Buffer Zone

In political science, an area between two antagonists that is put in place so they do not attack each other. A famous example of a buffer zone is the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. Occasionally, the buffer zone is a third country.

buffer zone

(1) A transitional area between two areas of different zoning or characteristic land use.

(2) Green space or other open or natural areas providing privacy and noise pollution control for a subdivision.

References in periodicals archive

To comply with buffer zone regulations, a grower can sometimes set up a buffer zone outside the field, for example, if a field that needs treatment is surrounded by agricultural land that doesn't need treatment (fig.

Revised chloropicrin use requirements impact strawberry growers unequally

The outcome of a challenge to a given buffer-zone turns on the particular circumstances surrounding the buffer zone. (119) Like in other free speech cases, courts take a serious look at the amount of speech burdened by the size or breadth of the buffer zone.

Preventing conflict or descending an iron curtain? Buffer-zone laws and balancing histories of disruption with free speech

The buffer zone was originally set to cover an area of 5km along Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip.

Implementation of Sinai-Gaza buffer zone's third phase still undecided: North Sinai governor's office

In the agreement, Dominion acquired an additional 8.889% participating interest in the Core Zone and an additional 6.53% participating interest in the Buffer Zone.

Dominion Diamond now holds 88.889% interest in Core Zone and 65.3% interest in Buffer Zone in Ekati Diamond Mine

This is with reference to the article "Buffer zone in ME can help save lives" (Oct.

Idea of buffer zone

The report does not specify the size of the buffer zones, except to say that the southern buffer zone would be smaller than Lebanon's full maritime claim, and also that the northern buffer zone would be "significantly smaller" than the southern buffer zone.

U.S. proposes maritime buffer zones

The ruling also left intact a high court decision from 2000 that upheld a floating buffer zone in Colorado.

Protest zones at clinics denied

He further called for the speedy determination of this borderline in order to activate the buffer zone between the two countries.

Sudan calls for speedy agreement over border centreline