Land reclamation — For the sense of restoration, see land restoration. Reclaimed redirects here. For other uses, see Reclaim. Reclaiming in Perth, Australia 1964 Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, is the process to create new land from sea or riverbeds … Wikipedia
Land Art — Land Art, Projekt Hügel Zikkurat von Ed und Tomas Hoke sowie Armin Guerino im Kärntner Rosental … Deutsch Wikipedia
land reform — any program, esp. when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * Deliberate change in the way agricultural land is held or owned, the methods of its… … Universalium
Reclamation Act — The Reclamation Act of 1902 (43 U.S.C.A. No. 391 et seq.), authorized the Secretary of the Interior to locate, construct, operate, and maintain works for the storage, diversion, and development of waters for the reclamation of arid and semiarid… … Black's law dictionary
Land use in Oregon — Map of federal land ownership in Oregon Bureau of Indian Affairs … Wikipedia
harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… … Universalium
Central and Wan Chai Reclamation — is a project launched by the Hong Kong Government since the 1990s to reclaim land for different purposes.BackgroundThe project was first mentioned in the 1985 planning strategy by the Government. [150 Years of Hong Kong Harbour and Land… … Wikipedia
Zuiderzee Works — The 32 km Afsluitdijk separates the IJsselmeer (right) from the Wadden Sea (left), protecting thousands of km² of land. The Zuiderzee Works (Dutch: Zuiderzeewerken) are a manmade system of dams, land reclamation and water drainage works, the… … Wikipedia
Gas Works Park — in Seattle, Washington is a 19.1 acre (77,000 m²) public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood. Gas Works park… … Wikipedia
Newlands Reclamation Act — The Reclamation Act (also known as the Lowlands Reclamation Act or National Reclamation Act) of 1902 (Pub.L. 57 161) is a United States federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West. The act at… … Wikipedia
