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 |
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Language: | English |
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2016
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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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