"managed retreat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: managed retreats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} managed retreat (plural managed retreats)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: managed retreat Categories (topical): Ecology, Water Related terms: managed realignment, coastal realignment
    Sense id: en-managed_retreat-en-noun-Bv6cqj7E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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