Kamal Alsharif

Associate Professor, School of Geosciences, College of Arts & Sciences

Organization: University of South Florida

Education: Ph.D. in Philosophy and Water Resources Science, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, St. Paul

Dr. Kamal Alsharif’s research interests are in interdisciplinary water resources and watershed management, nonpoint source pollution, domestic water policy, stormwater management, Middle East water issues, water scarcity and hyrdropolitics, urban water management, and establishing environmental benchmarks by using data envelopment analysis.

Subject Areas:
Policy/Legal Management, Social/Cultural/Institutional, Sustainability, Water Quality, Water Resource Management

Selected Publications

• Saylor, C., Alsharif, K., & Torres, H. (2017). The Importance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Agro-ecological Systems in Peru. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 13, 150-161.
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  Persaud, A., Alsharif, K., Monaghan, P., Akiwumi, F., Morera, M., & Ott, E. (2016). Landscaping practices, community perceptions, and social indicators for stormwater nonpoint source pollution management. Sustainable Cities and Society, 27, 377-385.
• Torres, H., & Alsharif, K. (2016). Reflecting on Resilience in Broward County, Florida: A Newspaper Content Analysis About Hurricane Wilma Recovery. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 19, 36-46.
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  Betts, A., & Alsharif, K. (2014). Assessment of a Countywide Stormwater Pond Improvement Program. Urban Water Journal, 11(1), 11-19. doi: 10.1080/1573062X.2012.750370
• Delhomme, C., Alsharif, K., & Capece, J. (2013). Evolution of the oxbow morphology of the Caloosahatchee River in South Florida. Applied Geography, 39, 104-117.
• Lin, O., & Alsharif, K. (2013). The Effectiveness of Water Irrigation Policies for Residential Turfgrass. Land Use Policy, 31, 378-384.
• Alsharif, K., & Fouad, G. (2012). Lake Performance Differences in Response to Land Use and Water Quality: A Data Envelopment Analysis. Lake and Reservoir Management, 28(2), 130-141.
• Alsharif, K. (2010). Construction and Stormwater Pollution: Policy, Violations, and Penalties. Land Use Policy, 27(2), 612-616.
• Alsharif, K., Feroz, E., Klemer, A., & Raab, R. (2008). Governance of Water Supply Systems in the Palestinian Territories: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach to the Management of Water Resources. Journal of Environmental Management, 87(1), 80-94.
• Torres, H., Muller-Karger, F., Keys, D., Thornton, H., Luther, M., & Alsharif, K.. Whither the US National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan? Marine Policy , 53, 198-212. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.11.013