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managed retreat

noun

Definitions

  1. The coordinated ending of coastal development

    The coordinated ending of coastal development; abandonment, demolition, and relocation of human-made structures; and migration of people away from a shoreline that is allowed to migrate inland.

    • Other methods under investigation, for situations where managed retreat is not an option, include building up offshore banks […]
    • The groyne proposal was put forward by a group of residents opposed to managed retreat.
    • Ewing thinks this type of managed retreat will become more common as people start to understand the onerous cost of relentless nourishment.

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