Annotated bibliography of selected references on site design, environmental factors and regulations, and land use planning in mined land reclamation

Abstract

A need to inventory past and current landscape practices in aggregate resource development was identified. Given the limited resources available to researchers in this field and the lack of a single reference which contains a complete listing on this subject, it was determined to release gathered information in bibliographic form. A final review paper for geologic and environmental factors in reclamation is in preparation. The pujpose of this bibliography is twofold, 1) to provide a basic, first-stop resource on landscape architecture in mining reclamation which the non-specialist (i.e. public, students, geoscientist) can consult and, 2) provide citations to original sources of aggregate resource information for the specialist (including landscape architects, land planners, and mining industry). The bibliography was compiled at the U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado, under the auspices of the Minerals Research Surveys Program. The bibliography, thus, provides a broad catalog (but not exhaustive) of literature citations for researchers working on the siting and reclaiming of infrastructure resource operations, landscape practices in aggregate resource development, and methods of assessing the human perception, especially visual degradation. Coal mine reclamation was included in situations where the subject matter may be relevant to aggregate reclamation. Bibliographies of this type are subjective due, in part, to the compiler's own knowledge, professional orientation, and difficulty in locating and reviewing all published work. We began by using the following terms to query data bases: abandoned landscapes, aggregate, mining, pits, quarries, reclamation, rehabilitation, restoration, sand and gravel.

Planning for the conservation and development of infrastructure resources in urban areas-Colorado front range urban corridor: Things planners, decision-makers, and the public should know

“…Reclamation can change an undesirable object in the landscape (pit or quarry) into a desirable public park, fishing lake, or local water storage facility. Nine different design approaches to mine reclamation can be recognized around the world: natural, camouflage, restoration, rehabilita tion, mitigation, renewable resource, education, art, and integration (Arbogast, 1998;Arbogast and others, 2000). A combination of design approaches is most often used.…”