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

This book investigates the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB), one of the oldest and largest mining areas not only in Poland but also in Europe. Using uniform research methods for the whole study area, it also provides a summary of the landscape transformations. Intensive extraction of hard coal, zinc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dulias, Renata
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Series:Environmental Science and Engineering
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: 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