Risk communications: flood-prone communities of Kuala Lumpur

• 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
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/31471/1/1-s2.0-S1878029613001084-RKZ_Full_Paper_Published.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/31471/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878029613001084
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

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...