The Impact of Mining on the Landscape: A Study of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in Poland

by Renata Dulias

Book Overview

Introduction.- Human activity as a geomorphic factor.- Impact of mining on landscape.- Anthropogenic denudation as a research problem.- Research methods and data sources.- Environment of study area.- A brief history of mining in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin.- Iron ore mining.- Zinc and lead ores mining.- Hard coal mining.- Rocks resources mining.- Anthropogenic landforms in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin.- Excavations.- Waste heaps.- Subsidence troughs.-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319805940
• ISBN13: 9783319805948
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"