Environmental impacts of land reclamation: A comparison of management techniques in Holland and Poland.
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Example environmental science dissertation topic 10:
Environmental impacts of land reclamation: A comparison of management techniques in Holland and Poland.
Land reclamation often captures the public imagination, with high-profile projects in Hong Kong and, of course, Holland. However, managing land reclamation is an on-going process, not merely a single act of land use change. This dissertation examines the wider environmental impacts of land reclamation management, from irrigation control and drainage to the implications of the energy use needed to effect such management. This thesis compares management of land reclamation in North Holland, and South Western Poland, and employs not only secondary research, building on existing literature, but primary research in the form of interviews with stakeholders in both regions.
Suggested initial topic reading:
- Barnes, R.S.K. (1991). ‘European estuaries and lagoons: A personal overview of problems and possibilities for conservation and management’. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Vol. 1, pp. 79-87.
- Krolikowska, K., Dunajski, A., Magnuszewski, P. and Sieczka, M. (2009). ‘Institutional and environmental issues in land reclamation systems maintenance’, Environmental Science & Policy, Vol. 12(8), pp. 1137-1143.
- Schoof, R. (1980). ‘Environmental impact of channel modification’, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 16, pp. 697-701.
