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Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries)
landbruksprodukt agricultural product (The output of the cultivation of the soil)
landbruksskogbruk agroforestry (The interplanting of farm crops and trees, especially leguminous species. In semiarid regions and on denuded hillsides, agroforestry helps control erosion and restores soil fertility, as well as supplying valuable food and commodities at the same time)
landbrukssstruktur agricultural structure (The buildings, machinery, facilities, related to agricultural production)
landbruksteknikk agricultural engineering (A discipline concerned with developing and improving the means for providing food and fiber for mankind's needs)
landbruksturisme agritourism (Holidays organized in a farm: meals are prepared with natural products and guests are entertained with handicraft, sporting and agricultural activities)
landbruksutnyttelse agricultural exploitation (No definition needed)
landbruksutstyr agricultural equipment (Machines utilized for tillage, planting, cultivation, and harvesting of crops)
landdistriktsmiljø rural environment (Environment pertaining to the countryside)
landdistriktsutvikling rural development (Any course destined to promote economic growth, modernization, increase in agricultural production and the creation of a framework in which to fulfill primary needs, such as education, health and supply of water in the rural areas. The attainment of such objectives depends in general on the type of administrative systems proposed for the various programmes and on the national political situation as regards, for instance land tenure, agrarian reform, the disbursement of assistance and food policy)
landform landform (Any physical, recognizable form or feature of the Earth's surface, having a characteristic shape and produced by natural causes; it includes major forms such as plane, plateau and mountain, and minor forms such as hill, valley, slope, esker, and dune. Taken together the landforms make up the surface configuration of the Earth's)
landgjenvinning land reclamation (Making land capable of more intensive use by changing its general character, as by drainage of excessively wet land; irrigation of arid or semiarid land; or recovery of submerged land from seas, lakes and rivers)
landheving rising (The slow vertical instability of the earth crust involving up-and-down movements as in the volcanic district west of Naples, Italy; geological)
landområde terrestrial area (Subdivisions of the continental surfaces distinguished from one another on the basis of the form, roughness, and surface composition of the land)
landrydding land clearing (Removal of trees, undergrowth, etc. in preparation for ploughing, building, etc.)
landsbebyggelse rural settlement (A collection of dwellings located in a rural area)
landsbefolkning rural population (The total number of persons inhabiting an agricultural or pastoral region)
landsby village (A group of houses and other buildings, such as a church, a school and some shops, which is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside)
landskap landscape (The traits, patterns, and structure of a specific geographic area, including its biological composition, its physical environment, and its anthropogenic or social patterns. An area where interacting ecosystems are grouped and repeated in similar form)
landskap etter bergverksdrift landscape after mining (The process of mining disfigures the surface of the land, and in the absence of reclamation leads to permanent scars. The process spoils the vital topsoil, disrupts drainage patterns, destroys the productive capacity of agricultural and forest land and impairs their aesthetic and social value)
landskapsarkitektur landscape architecture (The creation, development, and decorative planting of gardens, grounds, parks, and other outdoor spaces. Landscape gardening is used to enhance nature helping to create a natural setting for individual residences and buildings, and even towns, particularly where special approaches and central settings are required)