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DEGRADADO [4 records]

Record 1 2023-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Environmental Management
DEF

The management of a degraded habitat aimed at restoring it to an ecologically superior state.

Key term(s)
  • habitat revitalisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Gestion environnementale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
DEF

Proceso de acelerar la recuperación de un ecosistema que ha sido degradado, con el objetivo final de que sea autosuficiente y capaz de recuperarse después de perturbaciones naturales.

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Record 2 2004-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environment
DEF

[The returning of] a degraded ecosystem or population to an undegraded condition, which may be different from its original condition.

CONT

The ongoing modernization of the industrial structure in Quebec results in the decommissioning of many old industrial sites. Some of these sites, formerly located on the outskirts of cities, are now prime residential, commercial of light industry lots as cities have grown around them. Aware that some industries may have contaminated soil and groundwater while producing or utilizing hazardous substances, the Ministry has established the Contaminated Sites Rehabilitation Policy. This Policy favors the redevelopment of such land while avoiding contamination-related hazards by providing guidelines for the necessary assessment and rehabilitation.

OBS

Not to be confused with "restoration", which means "To return a degraded ecosystem or population to its original condition".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Environnement
DEF

Restauration d'un milieu dégradé, par exemple d'un lac menacé d'eutrophisation.

DEF

Le fait de rendre un écosystème ou une population dégradée à un état non dégradé, qui peut être distinct de son état d'origine.

CONT

[...] le Ministère a instauré la politique de réhabilitation des sols contaminés, qui favorise leur réutilisation et écarte les dangers associés à la contamination au moyen de lignes directrices sur l'évaluation et la réhabilitation de ces terrains.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «restauration», qui signifie «Le fait de rendre un écosystème dégradé ou une population dégradée à son état d'origine».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medio ambiente
DEF

Restauración de un medio degradado.

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Record 3 2001-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Renewal
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Reduced in quality or value; debased; vulgarized

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rénovation urbaine
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Qui est en ruine, en mauvais état.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remodelación urbana
  • Vocabulario general
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Record 4 2000-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Air Transport
OBS

degraded P channel: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Transport aérien
OBS

canal P dégradé : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Transporte aéreo
OBS

canal P degradado : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional(OACI).

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