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Flooding   Eco  friendly   Drought   Countermeasures   against  natural   disaster  law   River  law   Water  cycle   Water  supply  law   Fire  prevenUon   Water  resources       Figure 7: Concept of multi-purpose rainwater management utilised in Korea (Han, 2013) Figure  7:  Concept  of  multi-­‐purpose  rainwater  management  utilized  in  Korea  (Han,  2013)   REFERENCES  Garrison, N., Kloss, C. and Lukes, R. (2011). Capturing Rainwater from Rooftops: An Efficient Water Resources Management Strategy that Increases Supply and Reduces Pollution. The Natural Resources Defence Council, US. Hamzah S. B. (2011). Integrating concept   Harvesting with Water Reuse for management   in   a   city   could   be   a   On   a   much   larger   scale,   the   Rainwater of   multi-­‐purpose   rainwater  Physical Modelling in NAHRIM’s Hydraulic and Instrumentation Laboratory. Malaysia Water Research Journal, 1, pp 40-46. NAHRIM. proactive   and   alternative   solution   for   flooding   and   water   supply   issues   in   Malaysia.   South   Korea   is   Han M. Y. (2013). Progress of Multi-purpose and Proactive Rainwater Management in Korea. Review Paper, Environmental Engineering through   “Rain   Cities   Programme”   such   as   the   Seoul   City   Rainwater   pursuing   this   solution  Research, 2013 June, 18(2), pp 65-69. Korean Societies of Environmental Engineers. Han M.Y. (2007). Rainwater Harvesting and Management in Korea. The Project   (Han,   2007).   The   Star   City   Management   and   the   Star   City   Rainwater   Harvesting   System   Department of Civil, Urban & Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea. Programme,  for  example,  took  the  “No  Regret  Approach”  which  is  not  only  useful  for  efficient  on-­‐ JPBD (2013). Sistem Pengumpulan dan Penggunaan Semula Air Hujan. Panduan Pelaksanaan Inisiatif Pembangunan site  flash  flood  control,  drought  management,  fire  fighting  and  landscaping  but  also  helps  in  climate   Kejiranan Hijau. Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa Semenanjung Malaysia. change   adaptation   and   mitigation   (reduction   of   greenhouse   gases   via   reduction   in  and Supplementary NAHRIM (2010). A Desktop Study on Impact of Rainwater Utilization Systems on Flood Reduction energy   use).   At   Public Water Supply for Non Potable Use on a Regional Scale in Sg Damansara Catchment. the   same   time,   research   and   development   in   the   utilisation   of   rainwater   for  NAHRIM. and   potable   drinking   Shaaban A.J. and Huang Y.F. (2007). NAHRIM’s Experience in Rainwater Utilization System Research. Proceedings of consumption  should  be  expanded  and  strengthened.  Rainwater  harvesting  systems,  combined  with   the Colloquium on Rainwater Utilisation, 19 – 20 April 2007, pp 39-48. NAHRIM. features  A.J., M.Amin M.Z. and Huang Y.F. (2010). Rainwater Management and Utilization System. The Ingenieur, Vol Shaaban such   as   permeable   pavements,   detention   and   retention   ponds,   rain   gardens,   green   roofs,   45 March-May 2010, pp 28-38. Board of Engineers Malaysia. green   walls   and   water   features   would   not   only   improve   the   health   of   urban   an   environment   by   Othman M.S., Abdul Rahman S., Md Khalid R., Mohd Shahwahid F., Shaaban A.J. and Huang Y.F. (2007). storage   reducing   water   pollution   and   urban   heat   island   effects   but   they   could   also   double   up   as  Incentives to Promote Public Use of Rainwater Harvesting in Malaysia. Proceedings of the Colloquium on Rainwater Utilisation, facility  for  conjunctive  water  supply.     19 – 20 April 2007, pp 69-77. NAHRIM. U.S. General Accounting office (2001). Water Quality: Urban Runoff Programs, Report No. GAO-01-679     25