The “great flood” of 1926: Environmental change and post-disaster management in British Malaya

The “great flood” of 1926: Environmental change and post-disaster management in British Malaya

This paper is an historical case study of a major flood that occurred in British Malaya in 1926. It focuses on two key points. First, that the magnitude and subsequent impacts of the flood were exacerbated by contemporary industrial, agricultural, and hydraulic practices. Second, that this event pus...

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Main Author: WILLIAMSON, Fiona
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
Subjects:
British Malaya; disaster; environment; floods; history; hydraulic governance
Environmental Sciences
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/232
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1231/viewcontent/Ecosystem_Health___Sustain___2016___Williamson___The__Great_Flood__of_1926__environmental_change_and_post_disaster.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1231/viewcontent/Ecosystem_Health___Sustain___2016___Williamson___The__Great_Flood__of_1926__environmental_change_and_post_disaster.pdf

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