5.1 Conclusion

CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Conclusion

Throughout this study, it can be concluded that the study has identified and reviewed different design strategies from different case studies and compared to different scopes and factors of resiliency. The comparison of different design strategies would allow clear differentiation of contextual application that can be adapt for future reference. The study has also reviewed the precedent flood-resilient design strategies that are anticipated to contributes towards humanistic aspects of urban development. This proves the argument of flood-resilient development shall not only heavily relies on the structural method of intervention, but able to contribute to humanistic development such as social, economic and phycological development in designated flood defence area of the waterfront.

By comparing different contextual situation and elements of each case studies, different limitations and vulnerability towards flooding can be seen as an opportunity to design a unique solution. For instance, by analysing different monsoon-flood situation of Mekong Delta, a unique design feature of the make-shift bridge that tackles on pedestrian accessibility can be made into a creative flood adaptation intervention and passively formed the urban fabric of the site. This strategy demonstrates that design intervention solution towards flood-vulnerability can be addressed to not only solve flooding issues but also improve the urban condition of a place by enhancing urban elements such as accessibility and robustness for public usage. The reviewed design strategies are deemed to solve flood vulnerabilities and may have successfully mitigated flood risks. However, further studies can be done to analyse, evaluate and identify the practicality and workability of the designated features for better effectiveness. Potentially, scientific methods can be adopted to obtain definitive data in studying the practicality of the interventions. Another aspect that can be improved from this study is the feasibility of implementing the reviewed design strategies in Malaysian waterfront context. As mentioned briefly in the study, Malaysia has a viable opportunity to implement floodresilient elements in waterfront development. A detailed feasibility study can be done in the designated flood-prone site in Malaysian waterfront and proposed preferable design features according to the local context. The data analysed in this study could be