Community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sultan Abu Bakar hydroelectric scheme, Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highland
This article presents the community awareness on the implementation of Early Warning System (EWS) in a well-planned Integrated Community-Based Disaster Management (ICBDM) that covers all Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) hydroelectric schemes. In Cameron Highland, Lembah Bertam and further downstre...
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| author | Mohd. Hussain, Mohd. Ramzi Zen, Ismawi Sabri Muda, Rahsidi Thiruchelvam, Sivadass Tukiman, Izawati Ahmad Shazili, Aishah Naqiah |
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| description | This article presents the community awareness on the implementation of Early
Warning System (EWS) in a well-planned Integrated Community-Based Disaster
Management (ICBDM) that covers all Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB)
hydroelectric schemes. In Cameron Highland, Lembah Bertam and further
downstream villages were reported to have the highest occurrence of floods
especially during monsoon season, which makes the area vulnerable. This study
incorporates and synergizes three major stakeholders; the community; local
authority; and TNB; gearing towards minimizing loss of life and property
damages in the event of a dam related disaster. The aim of this article is to assess
the level of awareness and perceptions of the directly affected communities
towards the implementation of EWS. Their heightened awareness would help to
reduce their vulnerability in the event of future disaster. This study opted for a
quantitative approach, which included a questionnaire survey. The findings
revealed that the demographic characteristics influenced community awareness
regarding the implementation of EWS. Most of the respondents accepted the
EWS positively and understood the importance of EWS. Thus, the community
members have the right to know and understand the hazard they should be
expecting so they can plan for themselves and make informed choices to reduce
their vulnerability. |
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| spelling | iium-654592021-05-17T14:40:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65459/ Community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sultan Abu Bakar hydroelectric scheme, Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highland Mohd. Hussain, Mohd. Ramzi Zen, Ismawi Sabri Muda, Rahsidi Thiruchelvam, Sivadass Tukiman, Izawati Ahmad Shazili, Aishah Naqiah G Geography (General) GE Environmental Sciences GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture NA Architecture NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities This article presents the community awareness on the implementation of Early Warning System (EWS) in a well-planned Integrated Community-Based Disaster Management (ICBDM) that covers all Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) hydroelectric schemes. In Cameron Highland, Lembah Bertam and further downstream villages were reported to have the highest occurrence of floods especially during monsoon season, which makes the area vulnerable. This study incorporates and synergizes three major stakeholders; the community; local authority; and TNB; gearing towards minimizing loss of life and property damages in the event of a dam related disaster. The aim of this article is to assess the level of awareness and perceptions of the directly affected communities towards the implementation of EWS. Their heightened awareness would help to reduce their vulnerability in the event of future disaster. This study opted for a quantitative approach, which included a questionnaire survey. The findings revealed that the demographic characteristics influenced community awareness regarding the implementation of EWS. Most of the respondents accepted the EWS positively and understood the importance of EWS. Thus, the community members have the right to know and understand the hazard they should be expecting so they can plan for themselves and make informed choices to reduce their vulnerability. Planning Malaysia 2018-07-25 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65459/1/MIP%20Journal%20Paper%20Ramzi%20et%20al.%2C%202018.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65459/7/65459_COMMUNITY%20AWARENESS%20ON%20THE%20IMPLEMENTATION_scopus.pdf Mohd. Hussain, Mohd. Ramzi and Zen, Ismawi and Sabri Muda, Rahsidi and Thiruchelvam, Sivadass and Tukiman, Izawati and Ahmad Shazili, Aishah Naqiah (2018) Community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sultan Abu Bakar hydroelectric scheme, Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highland. Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 16 (1). pp. 155-162. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 0128-0945 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/419 |
| spellingShingle | G Geography (General) GE Environmental Sciences GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture NA Architecture NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities Mohd. Hussain, Mohd. Ramzi Zen, Ismawi Sabri Muda, Rahsidi Thiruchelvam, Sivadass Tukiman, Izawati Ahmad Shazili, Aishah Naqiah Community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sultan Abu Bakar hydroelectric scheme, Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highland |
| title | Community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sultan Abu Bakar hydroelectric scheme, Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highland |
| title_full | Community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sultan Abu Bakar hydroelectric scheme, Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highland |
| title_fullStr | Community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sultan Abu Bakar hydroelectric scheme, Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sultan Abu Bakar hydroelectric scheme, Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highland |
| title_short | Community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at Tenaga Nasional Berhad Sultan Abu Bakar hydroelectric scheme, Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highland |
| title_sort | community awareness on the implementation of early warning system at tenaga nasional berhad sultan abu bakar hydroelectric scheme, lembah bertam, cameron highland |
| topic | G Geography (General) GE Environmental Sciences GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture NA Architecture NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities |
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