Urban land reclamation refers to the process of creating new land from bodies of water, such as oceans, seas, riverbeds, or lake beds. It involves raising the elevation of the existing land or seabed and then improving it to make it suitable for various uses, such as residential, commercial, or industrial development.
Methods of Land Reclamation:
Filling: This involves depositing soil, sand, or other materials into the water body to raise the level of the land.
Drainage: This involves pumping water out of a water body to create dry land.
Polderization: This is a method of land reclamation commonly used in the Netherlands, where dikes and pumps are used to create land below sea level.
