Modelling public social values of flood-prone land use using the GIS application SolVES
Social values of land use are often excluded when undertaking integrated flood management as they are harder to quantify. To fill this research gap, a geographic information system application called Social Values for Ecosystem Services was used to assess, map and quantify the perceived social value...
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| author | Izni Zahidi Mun Ee Yau Alex Lechner Karen Lourdes |
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| description | Social values of land use are often excluded when undertaking integrated flood management as they are harder to quantify. To fill this research gap, a geographic information system application called Social Values for Ecosystem Services was used to assess, map and quantify the perceived social values of flood-prone land use in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. This approach was based on a non-monetary value index (VI) calculated from responses to a quantitative social survey on the public's attitude and preference towards flood management across different land uses. The study outcome is the geospatial representation of flood-prone land use with their social values, which local communities perceive as crucial for flood management. The VI was influenced by elevation and slope, with lower elevations and flatter slopes associated with higher values. Farmland is highly favoured by the local community for flood management, whereas oil palm and rubber plantations are opposed. Tourism received the highest monetary allocations from survey respondents, with the popular firefly park consistently associated with the highest social values. This practical framework contributes to integrated flood management in facilitating decision-makers to evaluate land-use trade-offs by considering their social values when prioritising flood mitigation measures or investments.
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Quantifying social land-use values is challenging compared to economic and environmental aspects in flood management.;
A public geographic information system app modelled these values based on public attitudes.;
Some land uses were seen as more crucial for flood management due to higher local social values.;
This aids decision-makers to evaluate land-use trade-offs when prioritising flood mitigation measures or investments.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f9789023a664a87a9a56803a55389712024-04-16T13:30:32ZengIWA PublishingJournal of Hydroinformatics1464-71411465-17342024-01-01261203210.2166/hydro.2023.010010Modelling public social values of flood-prone land use using the GIS application SolVESIzni Zahidi0Mun Ee Yau1Alex Lechner2Karen Lourdes3 Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia Urban Design Indonesia, Monash University Indonesia, Banten, Indonesia Landscape Ecology and Conservation Laboratory, School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia Social values of land use are often excluded when undertaking integrated flood management as they are harder to quantify. To fill this research gap, a geographic information system application called Social Values for Ecosystem Services was used to assess, map and quantify the perceived social values of flood-prone land use in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. This approach was based on a non-monetary value index (VI) calculated from responses to a quantitative social survey on the public's attitude and preference towards flood management across different land uses. The study outcome is the geospatial representation of flood-prone land use with their social values, which local communities perceive as crucial for flood management. The VI was influenced by elevation and slope, with lower elevations and flatter slopes associated with higher values. Farmland is highly favoured by the local community for flood management, whereas oil palm and rubber plantations are opposed. Tourism received the highest monetary allocations from survey respondents, with the popular firefly park consistently associated with the highest social values. This practical framework contributes to integrated flood management in facilitating decision-makers to evaluate land-use trade-offs by considering their social values when prioritising flood mitigation measures or investments. HIGHLIGHTS Quantifying social land-use values is challenging compared to economic and environmental aspects in flood management.; A public geographic information system app modelled these values based on public attitudes.; Some land uses were seen as more crucial for flood management due to higher local social values.; This aids decision-makers to evaluate land-use trade-offs when prioritising flood mitigation measures or investments.;http://jhydro.iwaponline.com/content/26/1/20flood managementgisland usemalaysiasocial valuessolves |
| spellingShingle | Izni Zahidi Mun Ee Yau Alex Lechner Karen Lourdes Modelling public social values of flood-prone land use using the GIS application SolVES Journal of Hydroinformatics flood management gis land use malaysia social values solves |
| title | Modelling public social values of flood-prone land use using the GIS application SolVES |
| title_full | Modelling public social values of flood-prone land use using the GIS application SolVES |
| title_fullStr | Modelling public social values of flood-prone land use using the GIS application SolVES |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modelling public social values of flood-prone land use using the GIS application SolVES |
| title_short | Modelling public social values of flood-prone land use using the GIS application SolVES |
| title_sort | modelling public social values of flood prone land use using the gis application solves |
| topic | flood management gis land use malaysia social values solves |
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