The Impact of Monsoon Flood Phenomenon on Tourism Sector in Kelantan, Malaysia: A Review

  • Authors

    • Fauzi Nurashikin Sungip
    • Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin
    • Muhammad Hafiz Md Saad
    • Noorjima Abd Wahab
    • Ahmad Puad Mat Som
    • Roslan Umar
    • Loh Ing Hoe
    • Surachate Hakparn
    • Kanittha Lertbunchardwong
    • Tepvisit Potikengrith
    • Hazamri Harith
    2018-12-13
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.34.23577
  • Monsoon Flood, Climate, Tourism Sector, Coastal Zone, Kelantan.

  • Abstract

    The northeast monsoon flood phenomenon is a natural disaster especially around East Peninsular Malaysia such as Kelantan. The main objective of this study is to identify the impact of the northeastern monsoon flood of Malaysia on the tourism sector. The climatology factors for tourism sector especially for the coastal zone tourism segment. Large floods as in 2014 have seen a lot of destroying local areas. Both the government and the non-government should formulate strategies to address the flood issue as a process of improvement for the future. Flood effects such as damage to building infrastructure, coastal beauty, facilities, interrupted services and tourist attractions. The findings show that floods that are among the most frequent climate change in all countries in Malaysia. However, the impact of this disaster will not only affect flood-damaged areas but also indirectly affect the growth of the tourism sector as it requires a reconstruction process. The study was conducted to illustrate the impact of the flood disaster that has affected the tourism sector.

     

     

  • References

    1. [1] Ishak., S. N., & Dali, M. A. (2014). Banjir besar 1926 di Semenanjung Malaysia. Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference of Historians of Asia.

      [2] Hussain, T. P. R. S. (2011). Implikasi Bencana Banjir Terhadap Sosioekonomi Penduduk Lembangan Kelantan. Prosiding Perkim VI, 1, 377-388.

      [3] Tahir, W. (2015). Banjir Kuning Bagai Tsunami Ancam Kelantan. Berita Harian Online, http://www.bharian.com.my/node /29743.

      [4] Bernama. (2014). 'New Moon' phenomenon triggers extraordinary floods in East Coast. Berita Awani, http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/new-moon-phenomenon-triggers-extraordinary-floods-east-coast-31414.

      [5] Ziegler, A. D., Lim, H. S., Tantasarin, C., Jachowski, N. R., & Wasson, R. (2012). Floods, false hope, and the future. Hydrological Processes, 26(11), 1748-1750.

      [6] Gasim, M. B., Surif, S., Mokhtar, M., Pereira, J.J., Toriman, M.E., Rahim, S. A., & Bee, C. H. (2010). Analisis Banjir Disember 2006: Tumpuan di Kawasan Bandar Segamat, Johor. Sains Malaysiana 39(3), 353-361.

      [7] Rahman, H. A. (2007). Suatu Tinjauan Terhadap Permasalahan Banjir Kilat di Lembah Klang. Proceedings of the Persidangan Geografi, pp. 1-15.

      [8] Rose, S., & Peter, E.N. (2001). Effect of Urbanization on stream Flow in The Atlanta Area (Georgia, USA): A comparative hydrological approach. Hydrological Processess, 15(8), 1441-1457.

      [9] Kamarudin, M. K. A., Toriman, M. E., Wahab, N. A., Juahir, H., Endut, A., Umar, R., & Gasim, M. B. (2017). Development of Stream Classification System on Tropical Areas with Statistical Approval in Pahang River Basin, Malaysia. Desalination and Water Treatment, (96), 237-254.

      [10] Kamarudin, M. K. A., Toriman, M. E., Wahab, N. A., Rosli, H., Ata, F. M., & Mohd Faudzi, M. N. (2017). Sedimentation Study on Upstream Reach of Selected Rivers in Pahang River Basin, Malaysia. International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, 7 (1), 35-41.

      [11] Kamarudin, M. K. A, Toriman, M. E., Sulaiman, N. H., Ata, F. M., Gasim, M. B., Muhamad, A., Yusoff, W. A., Mokhtar, M., Amran, M. A., & Abd Aziz, N. A. (2015). Classification of tropical river using chemometrics technique: Case study in Pahang River, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 19(5), 1001-1018.

      [12] Dontsova, K. M., & Norton, L. D. (2002). Clay Dispersion, Infiltaration, and Erosion as Influenced by Exchangeable Ca and Mg. Soil Science, 167(3), 184-193.

      [13] Ooi, S. H., Samah, A., & Braesicke, P. (2011). A case study of the Borneo Vortex genesis and its interactions with the global circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 116, 1-20.

      [14] Braesicke, P., See Haim, O., & Abu Samah, A. (2012). Properties of strong off-shore Borneo vortices: A composite analysis of flow pattern and composition as captured by ERA-Interim. Atmospheric Science Letters, 13(2), 128-132.

      [15] Ooi, S. H., Samah, A., & Braesicke, P. (2013). Primary productivity and its variability in the equatorial South China Sea during the northeast monsoon. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 13(8), 21573-21608.

      [16] Zhang, D., Zhou, L., & Nunamaker Jr, J. F. (2002). A knowledge management framework for the support of decision making in humanitarian assistance/disaster relief. Knowledge of Information System, 4(3), 370-385.

      [17] Azid, A., Juahir, H., Ezani, E., Toriman, M. E., Endut, A., Rahman, M. N. A., Yunus, K., Kamarudin, M. K. A., Hasnam, C. N. C., Saudi, A. S. M., & Umar, R. (2015). Identification source of variation on regional impact of air quality pattern using chemometric. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 15(4), 1545-1558.

      [18] Azid, A., Juahir, H., Toriman, M. E., Endut, A., Kamarudin, M. K. A., Rahman, M. N. A., Hasnam, C. N. C., Saudi, A. S. M., & Yunus, K. (2015). Source apportionment of air pollution: A case study in Malaysia. Jurnal Teknologi, 72(1), 83-88.

      [19] Dahlan, A., Rahman. A., Saman, M.., & Yazid, M. (2013). The success factors for Government Information Sharing (GIS) in natural disaster management and risk reduction. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on ICT for the Muslim World, pp. 1-7.

      [20] World Tourism Organisation. (1985). The State’s Role in Protecting and Promoting Culture as a factor Tourism Development and the Proper Use and Exploitation of the National Cultural Heritage of Sites and Monuments for Tourism. WTO.

      [21] Mohamed, B. (2008). Pelancongan Lestari. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

      [22] Berita Harian Online. (2009). Jumlah Kemasukan Pelancong Meningkat. Berita Harian Online.

      [23] Murphy, P. E. (1985). Tourism: A Community Approach. Routledge.

      [24] Mathieson, A., & Wall, G. (1982). Tourism: Economic, physical and social impacts. Longman.

      [25] World Tourism Organization. http://unwto.org/.

      [26] Fathi, Y. (1999). Fiqh al-Siyahah fi al-Islam. Muasasah al-Risalah.

      [27] Collier, A. (1989). Principles of tourism. Pitman Publishing.

      [28] Gray, H. P. (1982). The contribution of economics to tourism. Annals of Tourism Research, 9(1), 105-125.

      [29] Ibrahim, Y. (2008). Pembangunan Pelancongan dan Perubahan Komuniti. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

      [30] Goodhead, T., & Johnson, D. (1996). Coastal recreation and management: The sustainable development of maritime leisure. E & F.N. Spon Publishing.

      [31] Franklin, A. (2003). Tourism: An Introduction. Sage Publications.

      [32] Fennel, D. A. (1999). Ecotourism: An Introduction. Routledge.

      [33] Day, J., Chin, H., Sydnor, S., & Cherkauer, K. (2013). Weather, climate, and tourism performance: A quantitative analysis. Tourism Management Perspectives, 5, 51–56.

      [34] Hussain, T. P. R. S. (2011). Implikasi Bencana Banjir Terhadap Sosioekonomi Penduduk Lembangan Kelantan. Prosiding Perkim VI, 1, 377-388.

      [35] Ang, K. H. (2016). Public perception of Monsoon floods in Malaysia: A case study of Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Malaysian Journal of Society and Space. 9, 24 - 31.

      [36] Roslida, A. (2009). Impak Banjir Kepada Sosioekonomi Penduduk: Kajian kes Hulu Setiu, Terengganu. Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

      [37] Ibrahim, F. (2016). Strategi Penambahbaikan Pengurusan Bencana Banjir Besar Di Kelantan. Universiti Teknologi MARA.

      [38] Md Akhir, N. M,, Azman, A., Hassan, N., & Akhir, N. H. (2017). Kajian Penelitian Masalah Mangsa Bencana Banjir Disember 2014 di Kelantan. Jurnal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Special Issue 3, 45-56.

      [39] Temrin, S. N. A., & Awang, A. (2017). Bencana banjir dan tahap pengetahuan penduduk terhadap pengurusan banjir di Serian, Sarawak. Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 13(4), 22-36.

      [40] Southon, M. P. (2018). Flooded with risks or opportunities: Exploring flooding impacts on tourist accommodation. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 7 (1), 55-66.

      [41] Toriman, M. E., Gasim, M. B., Yusop, Z., Shahid, I., Mastura, S. A. S., Abdullah, P., Jaafar, M., Aziz, N. A. A., Kamarudin, M. K. A., Jaafar, O., Karim, O., Juahir, H., & Jamil, N. R. (2012). Use of 137Cs activity to investigate sediment movement and transport modeling in river coastal environment. American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 8 (4), 417-423.

      [42] Kamarudin, M. K. A., Toriman, M. E., Rosli, M. H., Juahir, H. H., Aziz, N. A. A., Azid, A., Zainuddin, S. F. M., & Sulaiman, W. N. A. (2015). Analysis of meander evolution studies on effect from land use and climate change at the upstream reach of the Pahang River, Malaysia. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 20(8), 1319-1334.

      [43] Joseph B., Adiana G., Shazili N. A. M., Ong M. C., Juahir H., Shaari H., Yii M. W., M. K. A. Kamarudin, M. B. Gasim, K. N. A. Maulud, & Mir, S. I. (2018). The Evaluation of Brunei Bay Sediment Cores Sedimentation Rate Using 210Pb Radiometric Dating Technique. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7 (3.14), 107-114.

  • Downloads

  • How to Cite

    Nurashikin Sungip, F., Khairul Amri Kamarudin, M., Hafiz Md Saad, M., Abd Wahab, N., Puad Mat Som, A., Umar, R., Ing Hoe, L., Hakparn, S., Lertbunchardwong, K., Potikengrith, T., & Harith, H. (2018). The Impact of Monsoon Flood Phenomenon on Tourism Sector in Kelantan, Malaysia: A Review. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.34), 37-40. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.34.23577

    Received date: 2018-12-10

    Accepted date: 2018-12-10

    Published date: 2018-12-13