Land Reclamation
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This report summarises the status of coral reefs in the ROPME Sea Area which includes Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE); there are no coral reefs in Iraq. The region can be split into three... more
Findings from the Yellowhead Institute’s Land Back report highlight the pattern and impacts of settler colonial land theft: “If Indigenous legal traditions are not recognized to have standing in decision-making on resource management, the... more
This report summarises the status of coral reefs in the ROPME Sea Area which includes Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE); there are no coral reefs in Iraq. The region can be split into three... more
In this paper, I will present some of the results of my ongoing PhD research, which aims to reconstruct how the alluvial plain around Ravenna was shaped by both natural and anthropic factors during the last few millennia. Indeed, since at... more
History of the replanting of the Tijuca Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the second half of the 19th century.
Fascism, reclamation and colonization in South Tyrol (1920s) The essay describes the land reclamation and colonization plans elaborated in the 1920s by Fascism as a tool for the Italianization of South Tyrol. These plans, conceived by... more
Surface coal mining in Appalachia has caused extensive replacement of forest with non-forested land cover, much of which is unmanaged and unproductive. Although forested ecosystems are valued by society for both marketable products and... more
Imagine a field with hundreds of pyramids the size of the greatest ones built in ancient Egypt. That is the volume of the land reclamations in the port of Kobe. This paper is recapitulating the postwar development of this port city once... more
Land reclamation of derelict landscapes, until in recent times, was a rare experience, especially in developing countries. This has however changed with the adoption of environmental policies and legislative frameworks in most countries... more
A cover crop is a plant that is grown (in large quantities) for preventing soil erotion of the lands such as the ones laid bare after mining. The cover crop currently used are commonly Centrosema pubescens, Calopogonium mucunoides,... more
Beginning during the colonial period, and greatly accelerating following independence in 1965, Singapore has used land reclamation to increase its national domain by nearly 25 per cent. The construction of new land was a key component of... more
This thesis investigates the reclamation of mires (fens and bogs) in Sweden with a focus on the early modern period. Today, the mires are valued natural habitats and their cultivation is controversial. International research describes... more
The UK has a long history of quarrying and many disused sites were simply abandoned. Increased population pressure and awareness of environmental issues has resulted in two main changes: quarries can be valuable assets for redevelopment,... more
Die weltweiten Migrationsströme haben die politischen und gesellschaftlichen Diskussionen zum Thema „Heimat“ intensiviert. Heimat – verstanden als Zugehörigkeit zu einem geographischen Ort, einer Sprache, einem Volk, einer Gruppe, einer... more
The discovery of a 12th century chair during excavations of an old farm plus adjoining dike in a small polder near Rotterdam opens up new insights into the role of large monasteries during the era of the reclamation and shaping of large... more
In this era of climate crisis, sustainability is a global imperative. Yet we tend to associate sustainability, nature, and the environment with distant places, science, and policy. The truth is that everything is environmental, from... more
In this paper I show that decline in tax revenue from Early Medieval Iraq was mainly due to the fall in soil output. I demonstrate that the fall in soil output, political administration, land tenure and the methods of tax assessment were... more
Mycorrhizal fungi play a crucial role in plant nutrient uptake, water relations, ecosystem establishment, plant diversity, and productivity of plants. Mycorrhizas also protect plants against root pathogens and toxic stresses. The... more
This thesis analyses an imminent coastal freeway along Mumbai’s Western Waterfront through the lens of multiple urban contestations that challenge the many embedded inequalities in the project. Mumbai’s Coastal Road, a 10 km freeway, will... more
This article discusses the role of irrigation in the Po Valley between 12th and 16th centuries. It studies how the development of irrigation affected the landscape, the presence of irrigation in the legislation, the discussion of... more