FLOOD DISASTER, LOCAL BELIEF AND ISLAM-SUFISM

Engaging Local Communities through Local Knowledge of Flood Disaster Management in the Pahang River Basin, Malaysia

Natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes impact many parts of Southeast Asia. In Malaysia, recent floods—such as those in 2014−2015—have caused untold damage to property and livelihoods. Up to that point, flood management had mainly emphasized disaster response, rather than risk-reduction strategies. The aim of this paper is to identify the local knowledge and practices of flood-affecte...

Islam in local contexts: Localised Islam in Northern Pakistan

As Clifford Geertz remarked in his Islam Observed (1968), the idea of a ‘changing’ religion is a contradiction in terms, as religion is fundamentally concerned with what is permanent and eternal. Still, one way to come to terms with religious change is to consider the many ways that religion is interpreted, by laymen and scholars alike. Social anthropologists like myself have naturally found a ...

Flood disaster monitoring and evaluation in China

China frequently experiences natural disasters, of which flooding is the most serious. How to monitor and control natural disasters, assess damage, and provide relief is the most urgent problem for the Chinese government and disaster experts. A national integrated system using remote sensing, geographic information systems, the Global Positioning System, and other technology for monitoring and ...

Public Perception of Flood Risk and Community-based Disaster Preparedness

Metaheuristics in Flood Disaster Management and Risk Assessment

A conceptual area is divided into units or barangays, each was allowed to evolve under a physical constraint. A risk assessment method is then used to identify the flood risk in each community using the following risk factors: the area's urbanized area ratio, literacy rate, mortality rate, poverty incidence, radio/TV penetration, and state of structural and non-structural measures. Vulnerabilit...