DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-04887-3
论文题名: The socioeconomic impact of climate-related hazards: flash flood impact assessment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
作者: Bhuiyan T.R. ; Er A.C. ; Muhamad N. ; Pereira J.J.
刊名: Natural Hazards
ISSN: 0921030X
出版年: 2021
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Climate-related disaster
; Disaster impact
; Disaster risk reduction
; Loss and damage
; Small-scale hazards
; Socioeconomic impact
英文摘要: 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 < 0:001 level. The direct intangible impacts affect mobility disruption with β coefficients equal to 0.701 at p < 0:001 level which then further cause adversity to income-generating activities with β 0.316 at significant p < 0:001 as well. The overall model fit indices show highly acceptable scores of SRMR 0.068, RMSEA 0.055 and PClose 0.092. Thus, the SEM has successfully incorporated the socioeconomic dimensions of disaster impact and explained the impact phenomena reliably. This modeling approach will allow inclusion of various variables from different disciplines to assess hazard impact, vulnerability and resilience. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168920
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作者单位: Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRI), Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor 43600, Malaysia; Research Centre for Development, Social and Environment, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan 43600, Malaysia
Recommended Citation:
Bhuiyan T.R.,Er A.C.,Muhamad N.,et al. The socioeconomic impact of climate-related hazards: flash flood impact assessment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[J]. Natural Hazards,2021-01-01