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Encyclopedia > Reclamation

Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. One involves a change from an area's natural state, the other restoring an area to a more natural state.


Creating new land

Land reclamation is the creation of new land where there was once water. Notable examples include the city of Washington, DC (which is built on land that was once swamp) and the polders of the Netherlands. The southern Chinese cities of Hong Kong and Macau and the city-state of Singapore are also famous for their efforts on land reclamation. The most ambitious and impressive however, is the Palm Islands and The World off Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.


Repairing damaged land

Land reclamation is also the process of cleaning up a site that has sustained environmental damage. This can be done to allow for some form of human use (such as a housing development) or to restore the area to its natural state as a wildlife habitat.


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Reclamation Packet (1855 words)
Since the reclamation right is in the nature of a lien on the shipped goods, the goods must still be in the possession of the buyer or his agent.
In addition, the reclamation claim on the goods may be second in priority to the rights of a lien holder (usually a lender) who holds a previously perfected lien in the inventory of the buyer.
Be aware that your reclamation rights are subject to many variables (what goods are still on hand when the notice was received, whether the buyer was insolvent when the goods were received, whether there is a lender with a blanket lien, etc.), but do not let any of this stop you.
Reclamation (3658 words)
The general approach proposed for reclamation during shut-down periods is the same as the program of continuing maintenance ongoing for the operating life of the mine.
The revised Reclamation Plan (August 1997) identifies a series of objectives to be achieved with reclamation, ranging from the stabilization of steep slopes and protection of surficial soil materials to establishment of self-sustaining vegetation and pre-mining recreational uses.
Reclamation of streams and the Ophir Creek diversion channel shall include consideration of bioengineering techniques to protect fish habitat in addition to the placement of rip rap to meet the primary reclamation objective of stabilization.
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