Theoretical framework development for flood vulnerable communities using geographic information system for disaster risk reduction: mediating role of flood risk perception
The widespread increase in flood hazards and the ensuing impacts have guided a change in approach to flood risk management, especially in developed countries. Based on the realization that the integration of non-structural approaches to flood mitigation, understanding the social dimensions of fl...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11401/1/P16771_6f339e2acaf89e87e1c8d9c88843520b%207.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11401/ http://10.1145/3653912.3653920 |
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| Summary: | The widespread increase in flood hazards and the ensuing impacts
have guided a change in approach to flood risk management, especially
in developed countries. Based on the realization that the
integration of non-structural approaches to flood mitigation, understanding
the social dimensions of flood risk is an important aspect
is needful. Due to changing rainfall patterns and the increased frequency
of storm surges in urban development, flooding has become
a significant risk in Malaysia’s Sarawak State. The most devastating
flood event in Malaysian history was recorded in December January
2014,2015, which affected several properties worth millions of
dollars and thousands of homes. Therefore, it is essential to address
flood vulnerability by developing an integrated approach for modelling
flood vulnerability to decrease the flood consequences. Many
theories and frameworks present a solution, but no study theoretically
develops a framework for flood vulnerable communities using a geographic information system (GIS) for disaster risk reduction
in the Malaysian context. The focus of this study is to develop a
novel framework for identifying the potential risks and assessing
their effects on flood vulnerable communities, as well as to evaluate
the role of GISs in risk assessment and overall performance improvement
in Malaysian disaster risk reduction policies. To address
this issue, we applied the new concept of geographic information
capacity and capability, which is used to assess and quantify stakeholders’
ability to comprehend, access, and engage with geographic
data for disaster risk reduction. This is a conceptual paper; systematic
and content analysis has been done for the literature review.
For future study, there is a need to empirically verification of this
theoretical framework. The proposed methodology to achieve this
framework, quantitative research methodology will be employed.
The questionnaire will be distributed among Malaysian disaster
agencies and flood vulnerable communities from Sarawak. Data
will be analyzed through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) for
vulnerability risk assessment and flood disaster mitigation. The
theoretical contribution of this study is the support of the theory
of flood disaster as underpinning theory |
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