land reclamation | Methods, Types, amp; Definition | Britannica
2 #0183;#32;Land reclamation, the process of improving lands to make them suitable for a more intensive use. Reclamation efforts may be concerned with the improvement of rainfalldeficient areas by irrigation, the removal of detrimental constituents from salty or alkali lands, the diking and draining of tidal marshes, the smoothing and revegetation of stripmine spoil areas, and similar activities.