Land Allocation Approach for The Non-Registered Proprietor Flood

LAND ALLOCATION APPROACH FOR THE NON-REGISTERED PROPRIETOR FLOOD VICTIMS

Assoc. Prof.Sr. Dr. Thuraiya Mohd (Leader)

Tajul Edrus Bin Nordin

Siti Fairuz Binti Che Pin 

Mohd Nasurudin Bin Abdullah 

Azhan Bin Jalaludin

[Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)]

ABSTRACT

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to underscore the need of a land allocation approach for the non-registered proprietor flood victims at Kuala Krai, Kelantan.

Methods: The case study approach using the triangulation method with embedded units of analysis was conducted to investigate the land ownership constraints among the non• registered proprietor flood victims at Kuala Krai. From the initial 223 flood victims, purposeful sampling led to the enlistment of 128 non-registered  proprietor flood victims who were later interviewed in this research. Further, ten experts from the perspectives of land law, policies and administrations were interviewed by using a semi-structured interview protocol to gauge their perceptions in land allocation approach for the non-registered proprietor flood victims in post-disaster context. Descriptive and content analysis were used. Data were then converged into a conceptual framework of land ownership constraints and approach to allocate land for emergency, temporary shelters and new permanent house construction in Kuala Krai, Kelantan.

Results:  Out of 223 flood victims at the case study area,  128 flood victims were without land ownership. The main constraint faced by the flood victims without land ownership was financial. Also, state alienation is recommended as the land allocation approach to allocate land for emergency,  temporary shelters and post-disaster new permanent houses.

Conclusion: In the aftermath of the flood, many did not have the means or money to buy new land and were still living in temporary shelters that were intended to be used only on a temporary basis. This situation also leaves them at risk of eviction.Forward-looking land allocation and land use planning can assist in ensuring that the land  required  to shelter people  in post-disaster contexts can be made immediately available following the disaster and in such locations and in a size that is adequate for the needs of those concerned.