CURRICULUM VITA

 

Joshua C. Farley

The University of Vermont

Gund Institute for Ecological Economics

590 Main Street

Burlington, VT 05405-1708

 

I.          PERSONAL

Date of Birth:   January 8, 1963

Place of Birth:  Ithaca, NY

Citizenship:  USA

Marital Status: Married, one child

Phone: (802) 656-2906 (as of July 20, 2002)

Fax:  (802) 656-8683 (as of July 20, 2002)

Email: jfarley@zoo.uvm.edu

 

II.        EDUCATION

1999               Ph.D.  Cornell University, Agricultural, Resource and Managerial Economics

            Dissertation: ŒOptimal¹ Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon; Theory and Policy: The Local, National, International and Intergenerational Viewpoints. 

1990               M.I.A. Columbia University, Economic and Political Development

1990          Certificate in Latin American Studies. Columbia University

1985               B.A. in Biology, Grinnell College

 

III.       PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

2002-Present:     Assistant Research Professor, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 

1999-2002:          Executive Director, Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Maryland, Solomons, MD 20688.

1998-1999:          Program Director, School for Field Studies¹ Centre for Rainforest Studies, PO Box  141, Yungaburra, QLD Australia.

1996-1998:          Resident Faculty in Ecological Economics, School for Field Studies¹ Centre for Rainforest Studies, PO Box 141, Yungaburra, QLD Australia.

1996-1999:          Lecturer, Boston University (while resident at the Centre for Rainforest Studies). Boston, Massachusetts

1993, 1995           Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Fall ¹92, ¹94        Intern, Institute for Applied Economic Research, Av. Pres. Antonio Carlos, 51 Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20020-010

Spring, 1990       Consultant, Help for Progress. PO Box 97, Belmopan, Belize

Summer, Œ89       Group Leader to Royesville, Liberia.  Operation Crossroads Africa. 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1366  New York, New York 10115

1985,¹87-Œ88        Professional Carpenter

 

III. RESEARCH

A. Areas of Professional Expertise and Research Interests:

Ecological Economics, System sustainability, Sustainable tourism, Developing inter-disciplinary case study approaches to environmental problem solving as an educational tool, International development, Ecological restoration of rainforest ecosystems, Economic Globalization, Ecosystem valuation, Integrated Ecological-Economic modeling, Dynamic optimization.

Language Skills: Fluent in Portuguese, proficient (formerly fluent) in Spanish

 

B. Publications (including accepted publications)

Daly, Herman and J. Farley (forthcoming, 2003). Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications. Island Press: Washington, DC. ~400 pp.

Farley, J. with H. Daly (forthcoming, 2003). Environmental Problem Solving Workbook to accompany Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications (actual title undecided). Island Press: Washington, DC. ~125 pp.

Farley, J. and R. Costanza (in press)  Envisioning Shared Goals for Humanity: a detailed, shared vision of a sustainable and desirable USA in 2100. Ecological Economics

Boumans, R., R. Costanza, J. Farley et. al. (in press) Modeling the Dynamics of the Integrated Earth System and the Value of Global Ecosystem Services using the GUMBO model.  Ecological Economics.

Costanza, R., J Farley, P. Templet (2002) Background: The Quality of Life and the Distribution of Wealth and Resources.  In Ecosummit 2000: Understanding and Solving Environmental Problems in the 21st Century. Elsevier

Farley, J., R. Costanza, P. Templet (2002)  Synthesis: The Quality of Life and the Distribution of Wealth and Resources.  In Ecosummit 2000: Understanding and Solving Environmental Problems in the 21st Century. Elsevier

Farley, J. (2001) All Aboard for the Steady State Revolution.  Book Review of Czech, B. Shoveling fuel for a runaway train: errant economists, shameful spenders, and a plan to stop them all. in Ecology, 82(7), 2001

Farley, J., R. Costanza, P. Montague et. al.  (2001).  The Importance of Vision and A Vision Statement, parts I-IV.  Rachel¹s Environment and Health News (June-August, 2001). Available on-line at http://www.rachel.org

Farley, J. (2000)  The Natural Wealth of Nations: Harnessing the Market for the Environment (Book Review). Ecological Economics, vol. 34, No. 4, July 2000.

Farley, J. (2000)  Should Market Economists be Protesting the WTO Too?. Ecological Economics, vol. 33, No. 3, June, 2000.

In Preparation or in Review:

Boumans, R, J. Farley and T. Hand. Ecological and Economic Aspects for Harvesting Phragmites australis (submitted, Estuaries)

Ferreira, D., Costanza, R.; Farley, J.; Krivov, S.; Suslick, S.; Trevisan, O. The Application of Financial Assurance Mechanisms (Bonds) in the Oil Sector: Economic and Environmental Considerations. (Submitted, Journal of Energy Policy.)

Farley J, M. Clovis, N. Jaimungal, A. Voinov, and L. A. Walker.  Achieving Sustainable Scale and Desirable Distribution for the Dominican Tourism Industry.  In preparation for Ecological Economics.

Farley, J. C. Gerber Joćo, et. al., Spatial Attributes of Ecosystem Services from Brazil¹s Atlantic Forest, and the Policy Implications. In preparation for Ecological Economics.

Silvano , R.. S. Udvardy, M. Ceroni, J. Farley. Environmental perceptions of local farmers and ecological integrity assessment on a Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest watershed.  In preparation for Ecological Economics.

Hand, T., J. Farley, T. Krasovskaja and A. Voinov.  The spatial and market characteristics of ecosystem services from the Lake Imandra Watershed: policy implications.  In preparation.

Hand, T. and J. Farley. Ecological -economic approaches to mitigating environmental problems in the Kola Peninsula.  Book chapter in preparation.

D. Contracts and Grants

Funding for textbook, Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications.  Santa Barbara Family Foundation.  2001 (Co-PI with Herman Daly).  $100,000+

 

ŒAtelier¹ Workshop/Field-Courses in Ecological Economics.  John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2000-2002. (Co-Investigator) $235,000

 

Application of Interactive Integrated Assessment and Modeling to Design Sustainable Development Strategies for Arctic Watersheds.  National Science Foundation.  2001-2002. (Co-Investigator) .

 

Envisioning a Sustainable and Desirable America.  Environmental Protection Agency, 2001. (Co-Investigator) $20,000

 

Riparian Reforestation of Stewart¹s Gully in Yungaburra, Far North Queensland, Australia.  Natural Heritage Trust, 1999-2001.  (Awarded to Eastern Tinaroo Catchment Land Care Group) A$12,000

 

IV. TEACHING AND TRAINING

 

A. Courses taught

University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados

Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, for the Natural Resource Management Master¹s degree, May, 2002

 

University of Maryland, team-taught graduate ateliers

Restoration of Brazil¹s Atlantic Forest as a Watershed Management Tool

Sustainable Tourism in Small Islands of the Caribbean: Lessons from Dominica

 

School for Field Studies Centre for Rainforest Studies

Directed Research (6 semesters)

Environmental Policy and Socio-economic Values (6 semesters)

Tropical Reforestation (6 semesters, team-taught)

 

B. Current Graduate Student Committee Membership

 

Trista Patterson                  Ph.D                        Marine, Estuarine and Ecological Science, UMD College Park.

Rosimeiry Portela             Ph.D.                      Marine, Estuarine and Ecological Science, UMD College Park.

L. Amanda Walker          Ph.D                        Marine, Estuarine and Ecological Science, UMD College Park.

Helena Voinov Ph.D                        Marine, Estuarine and Ecological Science, UMD College Park.

Colleen Noble                     Masters                                    Natural Resource Management, University of West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados

 

V. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

A. Professional and Academic Societies

International Society for Ecological Economics

International Society for Ecosystem Health

Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

Mortar Board Society

 

B. Awards and honors:

A.D. White Fellowship, Cornell University (~$64,500), 1990, 1991, 1993

S.S.R.C. International Pre-dissertation Fellowship Program, Brazil, ($18,000+) 1991, 1992

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Portuguese (~$31,000), 1989-1990;

Herbert H. Lehman Fellowship ($10,000), 1988-1990;

Dean¹s Fellow, Columbia University ($9,000) 1988-1989.

 

C. Other

Licensed Examiner, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados

D. Select Invited Seminars and Presentations

Strong Sustainability, in a debate on strong vs. weak sustainability Presented at GriStuF, the Greiswald International Student Festival, The University of Greiswald, Greiswald, Germany.  June 4, 2002

Economics of Rainforests and Rainforest Restoration: The allocation and provision of ecosystem services.  Presented at GriStuF, the Greiswald International Student Festival, The University of Greiswald, Greiswald, Germany.  June 3, 2002.

Genetic Engineering: How does it Affect the Home Gardener? Presented at the University of Maryland Master Gardener Advanced Training Day. College Park, Maryland. May 31, 2002

Ecological Economics, Quality of Life and Macroeconomic Policy. Guest lecture, University of Maryland Ecological Economics Seminar, March  8, 2002, College Park.

Biotechnology, Gardening and the Market Economy. Presented at the University of Maryland Master Gardener Advanced Training Day. College Park, Maryland. May 31, 2001

Trade, International Development and Sustainability:  Lecture delivered by Interactive Video Network to universities in China, Vietnam and Thailand as part of the World Bank Distance Learning Course on Environmental Compliance  and Enforcement.  December, 2000

A Guide to Critiquing Economic Analysis.  Presented at the Skillshare/Training on Ecological Economics and Ecosystem Health as Applied to International Finance and Trade, September 15, 2000.  Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC.

Economics, Evolution, Ecology: Does the Free Market have a Niche?  Guest lecture, University of Maryland Ecological Economics Seminar, September 8, 2000, College Park.

Obstacles and incentives to socially rational investment in natural capital: The case of Riparian Rainforest restoration in the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.  Presented at the ISEE biennial conference. ANU, July, 2000. Canberra, Australia.

The Economics of Ecosystem Health from Rainforest to Reef: A Case Study of the Johnstone River Watershed, Queensland, Australia.  Presented at the International Society for Ecosystem Health conference, July, 2000. Brisbane, Australia. 

Quality of Life and the Distribution of Wealth and Resources.  Plenary address at Ecosummit 2000: Understanding and Solving Environmental Problems in the 21st Century.  June, 2000. Halifax, Nova Scotia

Model for the Design and Delivery of a Masters of Science in Environmental and Natural Resource Management: Training Practitioners.  Presented at the Review Workshop for the Proposed University of the West Indies M.Sc. in Tropical Environmental Management, May 11-13, 2000 Antigua, WI.

The World Trade Organization‹ Inefficient, Unfair, and Anti-democratic: An economist¹s viewpoint.  APEX (Asia Pacific Environmental Exchange) Press conference delivered during the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization Protests.  November, 1999. Seattle, Washington (Available on line: http://www.wtowatch.org/media)

Ecological Limits and the Free Market Economy: Speech delivered at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College, as part of the Robert¹s Environmental Center series on Environmental Activism.  October, 1999.  Los Angeles, California

Applications of Ecological Economics: Reforestation on the Atherton Tablelands in the Global Context.  Lecture/workshop presented at the University of Wisconsin A.E. Havens Radfest ¹99.  May, 1999.  Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

An Ecological-Economic Comparison of Mono-crop Plantations vs. Timber Production from Maximum Diversity Plantings on the Atherton Tablelands. Poster presented at the International Conference on Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management.  August 1998, Melbourne, Australia

 

VI. OUTREACH AND SERVICE

2001-2002:          Board of Directors, Chesapeake Ranch Water Co., 11560 HG Trueman Rd., Lusby, MD, 20657

1997-1999:          Secretary, Eastern Tinaroo Catchment LandCare Group, inc.  Yungaburra, QLD, Australia.

1996-1999:          Extensive involvement in rainforest restoration projects, including nursery management (collected and germinated seeds, cared for seedlings), organizing and carrying out projects.  Atherton Tablelands, QLD, Australia

 

VII. REFERENCES

 

Dr. Robert Costanza

UMCES/CBL

Institute for Ecological Economics

P.O. Box 1589

Solomons, MD  20688

phone: (410) 326-7213

e-mail: costza@cbl.umces.edu

 

Dr. Herman Daly

University of Maryland

School of Public Affairs

3135 Van Munching Hall

University Park, MD  20782

phone: (301) 405-6360

e-mail: hd22@umail.umd.edu

 

 

Tony Cummings

UNH EcoQuest Study Abroad Program

Department of Natural Resources

215 James Hall

University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH 03824 USA

e-mail: wompoo_4872@yahoo.com

 

Frederieke J. Kroon, Research Scientist

NSW Fisheries - Office of Conservation

Port Stephens Fisheries Centre

Private Bag 1

Nelson Bay, NSW 2315        Australia

Phone: +61 (2) 4916 3807

Fax:    +61 (2)  4982 2265

e-mail: kroonf@fisheries.nsw.gov.au