The socioeconomic impact of climate-related hazards: flash flood impact assessment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tariqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Ah Choy Er (), Nurfashareena Muhamad and Joy Jacqueline Pereira
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Tariqur Rahman Bhuiyan: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Ah Choy Er: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Nurfashareena Muhamad: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Joy Jacqueline Pereira: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2021, vol. 109, issue 2, No 8, 1509-1538

Abstract: Abstract Small-scale flash flood events are climate-related disasters which can put multiple aspects of the system at risk. The consequences of flash floods in densely populated cities are increasingly becoming problematic around the globe. However, they are largely ignored in disaster impact assessment studies, especially in assessing socioeconomic loss and damage, which can provide a significant insight for disaster risk reduction measures. Using a structured questionnaire survey, this study applied a statistical approach and developed a structural equation model (SEM) for assessing several socioeconomic dimensions including physical impacts, mobility disruption, lifeline facilities, health and income-related impacts. The study reveals that respondents have experienced a stronger impact on direct tangible elements such as household contents and buildings as well as direct intangible elements with β coefficients 0.703, 0.576 and 0.635, respectively, at p

Keywords: Disaster risk reduction; Disaster impact; Socioeconomic impact; Climate-related disaster; Small-scale hazards; Loss and damage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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