Strategic Resilience and Sustainability Planning

Chapter1. Initiating and Assessing Strategic Resilience and Sustainability Planning.- Chapter2. Outlining the Sustainability and Resilience Planning Process for Communities and Organizations.- Chapter3. Identifying and Engaging the Internal and External Stakeholders, the Target Champions and Collaborators.- Chapter4. Measuring, Tracking, Observing, Scrutinizing and Reporting the Resilience and Sustainability Outcomes and Results.- Chapter5. Implementing a Strategic Resilience and Sustainability Plan: From Policies to Initiatives, Programs, and Projects.- Chapter6. Assessing the Intersection of Resilience and Sustainability.- Chapter7. Assessing Tools and Resources for Resilience and Sustainability Planning.- Chapter 8. Envisaging the Future of Strategic Resilience and Sustainability Planning.

Dr. Haris Alibasic is an Associate Professor in the Public Administration program at the University of West Florida and the Public Administration Program Coordinator.  Dr. Alibasic brings 26 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 for the second-largest city in Michigan. For over 16 years, Dr. Alibasic taught graduate and undergraduate courses in public policy, public administration, economic development, emergency preparedness, management, and sustainability at various universities in Michigan. As an associate professor at UWF, he teaches doctoral and graduate-level  online and in-class ethics, political economy, strategic management, leadership in sustainability, public budgeting and finance, capstone, and public administration courses. Dr. Alibasic holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (BBA) in International Business and Marketing and a Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) from Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Grand Rapids, MI. Dr. Alibasic earned a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University in Minneapolis, MN, where he was a recipient of the Doctoral Scholarship, Commitment to Social Change.Dr. Alibasic has written, presented, and published extensively on the topics of ethics, sustainability, climate resilience, economic development, and sustainable energy. He is the author of the book Sustainability and Resilience Planning for Local Governments: The Quadruple Bottom Line Strategy, published in June of 2018 by Springer. Dr. Alibasic presented at numerous national, regional, and international conferences on sustainability, resilience, economic development, and ethics, including in Brazil, Costa Rica, Monte Negro, Italy, Austria, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hehas been