Subtopic Deep Dive

Land Reclamation Practices
Research Guide

What is Land Reclamation Practices?

Land reclamation practices restore degraded lands through revegetation, soil amendment, and hydrological rehabilitation following mining or erosion.

Studies evaluate ecological recovery using NDVI analysis and hydrological function restoration post-coal mining (Juanda et al., 2021; Patiung et al., 2011). Mangrove reclamation addresses tidal flooding and salinity intrusion in coastal areas (Utami et al., 2021; Neogi et al., 2017). Approximately 20 papers from 2006-2023 focus on Indonesian case studies with 65 maximum citations.

Curated Papers

Key Challenges

Why It Matters

Land reclamation restores ecosystems in mining areas like South Kalimantan, improving soil infiltration and hydrological functions over time (Patiung et al., 2011). Mangrove restoration mitigates tidal flooding in Semarang, reducing impacts from industrial expansion (Utami et al., 2021). Community-based watershed management in Maros City controls pollution and supports sustainable land use amid urbanization (Syafri et al., 2020). These practices address land scarcity, with NDVI monitoring vegetation recovery on 2.03 ha ex-mine sites (Juanda et al., 2021).

Key Research Challenges

Hydrological Function Recovery

Reclaimed coal mine lands show varying soil physical improvements with age, but full hydrological restoration lags (Patiung et al., 2011). Infiltration capacity decreases on slopes, increasing erosion risks (Rahardjo, 2020).

Vegetation Establishment Monitoring

NDVI analysis reveals slow vegetation cover changes in ex-mine reclamation areas (Juanda et al., 2021). Mangrove damage exacerbates tidal flooding, complicating revegetation (Utami et al., 2021).

Soil Degradation Assessment

Spatial variability in soil morphology and properties under low NDVI correlates with degradation in North Halmahera (Rofita et al., 2021). Salinity intrusion from subsidence hinders coastal reclamation (Rahmawati and Marfai, 2013).

Essential Papers

Sundarban mangroves: diversity, ecosystem services and climate change impacts

Sucharit Basu Neogi, Mouri Dey, SM Lutful Kabir et al. · 2017 · Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research · 65 citations

The Bengal delta coast harboring the famous Sundarban mangroves is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Already, salinity intrusion, increasing cyclones and anomalies in rainfall, and temperatur...

Water Quality Pollution Control and Watershed Management Based on Community Participation in Maros City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Syafri Syafri, Batara Surya, Ridwan Ridwan et al. · 2020 · Sustainability · 34 citations

Increases in the number of urban residents have significant impacts on spatial pressure, affecting the utilization of river basins. The purpose of this study is to analyze (1) the increase in popul...

Evaluation of flood susceptibility prediction based on a resampling method using machine learning

Septianto Aldiansyah, Farida Wardani · 2023 · Journal of Water and Climate Change · 31 citations

Abstract The largest recorded flood loss occurred in the study area in 2013. This study aims to examine resampling methods (i.e. cross-validation (CV), bootstrap, and random subsampling) to improve...

The impact of mangrove damage on tidal flooding in the subdistrict of Tugu, Semarang, Central Java

Westi Utami, Yuli Wibowo, Ahmad Haris Hadi et al. · 2021 · Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management · 20 citations

Expansion of industrial areas, aquaculture, settlements, and limited knowledge of the community about the function of mangroves allegedly led to the conversion of mangrove functions in the early 19...

STRATEGI PENGELOLAAN LANSKAP RUANG TERBUKA BIRU DI DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI CILIWUNG

Arkham HS, Hadi Susilo Arifin, RL Kaswanto · 2014 · Jurnal Lanskap Indonesia · 15 citations

The cases occurred in several major cities in the watershed, surface of water bodies, the blue open space (RTB) faced significant disruption. This is caused by changes and reclamation. Consequently...

PENGARUH UMUR REKLAMASI LAHAN BEKAS TAMBANG BATUBARA TERHADAP FUNGSI HIDROLOGIS

Onesimus Patiung, Naik Sinukaban, Suria Darma Tarigan et al. · 2011 · 14 citations

ABSTRACT The research was conducted at the PT. Adaro coal mining area in watershed Barito, a sub-watershed Negara, South Kalimantan Province. The aims of the study were: 1) to analysis impacts of l...

Effect of Slope on Infiltration Capacity and Erosion of Mount Merapi Slope Materials

Adam Pamudji Rahardjo · 2020 · Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum · 12 citations

Infiltration which occurs on slope has a specific behavior that can be parameterized. One of the reasons is because the slope generates less ponding on the sloping soil surface. This condition affe...

Reading Guide

Foundational Papers

Start with Patiung et al. (2011, 14 citations) for hydrological impacts of coal mine reclamation age and Arkham HS et al. (2014, 15 citations) for blue open space management in Ciliwung watershed, establishing core restoration principles.

Recent Advances

Study Juanda et al. (2021, 10 citations) for NDVI vegetation analysis and Utami et al. (2021, 20 citations) for mangrove damage effects on flooding, capturing current monitoring advances.

Core Methods

Core methods include NDVI for vegetation (Juanda et al., 2021), infiltration capacity on slopes (Rahardjo, 2020), and spatial soil morphology mapping (Rofita et al., 2021).

How PapersFlow Helps You Research Land Reclamation Practices

Discover & Search

Research Agent uses searchPapers and exaSearch to find Indonesian coal mine reclamation studies, then citationGraph on Patiung et al. (2011, 14 citations) reveals hydrological impact papers. findSimilarPapers expands to NDVI vegetation monitoring like Juanda et al. (2021).

Analyze & Verify

Analysis Agent applies readPaperContent to extract NDVI trends from Juanda et al. (2021), then runPythonAnalysis with pandas to plot vegetation recovery over time. verifyResponse (CoVe) cross-checks claims against Patiung et al. (2011) soil data, with GRADE scoring evidence strength for hydrological restoration.

Synthesize & Write

Synthesis Agent detects gaps in long-term mangrove reclamation post-flooding (Utami et al., 2021), flagging contradictions in salinity impacts (Neogi et al., 2017). Writing Agent uses latexEditText for case study sections, latexSyncCitations for 10+ papers, and exportMermaid to diagram reclamation workflows.

Use Cases

"Analyze NDVI changes in coal mine reclamation sites over 5 years"

Research Agent → searchPapers('NDVI coal mine reclamation') → Analysis Agent → readPaperContent(Juanda 2021) → runPythonAnalysis(pandas plot NDVI time series) → matplotlib graph of vegetation recovery metrics.

"Write LaTeX report on hydrological impacts of mine reclamation age"

Research Agent → citationGraph(Patiung 2011) → Synthesis Agent → gap detection → Writing Agent → latexEditText(draft) → latexSyncCitations(14 refs) → latexCompile → PDF with hydrological function tables.

"Find code for spatial soil degradation analysis in reclamation"

Research Agent → paperExtractUrls(Rofita 2021) → Code Discovery → paperFindGithubRepo → githubRepoInspect → runPythonAnalysis(GeoPandas spatial NDVI/TRI mapping) → CSV export of degradation patterns.

Automated Workflows

Deep Research workflow scans 20+ papers on Indonesian reclamation, chaining searchPapers → citationGraph → structured report on ecological recovery. DeepScan applies 7-step verification to Patiung et al. (2011) hydrological data with CoVe checkpoints and GRADE scoring. Theorizer generates models for vegetation-hydrology interactions from Juanda et al. (2021) and Rahardjo (2020).

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Frequently Asked Questions

What defines land reclamation practices?

Land reclamation practices restore degraded lands through revegetation, soil amendment, and hydrological rehabilitation post-mining or erosion, as in coal mine studies (Patiung et al., 2011).

What methods assess reclamation success?

NDVI monitors vegetation recovery (Juanda et al., 2021), while soil infiltration tests evaluate hydrological functions (Patiung et al., 2011; Rahardjo, 2020).

What are key papers on this topic?

Patiung et al. (2011, 14 citations) on mine reclamation hydrology; Juanda et al. (2021, 10 citations) on NDVI vegetation; Utami et al. (2021, 20 citations) on mangrove tidal flooding.

What open problems exist?

Long-term soil degradation spatial mapping (Rofita et al., 2021) and salinity impacts on coastal reclamation (Neogi et al., 2017; Rahmawati and Marfai, 2013) lack integrated models.