Exposure Elements in Disaster Databases and Availability for Local Scale Application: Case Study of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Exposure elements in open-access disaster databases that are relevant to critical infrastructure and basic services in the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) were transformed into spatial data, to investigate the impact of flash flood hazards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In this era of big data and hyper-connectivity, the availability of open-access data on exposure elements across scales and systems is largely unknown. Information on exposure elements and hazard susceptibility provide important insights to enhance community resilience, to move away from merely managing disasters to managing the risk of disasters, in line with the SFDRR. The case study of Kuala Lumpur enabled an assessment of information availability in existing disaster databases and within the national system, to facilitate informed decision-making. Findings reveal that there are a total of 26 databases on the internet that provide information on disasters and related elements; of which 18 are global, three are regional and four provide information at the national scale. However, only ten databases are open access where the user is able to easily retrieve information while others provide a “view only option”. The coverage of exposure elements in disaster databases is very poor where only five databases carried such information; and it is not useful for local scale application. Thus, information was sought from multiple open data sources within the national system and transformed into spatial data, to develop an exposure element data inventory for the city. There are 509 exposure elements within Kuala Lumpur, covering 33 private and government hospitals and community clinics; 189 public and private schools and institutions higher education; 261 facilities that provide basic services; and 26 features that represent of social and economic aspects. The exposure elements, which is coherent with the SFDRR, benefits decision-making when overlain with existing flood hazard zones and susceptible areas. Moving forward, emerging hazards due to climate change will be evaluated to strengthen informed decision-making and build community resilience in the city. The empowerment of local level research has great potential to advance open sharing of information on disaster and climate risks in the region.

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Visitor Analysis on Effectiveness of Photographs towards Quality of Life: A case study of the Royal Museum Kuala Lumpur

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.2108 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (13) ◽

Author(s):

Zahari Zubir ◽

Prince Favis Isip ◽

Nurul Alia Ahamad ◽

Nor Hayati Hussain

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Decision Making ◽

Open Access ◽

Publishing House ◽

Kuala Lumpur ◽

Research Findings ◽

International Publishing ◽

Open Access Article

This research investigates the effectiveness of photographs in enhancing, creating attachment and appreciation towards memories of historical events which took place in the former National Palace of Kuala Lumpur. The purpose of this research is to study the effectiveness of the use of photographs for the appreciation of the museum from the visitors' perspective. The research findings provide recommendations to museum curators and administrators for better decision making on the utilization and display of photographs in the Royal Museum and other museums in general.Keywords: Royal Museum Kuala Lumpur; photographs; appreciation; effectiveness.eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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Application of PCA with georeferenced data in the tourism industry: A case study in the province of Córdoba, Argentina

Tourism Economics ◽

10.1177/1354816620987681 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 135481662098768

Author(s):

Laura I Luna

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Principal Components ◽

Spatial Data ◽

Local Development ◽

Value Added ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Methodological Innovation ◽

Spatial Principal Components ◽

Components Analysis

The spatial analysis of tourism industries provides information about their structure, which is necessary for decision-making. In this work, tourism industries in the departments of Córdoba province, Argentina, for the 2001–2014 period were mapped. Multivariate methods with and without spatial restrictions (spatial principal components (sPCs) analysis, MULTISPATI-PCA, and principal components analysis (PCA), respectively) were applied and their performance was compared. MULTISPATI-PCA yielded a higher degree of spatial structuring of the components that summarize tourism activities than PCA. The methodological innovation lies in the generation of statistics for multidimensional spatial data. The departments were classified according to the participation of tourism activities in the value added of tourism using the sPCs obtained as input of the cluster fuzzy k-means analysis. This information provides elements necessary for appropriately defining local development strategies and, therefore, is useful to improve decision-making.

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Data-informed decision-making for life-saving commodities investments in Malawi: A qualitative case study

Malawi Medical Journal ◽

10.4314/mmj.v30i2.11 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 111

Author(s):

Bennett Nemser

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Qualitative Case Study ◽

Informed Decision ◽

Informed Decision Making ◽

Life Saving ◽

Data Informed

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Emotional and Subjective Volunteered Geographical Information

Advances in Geospatial Technologies - Volunteered Geographic Information and the Future of Geospatial Data ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2446-5.ch006 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 97-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jiri Panek

Keyword(s):

Data Mining ◽

Social Networks ◽

Spatial Data ◽

Large Scale ◽

Geographical Information ◽

Emotional Information ◽

Spatial Features ◽

Spatial Locations ◽

The City

Crowdsroucing of emotional information can take many forms, from social networks data mining to large-scale surveys. The author presents the case-study of emotional mapping in Ostrava´s district Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic. Together with the local administration, the author crowdsourced the emotional perceptions of the location from almost 400 citizens, who created 4,051 spatial features. Additional to the spatial data there were 1,244 comments and suggestions for improvements in the district. Furthermore, the author is looking for patterns and hot-spots within the city and if there are any relevant linkages between certain emotions and spatial locations within the city.

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Development and assessment of development strategy alternatives in strategic environmental assessment

Environmental engineering ◽

10.37023/ee.7.2.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 95-100

Author(s):

Marina Stenek ◽

Bojana Nardi ◽

Nenad Mikulić

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Public Participation ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Informed Decision Making ◽

Legal Requirements ◽

The Development Strategy ◽

The City

Development and evaluation of alternatives is a key process in the strategic environmental assessment (SEA), which enables improvement of the environment, informed decision-making, greater transparency and better opportunities for public participation. It is also the most challenging part of the assessment, because the alternatives are often avoided or considered to the extent to meet the legal requirements. The absence of alternatives in the assessment process significantly diminishes the contribution of SEA to the environmental protection system. The paper will outline the generally applicable methodology for the development and assessment of alternatives in the SEA process, on the example of the Development Strategy of the City of Solin, which is based on the development of the environmental alternative, which significantly contributes to the development of sustainable strategic solutions.

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A Novel Neutrosophic Data Analytic Hierarchy Process for Multi-Criteria Decision Making Method: A Case Study in Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange

IEEE Access ◽

10.1109/access.2019.2912913 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 53687-53697 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Desmond Jun Yi Tey ◽

Yee Fei Gan ◽

Ganeshsree Selvachandran ◽

Shio Gai Quek ◽

Florentin Smarandache ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽

Stock Exchange ◽

Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽

Kuala Lumpur ◽

Analytic Hierarchy ◽

Hierarchy Process ◽

Data Analytic

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A Contingent/Assimilation Framework for Public Interorganizational Systems Decisions: Should the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Consolidate Information Technology Services?

International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making ◽

10.1142/s0219622018420014 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (06) ◽

pp. 1611-1658 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Enrique Mu ◽

Howard Stern

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Analytic Network Process ◽

Allegheny County ◽

Financial Variables ◽

Information Technology Services ◽

Network Process ◽

Technology Services ◽

Specific Factors ◽

The City

Many times, benefit-opportunity-cost-risk (BOCR) information system (IS)-related decisions are based mainly on short-term financial variables. We propose a broader decision-making framework, using contingency theory to identify environmental specific factors and assimilation theory to identify post-implementation factors to be considered in the decision. This approach is demonstrated within the context of a case study: the decision to merge the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County IS functions using an analytic network process (ANP)/BOCR analysis. ANP is a multi-criteria decision-making approach toward making decisions taking into account multiple criteria, alternatives and their interrelationships. The contingency/assimilation approach proposed here can be used in all sorts of IS decisions while the proposed IS merge decision model can be applied, with some contextual modifications, to similar public IS merge decisions. In addition, the ANP/BOCR approach is meticulously explained to serve as a useful reference for prospective users.

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Rooting a new event in its place: the case of Festa Templária, Tomar, Portugal

International Journal of Event and Festival Management ◽

10.1108/ijefm-10-2016-0068 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 324-345 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hermínia Sol ◽

Marisa P. de Brito ◽

João Pinto Coelho ◽

Luís Mota Figueira ◽

Christopher Pratt ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Single Case ◽

Primary Data ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Longitudinal Case Study ◽

Content Type ◽

The Creation ◽

The City ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose With fierce competition in capturing tourists, it is crucial that destinations be prepared to adapt and to refresh their event portfolio. The purpose of this paper is to look into the decision-making process that led to the development of a new festival in a middle-sized city, Tomar, in Portugal. Design/methodology/approach This study analyses the creation process of the Knights Templar Festival, in Tomar, a new event focusing on the Templar history of the city. A retrospective outlook on the evolution of the event is given. Primary data were collected via quantitative survey analysis and semi-structured interviews. The theoretical scope is events and placemaking. Findings The strengths and weaknesses of the region influenced the conception and setting up of this particular event. This awareness is important for cities in meeting the challenges and opportunities that event portfolio diversification calls for. Research limitations/implications This paper helps us to understand the motives and challenges in establishing a new event in the city, through the analysis of a single case study of a European middle-sized city. Simultaneously, it is a longitudinal in-depth case of the first editions of a new historically focused event. Practical implications Several practical implications can be derived to the case of Tomar. Overall, it is key that cities align the focus of new events with the city’s identity (as Tomar did). Originality/value This paper presents an in-depth and longitudinal case study, from the moment of the creation of a new event to its fourth edition, mapping the decision-making process, highlighting the learning curve of the decision makers.

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