Study on restoring abandoned mine lands to economically usable state using the post‐occupancy evaluation method

Chećko, Agnieszka; Jelonek, Iwona; Jelonek, Zbigniew

doi:10.1002/ldr.4265

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“…The main drivers of land degradation are deforestation and inappropriate land use practices and also lack of comprehensive plan for the eco‐development of the region. The rapid loss of forest cover and land degradation in mined sites of tropical landscapes were widely reported by several workers in the past (Joshi et al, 2006; Garai & Narayana, 2018; Guan & Yu, 2021; Thakur et al, 2022; Chećko et al, 2022). Our study also observed rehabilitation of abandoned villages, construction of colonies and expansion of road networks are further responsible for destruction of forest and agricultural landscape.…”

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Impact of coal mining on land use dynamics and soil quality: Assessment of land degradation vulnerability through conjunctive use of analytical hierarchy process and geospatial techniques

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Coal is the major source of energy in India, where 66% of the thermal power is generated from different grades of coal. The surging energy demand for domestic and industrial sectors has accelerated coal production through intensive coal mining from existing mines and there is exploration for potential areas across the Country. More than 80% of the coal excavated from open cast mining, which is a damaging form of mining that is often associated with undesirable land use changes, soil degradation, and deforestation and is responsible for other environmental degradation. The present study has been conducted in Manendragarh coal mining area located in northern Chhattisgarh, Central India using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and geospatial tools. LANDSAT-TM and OLI satellite data from 1990 and 2020 were digitally analyzed applying a maximum likelihood supervised classification technique in ERDAS IMAGINE and Arc-GIS platforms. Spatial analysis of satellite data revealed that the area under forest, agriculture-fallow, and waterbodies fell by 14.5%, 12.9%, and 2.52%, respectively, due mainly to conversion into degraded land, while the mining area and built-up areas were proportionally enhanced by 3.2% and 0.59% between 1990 and 2020. The intense mining resulted in deterioration of soil health, where the organic C, pH, and soil depth were considerably decreased in mined sites and degraded lands, compared to agricultural and forest areas. The major determinant biophysical, topographic, and soil factors were integrated in a GIS platform to derive a land degradation vulnerability index (LDVI), which identified five vulnerability classes. The salient findings of study provides the critical inputs for the policy makers/environmentalists in prioritization and decision-making for implementing remedial measures for the eco-restoration of mining degraded landscapes and also the improvement of ecology and environment along with sustainable coal mining.

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Impact of coal mining on land use dynamics and soil quality: Assessment of land degradation vulnerability through conjunctive use of analytical hierarchy process and geospatial techniques

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“…Koźma, 2011), the lake to be, has great potential for the development of recreation, water tourism (including diving) and geotourism. The well-known Polish examples of the adaptation of abandoned quarries for geo-educational purposes (e.g., Geosfera in Jaworzno; Chećko et al, 2022, the European Centre for Geological Education on Góra Rzepka in Chęciny https://www.eceg.uw.edu.pl/en/ or the Centre of Geoeducation of the Świętokrzyski Geopark http://geonaturakielce.pl/centrum_geo/) can certainly inspire local authorities to build such a facility in the Pałuki area.…”

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“…in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in Poland - Gaidzik and Chmielewska, 2020), natural areas (e.g., in the German-Polish UNESCO Global Geopark Muskau Arch https://www.muskau-arch.eu/ -Koźma, 2011) geoeducational areas (e.g. Koźma, 2011; in the Sadowa Góra quarry area in southern Poland https://www.jaworzno.pl/osrodekedukacji-ekologiczno-geologicznej-geosfera/ - Chećko et al, 2022) and geotourism (e.g. in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains in the central Poland -Pabian, 2015;in southern Ecuador -Carrión-Mero, 2021; on the Serifos Island in Greece - Vlachopoulos and Voudouris, 2022).…”

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The Geoheritage Potential of the South-East Pałuki (Western Poland) to Promote Geotourism

GÓRSKA-ZABIELSKA,

BŁASZCZYK,

NOWAK

2024

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The aim of the work is to examine the possibilities of developing geotourism in the context of existing, but not yet recognised, geoheritage in the north-eastern Wielkopolska, western Poland. Pałuki is characterised by exceptional geodiversity, which has enormous potential for diversifying the present tourist offer. The valorisation method of selected 12 geosites was used, taking into account geomorphological, additional and utility categories. The results of the analytical part made it possible to identify the most valuable and geotouristically attractive geosites. They form two original geotourism trails under the common name of "Geodiversified Pałuki". In order to increase the possibilities of developing local geotourism, two proposals for thematic geotourism trail focusing on the most interesting, and highly rated, geosites in the research area are presented.

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“…The issue of reclamation of territories damaged by mining enterprises has been raised for a long time. Both quarries and heaps cause significant damage to both the environment and the economy of the state [7]. Therefore, today in world practice there is a whole range of measures that are aimed at restoring and improving the natural conditions of man-madedisturbed territories [8].…”

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Improvement of quarry and slagheap reclamation technology

Baikalov

Dzhygyrey

Bendiuh

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EEJET

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This paper considers and analyzes a relevant issue of treatment of disturbed soils. The equipment to carry out various processes of mining reclamation of waste heaps and quarries with a significant reduction in the level of environmental risks through the operation of an energy-saving small-sized apparatus has been designed. The use of the developed soil reclamator is also adequate for pre-sowing and other types of agrotechnical tillage, plant care in agricultural fields, as well as in areas with a heterogeneous landscape. The functionality of the unit is able to provide energy autonomy and automation of the technological process. The low weight of the device makes it possible to reduce the pressure on the soil, which minimizes the environmentally hazardous formation of dust during the treatment of waste heaps, the destruction of its structure, the machine degradation of the fertile layer during the processing of all types of territories. The device also reduces the risk of fertile soils slipping from the slopes of mine dumps due to the fact that the soil reclamator is self-propelled and functions without the need to involve a heavy tractor. The mathematical modeling of the operation of the proposed technical support for the treatment of waste heap reclamation in comparison with the opposed analog proves the ecological and economic efficiency of the eco-adaptive soil reclamator. The average value of profit ratios, when using the proposed soil reclamator, is 121.82 % higher than with the involvement of opposed equipment. Indicators of the negative environmental impact of the designed equipment are 100 % lower than the environmental impact when operating the analog. The proposed technical solution can be effectively applied both in schemes of sanitary cleaning of settlements, and in the process of modernization of agricultural machinery

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Study on restoring abandoned mine lands to economically usable state using the post‐occupancy evaluation method

Cited by 6 publications

References 35 publications

Impact of coal mining on land use dynamics and soil quality: Assessment of land degradation vulnerability through conjunctive use of analytical hierarchy process and geospatial techniques

Impact of coal mining on land use dynamics and soil quality: Assessment of land degradation vulnerability through conjunctive use of analytical hierarchy process and geospatial techniques

The Geoheritage Potential of the South-East Pałuki (Western Poland) to Promote Geotourism

Improvement of quarry and slagheap reclamation technology

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