the overall benefit:cost ratio of an effective global program for the conservation of remaining wild nature is at least 100:1.
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Economic and ecological concepts for valuing ecosystem services
TL;DR: The concept of ecosystem service value can be a useful guide when distinguishing and measuring where trade-offs between society and the rest of nature are possible and where they can be made to enhance human welfare in a sustainable manner.