Definitions for managed retreat
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1. Managed retreat

   Managed retreat involves the purposeful, coordinated movement of people and buildings away from risks. This may involve the movement of a person, infrastructure (e.g., building or road), or community. It can occur in response to a variety of hazards such as flood, wildfire, or drought. Politicians, insurers and residents are increasingly paying attention to managed retreat from low-lying coastal areas because of the threat of sea-level rise due to climate warming. Trends in climate change predict substantial sea-level rises worldwide, causing damage to human infrastructure through coastal erosion and putting communities at risk of severe coastal flooding.The type of managed retreat proposed depends on the location and type of natural hazard, and on local policies and practices for managed retreat. In the United Kingdom, managed realignment through removal of flood defences is often a response to sea-level rise exacerbated by local subsidence. In the United States, managed retreat often occurs through voluntary acquisition and demolition or relocation of at-risk properties by government. In the Global South, relocation may occur through government programs. Some low-lying countries, facing inundation due to sea-level rise, are planning for the relocation of their populations, such as Kiribati planning for "Migration with Dignity".

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1. Managed retreat

   In the context of coastal erosion, managed retreat allows an area that was not previously exposed to flooding by the sea to become flooded by removing coastal protection. This process is usually in low lying estuarine areas and almost always involves flooding of land that has at some point in the past been claimed from the sea. Managed retreat is often a response to sea level rise exacerbated by local subsidence of the land surface due to isostatic rebound in the north.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of managed retreat in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of managed retreat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of managed retreat in a Sentence

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   Can we build walls and levies and dikes fast enough to keep up with that ? One concern would be that at that point you're sort of looking at managed retreat essentially, rather than geoengineering in a lot of places. at the high end, the worst-case scenarios, with sort of business as usual greenhouse gas emissions... we will literally be remapping coastlines.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managed_Retreat
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=managed retreat