Vulnerability of the squatter communities to flood problems in Kuala Lumpur

This paper discusses the contemporary academic debates in the fields of social vulnerability, social capital and adaptation, and hazard management with a focus on flood risk management in squatter settlements in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. These are some of the key issues for the city of Kuala Lumpur a...

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Main Author: Zahari, Rustam Khairi
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Common Ground 2008
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/1078/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1078/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1078/1/Common_ground-rkz_Italy.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1078/6/I08_12983_VulnerabilityoftheSquatterCommunitiestoFloodProblemsinKualaLumpur_final051208.pdf