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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Main Authors:	Zahari, Rustam Khairi, Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
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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
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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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author_facet	Zahari, Rustam Khairi Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza
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title	Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala Lumpur
title_short	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_sort	risk communications: flood-prone communities of kuala lumpur
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Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala Lumpur

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