Currently, the number of unproductive land has increased globally due to mining process or poor drainage system. Increase in unproductive land has reduced expansion for agriculture and trading areas that has necessitated the need for land reclamation. Land reclamation refers to the process of bringing back or converting unproductive wasteland into productive or fertile land. The land reclamation involves using methods such as irrigation, flood control and drainage. Land reclamation helps in modifying streams and wetlands to make them useful for development purposes and bringing damaged soil back to natural state. The scope of the paper involves creating awareness to the people about the need for carrying land reclamation process. People acquire …show more content…
Geographical nature of the land may change that could have an impact to environment. For instance, land reclamation may change the direction of the land that may result to flooding in case of rainy season (Innovateus 1).
Availability of abandoned land
Many lands abandoned after reclamation results due to their inability to produce as expected by the people. Idle land act as hiding place for dangerous animals, which makes living difficult for the people due to fear. The government as to make sure that the eradication of these lands has taken place to avoid wastage of resources and ensure that any land available as productive capability (wetlife 1).
Conclusion
In conclusion, the availability of many unproductive lands has necessitated the need for land reclamation to make these lands productive. Various methods for land reclamation such as irrigation, flood control and drainage applied in converting the unproductive land to productive lands. Land reclamation has brought a positive impact in ensuring that land for food production is available and besides construction of harbor. Land reclamation has also caused negative impact in destruction of natural habitat mainly of sea living. These activities brought biodiversity in living of both the sea creature and other living life on dry
The weather change as well as the increase of urbanization has had a major impact
Land clearing is the process of removing bushland, forest, woodland or grassland, and most commonly occurs in Queensland and New South Wales. Over the last 200 years 70 percent of Australia’s native vegetation was cleared, most occurring in the past 50 years. Approximately 6 million hectares of various ecosystems were removed between 2001 and 2004 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_clearing_in_Australia, 2010). Australia’s land has been utilized over the past century even though it is known as ‘one of the driest and least fertile continents of the world’ (Australian Conservation Foundation, 2000), although land clearing is still an issue due to increased soil salinity and greenhouse gases.
McDonald, M., & Brown, K. (2000). Soil and water conservation projects and rural livelihoods: options for design and research to enhance adoption adaptation. Land Degradation and Development, Vol. 11 Number 4
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When it floods sediments can affect the land by losing nutrients in the soil and it can also affect the clarity of
This paper introduces the environmental concerns of the loss of coastal wetlands. The paper will discuss the significance of wetlands and the devastation that is occurring because of human activity. Wetlands are an essential element of our environment both ecological and societal; conservation will be essential for the preservation of these precious ecosystems.
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in a habitat, changes in climate, the development or destruction of a mountain range, river
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