Geographical information system (GIS) based multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for landslide hazard zonation : a case study of Ampang Jaya Municipal Council / Ainon Nisa Othman

Malaysia has undergone rapid development in many sectors. As the impact of fast economic growth, there will be an increase in land demand for sectors such as industries and housing area. The limitation of flat ground areas especially in urban areas such as Kuala Lumpur and Selangor has increased the...

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Main Author: Othman, Ainon Nisa
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Published: Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2014
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spelling uitm-195242018-06-12T02:06:16Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19524/ Geographical information system (GIS) based multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for landslide hazard zonation : a case study of Ampang Jaya Municipal Council / Ainon Nisa Othman Othman, Ainon Nisa Geographic information systems Malaysia has undergone rapid development in many sectors. As the impact of fast economic growth, there will be an increase in land demand for sectors such as industries and housing area. The limitation of flat ground areas especially in urban areas such as Kuala Lumpur and Selangor has increased the demand for other alternatives such as in hilly areas. Landslides have caused large numbers of damages and losses especially in hilly development areas. Major landslide incidence that took place in Highland Tower, Ampang in 1993 was definitely an eye opener for the federal government and local authorities to properly manage hillslope development especially in high risk areas. Although there are various methods and criteria used to determine landslide hazard zones, it is not clear which criteria and models are appropriate to be used in the Malaysian environment. Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2014 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19524/1/ABS_AINON%20NISA%20OTHMAN%20TDRA%20VOL%206%20IGS_14.pdf Othman, Ainon Nisa (2014) Geographical information system (GIS) based multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for landslide hazard zonation : a case study of Ampang Jaya Municipal Council / Ainon Nisa Othman. In: The Doctoral Research Abstracts. IPSis Biannual Publication, 6 (6). Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM, Shah Alam.
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Geographical information system (GIS) based multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for landslide hazard zonation : a case study of Ampang Jaya Municipal Council / Ainon Nisa Othman
description Malaysia has undergone rapid development in many sectors. As the impact of fast economic growth, there will be an increase in land demand for sectors such as industries and housing area. The limitation of flat ground areas especially in urban areas such as Kuala Lumpur and Selangor has increased the demand for other alternatives such as in hilly areas. Landslides have caused large numbers of damages and losses especially in hilly development areas. Major landslide incidence that took place in Highland Tower, Ampang in 1993 was definitely an eye opener for the federal government and local authorities to properly manage hillslope development especially in high risk areas. Although there are various methods and criteria used to determine landslide hazard zones, it is not clear which criteria and models are appropriate to be used in the Malaysian environment.
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author Othman, Ainon Nisa
author_facet Othman, Ainon Nisa
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title Geographical information system (GIS) based multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for landslide hazard zonation : a case study of Ampang Jaya Municipal Council / Ainon Nisa Othman
title_short Geographical information system (GIS) based multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for landslide hazard zonation : a case study of Ampang Jaya Municipal Council / Ainon Nisa Othman
title_full Geographical information system (GIS) based multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for landslide hazard zonation : a case study of Ampang Jaya Municipal Council / Ainon Nisa Othman
title_fullStr Geographical information system (GIS) based multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for landslide hazard zonation : a case study of Ampang Jaya Municipal Council / Ainon Nisa Othman
title_full_unstemmed Geographical information system (GIS) based multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for landslide hazard zonation : a case study of Ampang Jaya Municipal Council / Ainon Nisa Othman
title_sort geographical information system (gis) based multi-criteria decision making (mcdm) for landslide hazard zonation : a case study of ampang jaya municipal council / ainon nisa othman
publisher Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM
publishDate 2014
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19524/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19524/1/ABS_AINON%20NISA%20OTHMAN%20TDRA%20VOL%206%20IGS_14.pdf
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