Application of fuzzy multi-attribute decision-making to select and to rank the post-mining land-use

Masoumi, Isa; Naraghi, Saeed; Rashidinejad, Farshad; Masoumi, Shiba

doi:10.1007/s12665-013-2948-0

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“…Various types of reclamation alternatives could be adopted for post-mining land use, such as agricultural land, industrial areas, recreation areas, residential land and so on [31]. In this study, we will evaluate the land suitability for mine reclamation from three aspects: suitability for forest, agricultural land and developed land (which may be used as industrial areas, residential land, infrastructure for tourism development and so on).…”

Section: Land Suitability Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is worthwhile to note that agricultural land is an important reclamation alternative for the damaged mined land. A previous study applied fuzzy multi-attribute decision-making to select the optimal reclamation land use for a surface coal mine, and its result showed that agricultural land was the optimal choice [31]. Some parts of a lignite mining site in west Macedonia, Northern Greece were suggested to be reclaimed into agricultural land [15].…”

Section: Uncertainties Involved In the Land Suitability Analysis And mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mining Site Reclamation Planning Based on Land Suitability Analysis and Ecosystem Services Evaluation: A Case Study in Liaoning Province, China

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Abstract:Restoration of the degraded ecosystem is a global priority for achieving sustainable development. Although increasing ecosystem service is an important goal of ecological restoration, it is rarely used to inform mine reclamation. This study proposed a reclamation strategy that incorporated land suitability analysis and ecosystem service evaluation for a mining site in Liaoning Province, China. We assessed the land suitability for three reclamation alternatives and identified suitable land uses for each location by comparing their suitability levels. For areas that were suitable for multiple land uses with the same suitability level, the future land uses cannot be identified by land suitability analysis alone, and we employed ecosystem services evaluation to determine the optimal reclamation strategy. The results showed that forest could be restored throughout the entire mining site, agricultural land were most suitable in the western and southern parts, and developed land were in northern parts that were closer to roads and city centers. Our study showed that a large mining site can be reclaimed to different land uses and provided a practical framework for integrating ecosystem services into mine reclamation.

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Section: Land Suitability Analysismentioning

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Section: Uncertainties Involved In the Land Suitability Analysis And mentioning

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Mining Site Reclamation Planning Based on Land Suitability Analysis and Ecosystem Services Evaluation: A Case Study in Liaoning Province, China

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“…Post-mining land use potential is a multidimensional issue which depends on environmental, technical, economic, social and cultural factors [40]. Mined land is inevitably altered to some degree from minor disturbances to significant, extensive changes depending on the nature of a specific project [22,116,117].…”

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Sustainable Post-Mining Land Use: Are Closed Metal Mines Abandoned or Re-Used Space?

Kivinen

2017

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Sustainable land use in post-mining areas has received more attention only recently. This study examined landscape characteristics and post-mining land use in 51 metal mining sites in Finland. Studied mines were closed during the period of 1924-2016, and over half of them had been active more than 10 years. Mines were typically located in sparsely populated forest landscapes. Cultural and recreational functions were found in one third of the sites, especially in significant historical mining areas close to the population centers. Further, nearly one third of the post-mining sites included new activities related to industry and infrastructure. The diversity of post-mining functions was generally limited in small and isolated sites. Re-opening of five closed mines was planned or under development, and exploration permits (or claims) were applied or admitted for half of the post-mining areas. The results showed that every closed mine is unique and thus, sustainable post-mining land use requires careful evaluation of potentials and limitations (e.g., contamination and other hazards) of the sites. Increasing sizes of new mining projects calls for paying more attention on future post-mining landscapes in order to avoid degraded and underused areas from environmental, social and economic perspectives.

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“…zoning laws) have also been identified as key factors that affect the selection of post-mining land-use (Awuah-Offei, 2015). After a review of available literature, Masoumi (2014) provided four main groups of factors with attributes and sub-attributes to be considered in the post-mining land-use selection: Economic, environmental, technical and social factors were the broad titles used in the categorization. The economic factors were identified as the most critical factors in the planning of the post-mine land-use process.…”

Section: Factors Affecting Post-mining Land-use Selection and Mine Lamentioning

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Evaluating Alternate Post-Mining Land-Uses: A Review

Mborah¹,

Bansah²,

Boateng³

2015

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The ultimate objective of post-mine land-use and reclamation planning is to identify appropriate alternate land uses to which mined land could be put. This will ensure that land-use and morphology of the location will be capable of supporting either the prior land-use or pre-mining environment. The main challenge is usually, the choice of variables that must be considered in deciding a particular post-mining land-use. Literature reviews were conducted to identify the major factors needed to be considered in the selection of a post-mining land-use. This paper also looks at the most commonly practiced and accepted post-mining land-use techniques. Factors identified as important in the selection process include land resources (e.g. physical, biological and cultural characteristics), ownership, type of mining activity, legal requirements, location, needs of the community, economic, environmental, technical and social factors. In a broad categorization, all post-mining land-uses could be placed under one of the following land-use: agriculture, forestry, lake or pool, intensive recreational land-use, non-intensive recreational land-use, conservation and pit backfilling. However, the objective of any particular post-mining land use should be achieving economic and sustainable outcomes which meet human wants and needs, and protect life and the environment.

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Application of fuzzy multi-attribute decision-making to select and to rank the post-mining land-use

Cited by 47 publications

References 31 publications

Mining Site Reclamation Planning Based on Land Suitability Analysis and Ecosystem Services Evaluation: A Case Study in Liaoning Province, China

Mining Site Reclamation Planning Based on Land Suitability Analysis and Ecosystem Services Evaluation: A Case Study in Liaoning Province, China

Sustainable Post-Mining Land Use: Are Closed Metal Mines Abandoned or Re-Used Space?

Evaluating Alternate Post-Mining Land-Uses: A Review

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