Modeling of Vanished Historic Mining Landscape Features as a Part of Digital Cultural Heritage and Possibilities of Its Use in Mining Tourism (Case Study: Gelnica Town, Slovakia)

Hronček, Pavel; Gregorová, Bohuslava; Tometzová, Dana; Molokáč, Mário; Hvizdák, Ladislav

doi:10.3390/resources9040043

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“…Given that the respondents were young people (under the age of 25), up to 57% of them perceived the Internet and social networks as the most appropriate types of information and communication tools to ensure sustainable promotion and attendance of brownfields (abandoned mines). This fact was also confirmed in similarly focused research on abandoned old mining sites assessing the possibilities of their use in virtual mining tourism ( Figure 6) [68].…”

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confidence: 60%

“…However, the future of mining tourism must also be sought in shared and virtual tourism, as the crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has shown in recent months. We have already pointed out the progressivity of virtual mining tourism in separate research [68]. Figure A1.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…The work of Rybár and Hronček also provided an extended but very similar definition in terms of content [67]. Hronček and Gregorová and their team [68], in their analyses of virtual mining tourism, also based their research on this definition.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Transforming Brownfields as Tourism Destinations and Their Sustainability on the Example of Slovakia

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This study analyzes the issue of mining brownfields (sites abandoned after the extraction of minerals) in terms of their secondary use after revitalization as potential new sites of mining tourism. In the first part of the paper, we deal with the theoretical basis of the study, the conceptualization of mining brownfields, possibilities for their revitalization, and their sustainability for mining tourism. In the second part, we analyze mining brownfields as devastated mining sites using a questionnaire survey conducted among students of geotourism and geography at three Slovak universities in Košice, Banská Bystrica, and Prešov. The result of our several years of field research was a database of mining brownfields in Slovakia. According to our findings and the latest theoretical and methodological literature about other types of brownfields, we compiled a comprehensive definition of mining brownfields. The questionnaire survey confirmed that mining brownfields are interesting destinations for (mining) tourism with long-term sustainability. The equipment of the services did not directly determine the number of visitors, who did not perceive the risk and danger of visiting mining brownfields.

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“…However, it is necessary to study the differences, reflected in the energy policy and security [24]. The results of the contribution are useful for the creation of raw material policy [25,26], but also for local communities, sustainable development of the regions, and the society [27][28][29][30].…”

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Contribution of Mining Industry in Chosen EU Countries to the Sustainability Issues

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In recent years, the mining industry has achieved an important position in the national economy due to its increasing productivity. However, since 2000, there have been signs of a slowdown, resulting from the national and local conditions of the mining industry. It is for these reasons that we have concluded that this type of industry must be assessed not only from the economic but also from the national and regional sectors, because the performance of the mining industry is directly affected by the value of mineral deposits and the structure of other industries. The present paper aims to analyze the development of the mining industry in Slovakia, in comparison with similar development in chosen European Union countries. Slovakia has been considered as a country with mineral resources and mineral-based products representing an important part of Slovakia’s foreign trade, with the significant imported mineral resources including mainly mineral fuels and ore raw materials. The development of the mining industry is assessed from the economics through the growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) and through the national aspect through the rate of growth of the national economy. The aspects are evaluated by the multi-criteria method Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), with which we evaluated the country with the best mining industry development. The results of detailed quantitative analyses of the selected indicators for mining industry development for individual European Union countries show a fluctuating trend during the observed period, which is characterized by development disparities. Such results can be used to determine raw material policies in the relevant countries.

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“…Concerning Slovakia, several Slovak authors dealt with former mining landscape [38,39], its use in geotourism [39][40][41][42][43][44][45], and the conditions of protection [46][47][48]. In the declining mining district of Rož ňava, Clarke [49] was attempting to advertise a competitive tourism service.…”

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Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity for Conservation Purposes in Slovenské rudohorie Mountains (Slovakia)

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Hutárová,

Nikolaj

2023

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A geodiversity assessment is one of the basic steps in the development of geoprotection activities. It is important to establish parameters that quantify the elements and locations of abiotic nature. Here, the focus is on those who are richer than the average population. In doing so, it is possible to manage areas for the protection of important geoheritage and develop sustainable activities, e.g., geotourism. The monitored territory (Slovenské rudohorie Mts.) lies in southeast Slovakia and occupies an area of 4986 km2. The geodiversity assessment is based on overlaying a grid onto different maps at a scale of 1:500,000, where the final geodiversity index is the sum of six indices calculated in 5 × 5 km grid squares. These indices consist of a geological index, a geomorphological index (composed of two sub-indices: geomorphological subdivision and morphological–morphometric types), a hydrological index (composed of three sub-indices: the type of aquifer, the density of the river network, and the occurrence of springs and mineral waters), a soil index, a tectonic index, and a mineral resources index (composed of four sub-indices: the occurrence of ore, non-ore, construction, and energy resources). The resulting geodiversity index map is presented in the form of five isoline classes: very high (10% of the monitored area), high (28%), medium (32%), low (23%), and very low (7%). The geodiversity map of the territory of the Slovenské rudohorie Mts., together with the indices, creates a useful tool for conservation, management, sustainability programs, and education at the national level. However, Slovak legislation does not mention the concept of geodiversity, its protection, valuation, restoration, or responsible usage. Only its specific forms and processes are preserved as a natural resource supporting biodiversity. Considering the mineralogical richness of the area, some locations with a very high geodiversity may be the focus of mineral exploration. It is very important to set up appropriate landscape management for these sites. Valuable geotopes located in biodiversity cold spots that are not subject to protection within the state’s nature protection program should be considered as small protected areas (up to 1000 ha) at the fourth or fifth level of protection under Act No. 543/2002 Coll. or could form the core areas of a possible Geopark.

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Modeling of Vanished Historic Mining Landscape Features as a Part of Digital Cultural Heritage and Possibilities of Its Use in Mining Tourism (Case Study: Gelnica Town, Slovakia)

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

Transforming Brownfields as Tourism Destinations and Their Sustainability on the Example of Slovakia

Transforming Brownfields as Tourism Destinations and Their Sustainability on the Example of Slovakia

Contribution of Mining Industry in Chosen EU Countries to the Sustainability Issues

Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity for Conservation Purposes in Slovenské rudohorie Mountains (Slovakia)

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