The human factor in mining reclamation

Arbogast, B.F.; Knepper, Daniel H.; Langer, William H.

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“…Sand mining is the process of removal of sand and gravel where this practice is becoming an environmental issue as the demand for sand increases in industry and construction [3][4][5][6]. Currently, owing to the growing demand for mineral resources, the number of degraded and destroyed sites worldwide has increased [7][8][9][10][11], and opencast mining often has irreversible natural consequences. Mineral resource mining has one of the strongest impacts among all industries, distorting the natural environment globally [12,13] and often causing it to lose its ecological functions [14].…”

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Environmental Transformations in the Area of the Kuźnica Warężyńska Sand Mine, Southern Poland

Różkowski¹,

Rahmonov²,

Szymczyk³

2020

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On the basis of the analysis and interpretation of maps, published literature, and environmental reconnaissance, this article discusses environmental transformations in the area of the Kuźnica Warężyńska sand mine in southern Poland over the years 1944–2015. A comprehensive ecological analysis was carried out concerning spatial development, mining activity, hydrogeological and hydrological conditions as well as the biotic environment. Among the unfavourable changes found were a drastic reduction in the agricultural function of the area (from 7.03 to 0.47 km2), mainly due to periodic activity of sand mine in 1967–2002, covering an area of about 5.80 km2, the destruction of the original biocenoses, the depletion and deterioration in quality of the groundwater resources, and man-made transformations of the hydrographic network (during the mine’s activity its length reached over 103 km). Vegetation changes during the 70-year period examined were closely related to human mining activity. The greatest changes occurred at the end of the 1960s when large areas of pine forest were cut down. The analysis of vegetation in the former workings demonstrated that the diversity of habitats within the workings results in a significant increase in species (367 plant species, 2002 birds) and community diversity (Molinion caeruleae, Molinion caeruleae, three Natura habitats) there compared to the adjacent areas. On the other hand, favourable changes included the construction of a flood control reservoir, with an area of 560 ha and a volume of 51 million m3, created in 2003–2005, making the area more attractive for tourism and recreation, and an increase in biodiversity, including the establishment of a Natura 2000 site.

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Environmental Transformations in the Area of the Kuźnica Warężyńska Sand Mine, Southern Poland

Różkowski¹,

Rahmonov²,

Szymczyk³

2020

Land

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“…While the landscape element defining the undistorted landscape was found to be vegetation by 73.7% of the participants, water was considered to be the element defining the distorted landscape by 28.2%, followed by the topography with 28%, and vegetation with 27%. After the landscape elements were defined, six basic design approaches were used to recover distorted post‐mining for nature and usage and their active factors were described by the literature review as shown in Table 2 (Arbogast, Knepper, & Langer, 2000; Wang, 2013).…”

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“…Following the literature review, it became apparent that the active factors of all design approaches, regardless of their definitions, included humans or nature or both (mixed). Studies made in this regard revealed a total of 62 nature or human-oriented uses for topography, water, and vegetation as far as the uses of landscaping elements are concerned (Table 3) (Arbogast et al, 2000;Arnegger, Woltering, & Job, 2010;Benson, 2002;Coghlan & Buckley, 2013;Görcelio glu, 2002;Kivinen, 2017;Lintukangas & Suihkonen, 2009;Lintukangas, Suihkonen, Salomäki, & Selonen, 2012;Mborah et al, 2016;Salminen, 2007;Strasdas, 2006;Wang, 2013).…”

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Determining usages in post‐mining sites according to landscape design approaches

Sekban

Acar

2021

Land Degrad Dev

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Today, with the gradual expansion of city centres, mining sites neighbouring cities have become high-potential landscapes on which user needs and urban ecological necessities can be satisfied. However, as works on such fields remain at the upper scale and planning level, subscale design efforts required to give the areas in question an identity and usage opportunities are quite limited. Within this context, the present study aims to create various usage paradigms by evaluating the landscaping potentials of new landscape elements in rehabilitated mining sites. The study defined these new landscape elements and determined usage scenarios for the landscape elements by following different design approaches. These new usage scenarios were categorized into three different design orientations as nature-oriented, human-oriented, and mixed-use. These categorizations were then transformed into 30 paradigms based on deliberations with experts. The aim here was to define multipurpose usages required for natural and human needs in rehabilitated mining sites.

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“…The objective is to identify the geologic and aesthetic factors required to evaluate existing and planned reclamation and to develop a methodology that can be used in future management and planning. A description of reclamation-related issues has been prepared (Arbogast and others, 1998).…”

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The human factor in mining reclamation

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Environmental Transformations in the Area of the Kuźnica Warężyńska Sand Mine, Southern Poland

Environmental Transformations in the Area of the Kuźnica Warężyńska Sand Mine, Southern Poland

Determining usages in post‐mining sites according to landscape design approaches

Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project--Aggregate Resources Activities

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