Auteur: Haris Alibašić

Dr. Haris Alibašić is an Assistant Professor in the Public Administration Program at the University of West Florida. He earned his masters in public administration at Grand Valley State University in 2004, and his Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration at Walden University in 2014. His areas of expertise include sustainability, climate preparedness and resilience, urban politics, political economy, public administration, ethics, budgeting and finance, and policy. Prior to joining academic,  Dr. Alibašić had 22 years of expertise and experience in the public sector, including working for the United Nations Mission and the Office of High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and directing energy, sustainability, and legislative affairs policies and programs for Grand Rapids,   Michigan. Dr. Alibašić is a founder of Alibasic & Associates, LLC, a consulting firm offering services in resilience and sustainability planning, strategic planning, and sustainable energy policy. In 2013, Dr. Alibašić advised the Resilient Communities of America on climate resilience and went on to serve as co-chair for the energy sector of the White House Climate Preparedness and Resilience Task Force in 2014. In March 2017, Dr. Alibašić was appointed by the City Council to the City of Pensacola Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Task Force. Dr. Alibašić has written and published extensively on the topics of public administration, administrative evil, sustainability, climate resilience, economic development, and sustainable energy.