Employing nature to combat floods: some experiences from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chan, Ngai Weng, Ibrahim, Ab. Latif, Kung, Hsiang-te, Liu, Pin-Shuo
• Other Authors: Ali, Juhary
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Ustara 2002
• Subjects: Q Science (General); GE Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/2532/1/Employing-2002-Chan.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/2532/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Natural undisturbed systems possess inherent mechanisms and their own ways and means of maintaining system stability. Forests and floodplains, also commonly known as wetlands, are nature's way of controlling floods. Forests and wetland forests control floods by controlling rainfall at source,...