Sustainable Land Management in Mining Areas in Serbia  and Romania

Popović, Vesna; Miljković, Jelena Živanović; Subić, J.; Vasile, A. J.; Nedelcu, Adrian; Nicolaescu, Eugen

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“…Mining activities lead to many negative environmental and socio-economic impacts. Many changes take place in the territory and society, such as: alterations of soil use, ecosystem variations, pollution, water shortages and disturbance of groundwater flows, modifications in the infrastructure networks, unbalanced industrial development, forced resettlement, and changes in the economic structure and local population, among others [13]. In the last few years, some studies have focused on the analysis of mining impacts on soil.…”

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Mining Waste and Its Sustainable Management: Advances in Worldwide Research

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Growing social awareness of the need to adequately treat mining waste in order to protect the environment has led to an increase in the research in this field. The aim of this study was to analyze the dynamics of the research focused on mining waste and its sustainable management on a worldwide scale from 1988 to 2017. A systematic review and a bibliometric analysis of 3577 articles were completed. The results show that research into mining waste has increased, with studies focusing on waste management accounting for almost 40% of the total. The most productive journals in this field were Applied Geochemistry and Science of the Total Environment. The five most productive countries were the United States, Canada, Spain, Australia, and China. Works on the sustainable management of mining waste were in the minority, but it is an area of research that has considerable potential given the growing social awareness of the environmental repercussions of mining activities and the demands for increasingly sustainable practices. The findings of this study could prove useful for studies into mine waste, as they depict a global view of this line of research.

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“…In many countries, a variety of promotion policies and projects were launched to solve these problems. Moreover, many studies have been conducted worldwide to provide better promotion policies for sustainable development of abandoned mine areas, and to assess the social impacts on their communities [41,42].…”

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Sustainable Development of Abandoned Mine Areas Using Renewable Energy Systems: A Case Study of the Photovoltaic Potential Assessment at the Tailings Dam of Abandoned Sangdong Mine, Korea

Choi¹,

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2016

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Abstract:As mineral resources are depleted, most mines are typically abandoned and left unattended, resulting in serious social problems that impede sustainable development of these areas. The mining industry has recently introduced the use of renewable energy systems to solve the problems. This study assessed the photovoltaic (PV) potential of an abandoned mine tailings dam at the Sangdong mine in South Korea. A regional shading analysis and field investigations indicated that the usable area for installing the PV system was 44,220 m 2 . The design capacity of the system was 3 MW considering the space available for the PV array. Power generation was simulated by inputting data about the hourly weather, system design, and a site assessment into System Advisor Model software. Simulation results indicated that 3509 MWh of electricity could be generated annually. Moreover, economic feasibility analysis, assuming a 20 year project period, confirmed that the net present value of the PV systems would be $1,903,000 USD. Therefore, installing a 3 MW PV system on the mine tailings dam at the Sangdong mine is feasible and could provide an efficient option for sustainable development of the abandoned mine land.

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“…Lignite mining conflicts have been identified in many countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina (2013), China (Miao and Marrs, 2000), Czech Republic (Frantál, 2016), Ireland (Leonard, 2008), India (Martinez-Alier et al, 2016), Nigeria (Olorode, 1998), Pakistan Poland (Badera, and Kocoń, 2014), Romania (Popović et al 2015), Serbia (Đukičin et al 2014), Slovakia (Skvarekova, Kozakova 2012), Spain (Villar 2010;Zafrilla, 2014), Thailand (Fovsyth, 2004;Middleton, 2012), Turkey (Yaylacı and Düzgün, 2016), US (Montrie, 2003). Badera, and Kocoń (2014) investigate lignite mining conflicts in Poland.…”

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The transition of Germany's energy production, green economy, low-carbon economy, socio-environmental conflicts, and equitable society

Weber

Cabras

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Low carbon transitions have been predominantly analysed using quantitative methods, mostly building on present and forecasted data of social metabolism. This paper addresses both the economic and social dimensions of low carbon emissions by analysing the presence of socio-environmental conflicts in Germany. These conflicts appear to be a consequence of unsustainable policies targeting firms' planning and behaviour, mainly based on neoclassical economic thinking and stakeholders unwilling to accept carbon intensive behaviour. By applying a Delphi Method with 18 experts, the authors analyse 117 socio-environmental conflicts (e.g. derived from extractive activity, energy production, and infrastructure projects) in Germany. Most of these conflicts include the struggle of various society groups to achieve a low carbon economy but also a more equitable society. The analyses presented in this paper shows that Germany provides both the best and the worse of achieving low carbon paths: a significant investment into renewable energy, but also a strong dependency on lignite which supplies the most polluting power stations of Europe. By addressing the problem from an historical perspective, the authors demonstrate how carbon intensive extractive activity has been one of the major causes for environmental activism and protest in both socialist and capitalist societies. Highlights:German energy transition raises questions of equitability as energy poverty has increased Green Economy focus favours mega projects as high voltage power lines Despite ambitious goals, Germany (so far) has remained a high-carbon economy Extraction activities targeting lignite had been dominant in both socialist and post-socialist Germany The Vattenfall's divestment from Lusatian Lignite is presented as a case of corporate degrowth

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Sustainable Land Management in Mining Areas in Serbia and Romania

Cited by 32 publications

References 18 publications

Mining Waste and Its Sustainable Management: Advances in Worldwide Research

Mining Waste and Its Sustainable Management: Advances in Worldwide Research

Sustainable Development of Abandoned Mine Areas Using Renewable Energy Systems: A Case Study of the Photovoltaic Potential Assessment at the Tailings Dam of Abandoned Sangdong Mine, Korea

The transition of Germany's energy production, green economy, low-carbon economy, socio-environmental conflicts, and equitable society

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