land loss  search
RTdegradation
 erosion
 erosion rates
 floods
 geologic hazards
 land subsidence
 land use
 polders
 reclamation
 sea-level changes
 shorelines
 soil erosion
 utilization
SNFor the environmental problem of loss of land from causes such as erosion, coastal subsidence, sea-level rise or major degradation of land quality. Also index specific type. Added to Thesaurus in 1998.