Identification of vulnerable areas to floods in Kelantan River sub-basins by using flood vulnerability index

Flood vulnerability indices for the Kelantan River sub-basins were developed from various flood-related variables. The vulnerability indices of the Kelantan River sub-basins involved flood depth-inundation area, soil erosion potential, and potential of soil for agricultural use, population vulnerabi...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, N. F., Zardari, N. H., Shirazi, S. M., Haniffah, M. R. B. M., Talib, S. M., Yusop, Z., Yusoff, S. M. A. B. M.
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Published: Int. J. of GEOMATE. 2017
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author Ibrahim, N. F.
Zardari, N. H.
Shirazi, S. M.
Haniffah, M. R. B. M.
Talib, S. M.
Yusop, Z.
Yusoff, S. M. A. B. M.
author_facet Ibrahim, N. F.
Zardari, N. H.
Shirazi, S. M.
Haniffah, M. R. B. M.
Talib, S. M.
Yusop, Z.
Yusoff, S. M. A. B. M.
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description Flood vulnerability indices for the Kelantan River sub-basins were developed from various flood-related variables. The vulnerability indices of the Kelantan River sub-basins involved flood depth-inundation area, soil erosion potential, and potential of soil for agricultural use, population vulnerability, road infrastructure vulnerability and market infrastructure vulnerability. These indices were developed from the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technique. The result indicates that the flood vulnerability indices of sub-basins were mostly ranked high in the areas with high concentration of development activities and densely populated region with large infrastructure existence that are more flood-prone group than others especially in major metropolitan areas. In order to steer against probable damage caused by flood, it remains important to develop a tool that is most beneficial for river basin managers and policy makers, so that they can conduct vulnerability assessment and flood risk in term of human lives losses and property damages during future massive floods. The output of this study can guide decision makers to reduce flood risks Kelantan River basin in future.
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spelling utm.eprints-802672019-04-25T01:24:39Z http://eprints.utm.my/80267/ Identification of vulnerable areas to floods in Kelantan River sub-basins by using flood vulnerability index Ibrahim, N. F. Zardari, N. H. Shirazi, S. M. Haniffah, M. R. B. M. Talib, S. M. Yusop, Z. Yusoff, S. M. A. B. M. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Flood vulnerability indices for the Kelantan River sub-basins were developed from various flood-related variables. The vulnerability indices of the Kelantan River sub-basins involved flood depth-inundation area, soil erosion potential, and potential of soil for agricultural use, population vulnerability, road infrastructure vulnerability and market infrastructure vulnerability. These indices were developed from the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technique. The result indicates that the flood vulnerability indices of sub-basins were mostly ranked high in the areas with high concentration of development activities and densely populated region with large infrastructure existence that are more flood-prone group than others especially in major metropolitan areas. In order to steer against probable damage caused by flood, it remains important to develop a tool that is most beneficial for river basin managers and policy makers, so that they can conduct vulnerability assessment and flood risk in term of human lives losses and property damages during future massive floods. The output of this study can guide decision makers to reduce flood risks Kelantan River basin in future. Int. J. of GEOMATE. 2017 Article PeerReviewed Ibrahim, N. F. and Zardari, N. H. and Shirazi, S. M. and Haniffah, M. R. B. M. and Talib, S. M. and Yusop, Z. and Yusoff, S. M. A. B. M. (2017) Identification of vulnerable areas to floods in Kelantan River sub-basins by using flood vulnerability index. International Journal of GEOMATE, 12 (29). pp. 107-114. ISSN 2186-2982
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Ibrahim, N. F.
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Talib, S. M.
Yusop, Z.
Yusoff, S. M. A. B. M.
Identification of vulnerable areas to floods in Kelantan River sub-basins by using flood vulnerability index
title Identification of vulnerable areas to floods in Kelantan River sub-basins by using flood vulnerability index
title_full Identification of vulnerable areas to floods in Kelantan River sub-basins by using flood vulnerability index
title_fullStr Identification of vulnerable areas to floods in Kelantan River sub-basins by using flood vulnerability index
title_full_unstemmed Identification of vulnerable areas to floods in Kelantan River sub-basins by using flood vulnerability index
title_short Identification of vulnerable areas to floods in Kelantan River sub-basins by using flood vulnerability index
title_sort identification of vulnerable areas to floods in kelantan river sub basins by using flood vulnerability index
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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