Tag: flood
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Recovery and Resettlement: 2006-2007 Flood Responses in Johor Re-visited
Introduction The Kota Tinggi town in east Johor, Malaysia experienced two consequential extreme floods in December 2006 and January 2007 that paralysed the area and interrupted peoples’ daily activities for quite a long period. In order to reduce future risks, the Johor State Government immediately committed to a resettlement program that involved 360 families from…
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Rumah TAMBAH: A submission for Pertandingan Rekabentuk Malaysia 2015
As part of Izura’s PhD study on flood and architectural disaster-respond, AN/DS has came out with a design proposal for the development of permanent housing solutions for flood-prone areas. The PhD study has discovered that the flood-affected communities prefered to stay within their current inhabitant although it is uncertain if disasters may struck again in…
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Challenging Practice: Post-flood Disaster Assessment in Malaysia
Introduction The thought of future associated with climate change is often described as complicated and uncertain. It is generally understood that climate change requires greater adaptability and localise responses. In the case of Malaysia, flood disasters are predicted to become more frequent and uncertain within a climate-changed future. This is particularly concerning with the challenges…