buffer zone

Transitional area between two areas of different predominant land use.

A transitional area between 2 areas of different predominant land uses.
Example: In Figure a buffer zone of apartments separates an area of single-family houses from a commercial property area:

(DOD) 1. A defined area controlled by a peace operations force from which disputing or belligerent forces have been excluded. A buffer zone is formed to create an area of separation between disputing or belligerent forces and reduce the risk of renewed conflict. Also called area of separation in some United Nations operations. Also called BZ. See also area of separation; line of demarcation; peace operations. 2. A conical volume centered on the laser's line of sight with its apex at the aperture of the laser, within which the beam will be contained with a high degree of certainty. It is determined by the buffer angle. See also laser.

For the Karachi neighbourhood, see Buffer Zone, Karachi.

This article is about buffer zones in general. For use relating to abortion, see Legal protection of access to abortion.

Czechoslovakia sign from the beginning of the 80th, providing information about entry to the frontier zone. "WARNING! Border Zone. Enter on the authorization.

In geography, a buffer zone is any zonal area that serves the purpose of keeping two or more other areas (often, but not necessarily, countries) distant from one another, for whatever reason. Common types of buffer zones are demilitarized zones and certain restrictive easement zones and green belts. Such zones may be, but not necessarily be, comprised by a sovereign state, forming a buffer state.

Buffer zones can be set up to prevent violence, protect the environment, protect residential and commercial zones from industrial accidents or natural disasters, keep prisoners intent on escaping from rapidly acquiring hostages or a hiding place, or possibly other reasons.

Buffer zones often result in large uninhabited regions (similar to nature reserves, although without tourism) which of themselves are somewhat unique in many increasingly paved/developed, crowded parts of the world.

See also

• Buffer state
• Demilitarized zone (DMZ)

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