If I mis-clicked and placed a wrong building or built one at a wrong place, how can I get the spent claim back? If I bulldoze the building I'm not getting my claim back, and sometimes when this happens there is no good way forward without restarting the game/forfeiting. It might be the designers' grand idea that the player should be omnipotent-like and remember exactly what resources they will need so they never forget to place a crucial building before running out of claims, but most likely I've simply missed it.
So what is it?
Best Answer
There is no way to get a claim back once the tile has been used. This is a design decision: you are forced to think ahead how to use a limited resource.
There is one exception that I am aware of: if one bulldoze the tile before it is built, the claim is returned. So miss-clicks can be corrected if you immediately realize it or if the game is on pause.
Update: As mentioned by DMA57361 in a comment, if another player beats you to the tile, your claim is refunded as well.