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other subjects > engineering > civil engineering > hydraulic construction engineering > land reclamation
... > other subjects > technology > construction technology > civil engineering > hydraulic construction engineering > land reclamation
... > contexts > demography > residence characteristics > housing > housing technology > construction technology > civil engineering > hydraulic construction engineering > land reclamation
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > residence characteristics > housing > housing technology > construction technology > civil engineering > hydraulic construction engineering > land reclamation
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > residence characteristics > housing > housing technology > construction technology > civil engineering > hydraulic construction engineering > land reclamation

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land reclamation  

Definition

  • Land reclamation is both the creation of solid land from swamps and other watery areas and the restoring of polluted land to either a natural or usable state. The practice of land reclamation has been a human activity from early in human history. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Land Reclamation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NFC93FL9-J

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