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Developing a Design Framework for Disaster Resilience Flood Evacuation Centre in Malaysia

Table 4: Research protocol for case study

Methodology Sample
Research questions What are the current space allocations and design in a flood evacuation centre in Malaysia? Are these centres functioning well?
Research objective To evaluate the functions and conditions of the spaces provided in the current flood evacuation centres.
Research sites Six selected flood evacuation centres in districts of Kuantan, Pahang; Johor Bahru, Johor and Pasir Mas, Kelantan.
Participants Building operators, the state’s Social Welfare Department and the district’s Disaster Management Agency
Methodology Site observation
Methods of data collection Observation checklistField memosInformal conversations
Data analysis Thematic analysis
Unit of analysis Shelter design consideration, resilience measures
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