Post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of Malaysian coastal communities

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 unleashed catastrophe in many nations including coastal communities located along the west-coast of Malaysian Peninsular. The goal of this study is to explore the impact of the tsunami to the preparedness of the affected coastal communities. Data was co...

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Main Authors:	Zahari, Rustam Khairi, Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza, Asmawi, M. Zainora, Ibrahim, Aisyah Nadrah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER); ABRAmalaysia 2018
Subjects:	HT51 Human settlements. Communities JS Local government Municipal government TD169 Environmental protection
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spelling	iium-689092019-01-04T07:14:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68909/ Post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of Malaysian coastal communities Zahari, Rustam Khairi Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Asmawi, M. Zainora Ibrahim, Aisyah Nadrah HT51 Human settlements. Communities JS Local government Municipal government TD169 Environmental protection The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 unleashed catastrophe in many nations including coastal communities located along the west-coast of Malaysian Peninsular. The goal of this study is to explore the impact of the tsunami to the preparedness of the affected coastal communities. Data was collected through questionnaire, interviews, documents analysis and field observations. It was found that the 2004 tsunami disaster has left a significant mark on Malaysia's and the world's disaster management landscape but the tragedy has also heightened disaster awareness and steps must be taken to ensure vulnerable communities are well-equipped to face any eventualities. Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER); ABRAmalaysia 2018-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68909/1/78-1-642-2-10-20180725%20-%20Post-2004%20Tsunami.pdf Zahari, Rustam Khairi and Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza and Asmawi, M. Zainora and Ibrahim, Aisyah Nadrah (2018) Post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of Malaysian coastal communities. Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies, 3 (9 (July-August)). pp. 113-121. E-ISSN 2514-7528 https://jabs.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/jABs/article/view/78/362
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spellingShingle	HT51 Human settlements. Communities JS Local government Municipal government TD169 Environmental protection Zahari, Rustam Khairi Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Asmawi, M. Zainora Ibrahim, Aisyah Nadrah Post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of Malaysian coastal communities
description	The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 unleashed catastrophe in many nations including coastal communities located along the west-coast of Malaysian Peninsular. The goal of this study is to explore the impact of the tsunami to the preparedness of the affected coastal communities. Data was collected through questionnaire, interviews, documents analysis and field observations. It was found that the 2004 tsunami disaster has left a significant mark on Malaysia's and the world's disaster management landscape but the tragedy has also heightened disaster awareness and steps must be taken to ensure vulnerable communities are well-equipped to face any eventualities.
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author	Zahari, Rustam Khairi Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Asmawi, M. Zainora Ibrahim, Aisyah Nadrah
author_facet	Zahari, Rustam Khairi Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Asmawi, M. Zainora Ibrahim, Aisyah Nadrah
author_sort	Zahari, Rustam Khairi
title	Post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of Malaysian coastal communities
title_short	Post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of Malaysian coastal communities
title_full	Post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of Malaysian coastal communities
title_fullStr	Post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of Malaysian coastal communities
title_full_unstemmed	Post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of Malaysian coastal communities
title_sort	post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of malaysian coastal communities
publisher	Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER); ABRAmalaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/68909/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68909/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68909/1/78-1-642-2-10-20180725%20-%20Post-2004%20Tsunami.pdf
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Post-2004 tsunami: preparedness of Malaysian coastal communities

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