Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala Lumpur
This paper discusses the contemporary academic debates in the field of social vulnerability, social capital and adaptation, and hazard management with a focus on sharing of knowledge on flood risk management between the flood-prone communities and the authorities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The stu...
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| description | This paper discusses the contemporary academic debates in the field of social vulnerability, social capital and
adaptation, and hazard management with a focus on sharing of knowledge on flood risk management between the
flood-prone communities and the authorities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The study attempts to highlight the affected
communities' vulnerability to environmental hazards, flood risk communication and management, all of which
represent critical urban management issues in the rapidly expanding city of Kuala Lumpur. Respondents participating
in this study include the various stakeholders consisting of several low-income squatter communities in Kuala
Lumpur, officials from government agencies involved in flood risk management as well as community leaders. The
study examines how the affected communities perceive their vulnerability and their responses in addressing these
risks through their communications and sharing of knowledge among themselves, with the officials and other
stakeholders. |
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| spelling | iium-314712013-09-09T07:13:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/31471/ Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala Lumpur Zahari, Rustam Khairi Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza H Social Sciences (General) NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying This paper discusses the contemporary academic debates in the field of social vulnerability, social capital and adaptation, and hazard management with a focus on sharing of knowledge on flood risk management between the flood-prone communities and the authorities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The study attempts to highlight the affected communities' vulnerability to environmental hazards, flood risk communication and management, all of which represent critical urban management issues in the rapidly expanding city of Kuala Lumpur. Respondents participating in this study include the various stakeholders consisting of several low-income squatter communities in Kuala Lumpur, officials from government agencies involved in flood risk management as well as community leaders. The study examines how the affected communities perceive their vulnerability and their responses in addressing these risks through their communications and sharing of knowledge among themselves, with the officials and other stakeholders. Elsevier 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/31471/1/1-s2.0-S1878029613001084-RKZ_Full_Paper_Published.pdf Zahari, Rustam Khairi and Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza (2013) Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala Lumpur. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 17. pp. 880-888. ISSN 1878-0296 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878029613001084 10.1016/j.proenv.2013.02.106 |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Zahari, Rustam Khairi Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala Lumpur |
| title | Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala
Lumpur |
| title_full | Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala
Lumpur |
| title_fullStr | Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala
Lumpur |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala
Lumpur |
| title_short | Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala
Lumpur |
| title_sort | risk communications: flood-prone communities of kuala
lumpur |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying |
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