Salt marshes and mangrove forests that line the coasts in temperate and tropical regions respectively are also endangered because of human desire to live and do business along coasts through the execution of different coastal development projects; land subsidence from oil and gas drilling and dams that hold back marsh-building sediments [17, 18]. Bahrain People participation is very important in landscape reclamation because it would provide a consensus view on land use to the host community [19]. However, many land reclamation activities are not development-centered, but business-centered. Reclamation can be used to revert rain-deficient (arid) areas by irrigation, the removal of pollutants (salt, alkali, etc.) The marine coastal ecosystem is made up of different zones. Primary and secondary data will be used in the analysis. United Kingdom © 2020 The Author(s). Nepal Sao Tome and Principe Over population is a major factor that had led to the extension of cities beyond coastal limits. This is because the adventitious roots of the mangrove forest serve as tidal breaks. Submitted: June 20th 2018Reviewed: October 15th 2018Published: January 8th 2020, Home > Books > Landscape Reclamation - Rising From What's Left. Land reclamation impact the coastal environment in several ways (Table 1). Armenia A field observation made indicates that seeds at the end of the sand filled area had better growth than seeds at the mouth of the entrance of the balkanized sand. Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. Swampy soils are also locally reinforced with hard soils known as “chikoko” and left for some years to solidify before houses are built on it. Somalia Guinea Bissau Philippines Hong Kong American Samoa Read more, JCB is set to reduce production levels at UK factories due to anticipated component shortages from C... Read more, A new milestone for Kuenz. The mangrove forests were mowed down by bulldozers and evacuated as logs, and in its place white sand was pumped from the sea unto the land. Before reclamation the site is cleared, which leads to the destruction of native plant species within the reclaimed area [3]. The dredged soil that is evacuated from the river bottom is dumped on land surface and smothers coastal vegetation such as mangroves. The most dominant species found was white mangroves (Laguncularia racemosa) (108) followed by red mangroves (Rhizophora racemosa) (104), black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) (77) and nipa palm (Nypa fruticans) (17). Bhutan Paraguay This situation made the local authority to cut down and sand fill a mangrove forest measuring about 4.2 million m2 in 1984 (Figure 2). This is a natural ecological restoration. Port Authority/Terminal Operator This means areas that had been cleared and sand filled could be opened up again to be interconnected with the river, so that it will gradually become alive and revert to its original form [11]. Changes in land form lead to changes in the biogeography of the area. Luloff, James C. Finley and Donald G. Hodges. Land is regarded in this area as the best form of asset investment because of the prestige attached to its ownership. (A) Graph of species population along sampling points (T1, T2 and T3) indicates a decrease in number of species from point T1 (high nutrient content) to point T3 (low nutrient content); and (B) graph of concentration of physico-chemicals along within sites T1, T2 and T3. This is because such activities lead to the clearing of the mangrove forest and other coastal vegetation. Through the use of police power they acquire and take over mangrove forest they bulldoze the forest, dredge and sand fill the site, which they allow to lie fallow for some years or reinforce and develop immediately. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines However, in many communities coastal lands are protected traditionally if they have cultural significance to the people [1]. To date an area of more than three million square metres of land has been reclaimed. Australia Logging activities destroys plant cover along the coast and creates a passage for people to enter to hunt for rare animals or harvest wild plant species. It was observed that land reclamation activity for urban and industrial uses has significant effect on the ecosystem service loss. The presence of mangroves along the coast stabilizes and reinforces the soil against erosion. Menu Cryptocurrency Posts; Cryptophilosophy Podcast; Podcast Transcripts These activities are economically beneficial to farmers, but inimical to the environment. Cuba French Southern Territories Ukraine Portugal Cultural activity such as fish farming results in the reclamation of coastal areas and the balkanization of river tributaries. Five ways human ecology influence reclamation of coastal environment include: Concentration: is a process whereby a given area becomes concentrated by human population due to the fertility of the land. Chile Thailand Switzerland 6-GROUND WA TER-November-December 2001 (pages 912-920 ) Kabat, P. et al . Aland Islands But an extreme form of conversion of a landscape to an aquaculture can be done via dredging and canalization. Highly placed individuals prefer constructing their houses along coastal areas. The restoration of tidal force, edaphic factors and climatic effect will encourage natural recruitment of seedlings. An unintended advantage of the reclamation is an increase of fresh ground water resource because the reclaimed land can be an additional aquifer and rain recharge takes place over a larger area. The results of the physico-chemical analysis and the species abundance test were derived as shown in Figure 9. It is the responsibility of the Government to protect the land against illegal landscape reclamations. Slovenia Homogeneous ideals such as customs, educational goals, and occupational goals all make up segregation. Mangrove vegetation is the dominant species found at the interface between the land and the sea. Land degradation can also lead to loss of vegetation cover and thus make them susceptible to climatic hazards like droughts. Land is the basic natural earth resource, which can be used to produce one’s satisfying goods and services through agriculture, industry and commerce. Iran The bulldozers that fall the trees and the trucks that evacuate the logs all generate smoke which pollutes the surrounding air leading to poor air quality, and resulting in acid rain. Local sand mining is done manually by the digging of sand from the bottom of the river during low tide and conveyed ashore in hand dug canoes. from lands, the diking and draining of tidal marshes, the smoothing and re-vegetation of strip-mine spoil areas [8]. Afghanistan Crude oil pipeline and well head situated in reclaimed coastal area in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Saint Barthelemy This could lead to the reduction in species composition and diversity of aquatic resources. Spain The suggested solution to revert an already devastated area is by applying natural and human mediated ecological principles to facilitate land and coastal recovery [20]. Designed by Royal Haskoning, the new sea wall will stretch for more than eight kilometres to form an effective barrier that dispels the force of the waves to protect not only Eko Atlantic, but the whole of the Atlantic coastline off Victoria Island and Lagos. area gets more accessible for human use and for resource extraction San Marino Estonia Macedonia Areas that have mangrove vegetation before can be restored through the exportation of mangrove soil and mangrove propagules and allowed for 20─30 years to develop into a mature mangrove forest. Land reclamation benefits in Nigeria Positive environmental benefits of a massive land reclamation project will see a ‘new Manhattan’ emerge on Nigeria’s coastline, according to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) produced by marine consultants, Royal Haskoning. Zimbabwe, Lagos’ financial district in Victoria Island needs a new home due to erosion, EcoPorts’ certification rewards green efforts, Port Maintenance & the Maritime Environment, Trade Associations & Representative Bodies, Now available: Reefer Runner for Android devices REEFER RUNNER IS NOW AVAILABLE ON ANDROID, Output reduced as JCB assesses Chinese supply chain impact, Kuenz Intermodal Container Cranes for CLIP, Poznan, Poland, NEW KUENZ BARGE CRANE FOR HAFEN LINZ, AUSTRIA, NEW SUSTAINABLE FREIGHT PROCUREMENT TOOLS SUPPORT COMPANIES TO REDUCE CLIMATE IMPACT FROM FREIGHT, Click here to ensure this message does not show up again. It is a strategy for protecting or restoring the function, structure and species composition of an ecosystem while providing for its sustainable socioeconomic use. Liechtenstein Land. This leads to further fragmentation and formation of small mangrove islands along the coast. Increased turbidity leads to the blockage of light beyond water surface, thus hampering photosynthetic activities below the water surface such as the benthic region. Lebanon sea-side resort, roads, houses, light poles and shopping malls. Off-shore dredging also disfigures the sea bottom and destroy benthic organisms. Bangladesh Slovakia During exploration the coast is first dredged, cleared of vegetation and reclaimed in other to create a plat form for mounting pillars that carry oil pipelines and well heads. Senegal Azerbaijan Israel Uganda NIGERIAN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ACT: This act is to provide for development, planning, administration principles, standards, requirement guidelines and a framework for administering and managing urban and regional planning in Nigeria. This is because their adventitious root system traps sediments during tidal flow, and accumulate it over a long period of time. Fill out the form below to subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest news updates and relevant industry insight. Coastal sites are preferred by land speculators because they usually off-city limits and isolated from the rest of the population. Agricultural activities such as rice paddies and aquaculture are embarked upon in swampy coastal locations [14]. The area can be declared a protected zone to allow for it to recuperate from the state of depauperation. Taiwan Kiribati The crude oil resource is mainly present in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, which is the centripetal force on which the nation’s economy revolves [3]. It’s based on principles of collaboration, unobstructed discovery, and, most importantly, scientific progression. Togo Overview of land reclamation methods • P t 2 M th d f l d l ti i ftPart 2. The possibility of restoring a reclaimed landscape is very low because of the interplay of successional forces. MNIS, LSM NIGERIA PRESENTED AT THE FIG WORKING WEEK, 13-17 May 2007 IN SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, HONG KONG SAR, CHINA. Stevedore/Cargo Operations Sand mining is also done with more sophisticated machines, where pumps are used to convey sand from the bottom of the river unto land via long pipes. This estimate was made using Arc GIS [9]. Potential environmental impact of land reclamation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. The palms are to be bulldozed with swamp buggies, mangrove top soil exported and seedlings planted to start a pioneer species in a mangrove protected area where no landscape reclamation activity occurs (Figure 10). Seychelles South Africa China Cayman Islands Help us write another book on this subject and reach those readers. This is because the organisms that reside in these areas are wiped out during the first phase of reclamation. The government sometimes forcefully acquires coastal areas from the native community, remove the mangrove forest and sand fill the area in other to establish projects beneficial to the public. A combination of these activities leads to the acidification of the river causing fish deaths and physiological and reproductive problems of numerous marine organisms. This includes zooplankton, phytoplankton, benthic organisms and fisheries. Changes in river channel via canalization or dredging changes the river system by increasing the length and breadth of the river which affects the flow dynamics and hydrology of the river [3]. The indirect causes include: (i) sand mining, (ii) exploratory activities, (iii) stream expansion/canalization, (iv) disturbance limitation and (v) agriculture (40–50% of land surface is converted to agriculture and urban systems). Malawi Greenland Land reclamation is a worldwide phenomenon for countries and Islands with limited landmass and a growing population ratio. Austria Lagos, located in the south-western region of western Nigeria, is a city perpetually on the brink of flooding. People go as far as buying land in the bottom of the river for the purpose of future reclamation and development. Surrounding areas of the swamps are usually dredged and sand-filled to enable it to support the mounting of crude oil well head and the laying of pipelines (Figure 5). These areas dominate the hinter land and are often reclaimed and sand filled to expand their economic potential. Singapore Palestinian Territory Publishing on IntechOpen allows authors to earn citations and find new collaborators, meaning more people see your work not only from your own field of study, but from other related fields too. Landscape reclamation is used to remediate polluted and devastated area in many parts of the world such as abandoned coal mine, crude oil exploration site and abandoned aquaculture. Map of Niger Delta Nigeria (circled) bordering the Atlantic Ocean has the biggest mangrove forests in Africa. Education/Research/Training Libya 39, No. Brunei Results of water revealed con-centrations lower than WHO (2017) and SON (2007) standards. Our team is growing all the time, so we’re always on the lookout for smart people who want to help us reshape the world of scientific publishing. Venezuela The reason for land reclamation and one of its advantages is the availability of more land for developmental purpose. Oil companies clear coastal forest and set up oil wells and pipelines in swampy locations. This could lead to the death of soil dwelling organisms. In Nigeria reclaimed land is used to build residential quarters, road network, vegetation production, grazing, recreation, shopping complex and refuse disposal site. Areas close to the shore are also sand filled to connect bridges. Saint Lucia Burundi The reason is to increase the land surface area for the purpose of building houses to accommodate more members of the community or establish more infrastructure. Because of the non-use of the palms they had been removed from several locations with the aid of swamp buggies as a means of mitigating their negative environmental effect. The nightmare began for the fishing communities in May 2017 when the Nigerian Westminster Dredging and Marine Limited started a land reclamation project on the Lagoon. Algeria The Eko Atlantic Shoreline Protection and Reclamation Project will provide approximately 1000 hectares (ha) of high quality land for development within the heart of Lagos, Nigeria and will offer a long-term solution to the shoreline erosion problems at Victoria Island, Lagos. Maldives Dredging/Civil Engineering Inflow of river water brought in seeds of different species of mangroves (e.g. Thus mangroves are natural land reclaimers. Economic land on the other hand, is part of physical land that can be used to produce economic commodities for man’s satisfaction [2]. Comoros These activities automatically put pressure on the coastal community when other infrastructural activities such as living quarters for staff, health facility, recreational ground and educational facilities are established for workers and their families. Grenada Population increase has led to the migration of people towards the coastal locations. Guadeloupe It also involves the establishment of well heads and booth camps. Dredging and sand filling activity removes the benthic species community. Conversion of coastal environment to terrestrial area through deforestation and solidification to terrestrial environment in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. On the back of this work, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of the Environment gave EIA approval for Eko Atlantic reclamation works and sea wall protection in combination with established procedures for ongoing compliance. Ghana Land reclamation is gradually posing negative impact on man due to unplanned urbanization. Angola The importance of land will remain critical in the years to come (Eswaran and Lal 2001). This is the reclamation of a river for the purpose of constructing roads, residential quarters and industries [4]. This leads to the impairment of the health of aquatic and terrestrial organisms around the reclaimed area. Mayotte Hungary Terrestrial land form eventually evolves from an aquatic environment after solidification. Positive environmental benefits of a massive land reclamation project will see a ‘new Manhattan’ emerge on Nigeria’s coastline, according to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) produced by marine consultants, Royal Haskoning. Our readership spans scientists, professors, researchers, librarians, and students, as well as business professionals. Belgium The Impact of Landscape Reclamation on Mangrove Forest and Coastal Areas in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, Landscape Reclamation - Rising From What's Left, Luis Loures, IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.82053. Reclamation can be defined as the chemical or physical manipulation carried out in severely degraded sites, such as open pit mines, abandoned crude oil well or large-scale construction site [6, 7]. Haiti Invasion of foreign species in coastal areas is another precursor to land reclamation activity aimed at remediating the sites in the Niger Delta region. Dominica This is because of the rising spate of sand mining activities that had taken over most coastal areas. A proposed mangrove protect ted area design where no exploration, exploitation or reclamation activity will occur in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Kenya Zambia Syria The water channel has to be set up to facilitate interconnectivity. Canada The felling of trees and the uprooting of their stumps leads to soil fragmentation. Reunion Croatia The inflow and out flow of fresh water will change the hydrology and the biology of the river. Bolivia Vietnam Western Sahara Following these sessions, consultations were expanded to cover a wider range of stakeholders and local community leaders. For instance, oil field that is established in mangrove swamp. Morocco @article{Sridhar2019ImpactOS, title={Impact of Sand Mining and Sea Reclamation on the Environment and Socioeconomic Activities of Ikate and Ilubirin Coastal Low Income Communities in Lagos Metropolis, Southwestern Nigeria}, author={M. Sridhar and Godson R. E. E. Ana and T. Laniyan}, journal={Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection}, year={2019}, volume={07}, pages={190-205} } The following are natural resources found in land in Nigeria: columbite, dolomite, gold, tin, iron ore, limestone, silver, uranium and crude oil. Ecuador Experimental design of recruitment experiment in a sand dredged mangrove forest at Eagle Island in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Economic Benefit of Hydrography: Land Reclamation in Bayelsa State: A Case Study of Saipem Camp Strategic Integration of Surveying Services FIG Working Week 2007 Hong Kong SAR, China, 13-17 May 2007 Economic Benefit of Hydrography: Land Reclamation in Bayelsa State: A Case Study of Saipem Camp Angela Kesiena ETUONOVBE, Nigeria Key words: Access to land, Cost Management, History, … Once the bulldozer rolls in to mow down the mangroves, it creates depressions for tidal pressure to wash in ashore. Central African Republic Similarly, the contamination of surface and ground water with used engine oil can pollute the ground water aquifer, thus affecting neighboring community that drink water from bore hole and hand dug well. Guyana The uppermost layer or photic zone is 10 m of water and absorbs 80% of solar energy, which carries out primary productivity. Fiji The causes of land reclamation in the Niger Delta are grouped into two: (1) direct and (2) indirect causes. In the course of many centuries, hydraulic engineering, dredging technology and land reclamation have emerged as means for creating water-bound prosperity and economic development (DEME, 2013). Faroe Islands Belize It is the result of abiotic (physical and chemical) and biotic agents of change. Russian Federation After reclamation, more buildings and infrastructures can built for the development of the economy, availability of living spaces, in a way reducing congestion, availability of industries, factories or company as the case may be in a way providing more jobs for citizens and … Royal Haskoning has has developed the urban and transport masterplan, infrastructure design and the social and environmental impact assessment - as well as being responsible for overall project management. These activities are common in areas where there are coastal vegetation e.g. Thus in other to expand the land area to accommodate the industrial complex, surrounding creeks were mowed down; sand filled and solidifies to build offices and apartments for workers. Nigeria Restoration: it is the attempt to fully restore the original ecosystem. Land is highly priced and many have died for its sake through fratricidal wars and communal clashes because of its scarcity. Greece Equatorial Guinea This is because of land expansion activities such as urban development. As PhD students, we found it difficult to access the research we needed, so we decided to create a new Open Access publisher that levels the playing field for scientists across the world. If you’re looking for ... has an international office which gives them access to an unreached clientele base outside looking to invest in the property market in Nigeria. 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