The Impact of Mining on the Landscape A Study of the Upper Silesian
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 transformat
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Renata Dulias
The Impact of Mining on the Landscape A Study of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in Poland
Environmental Science and Engineering Series editors Ulrich Förstner, Hamburg, Germany Wim H. Rulkens, Wageningen, The Netherlands Wim Salomons, Haren, The Netherlands
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Renata Dulias
The Impact of Mining on the Landscape A Study of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in Poland
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Renata Dulias Faculty of Earth Sciences University of Silesia Sosnowiec Poland
Translated by Elżbieta Madden
ISSN 1863-5520 ISSN 1863-5539 (electronic) Environmental Science and Engineering ISBN 978-3-319-29539-8 ISBN 978-3-319-29541-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29541-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016935206 This book is a revised and translated version of: Denudacja antropogeniczna na obszarach górniczych na przykładzie Górnośląskiego Zagłębia Węglowego, 2013 published by the University of Silesia in Katowice. The University of Silesia has granted Springer the rights to publish the book. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Acknowledgments
The author wishes to express her gratitude to Professors Jacek Jania, Leon Kozacki, Maria Łanczont, Zbigniew Podgórski, Andrzej Świeca and Józef Wojtanowicz, who read and corrected the Polish version of this volume, for their constructive comments. The publication has been partially financed from the funds of the Leading National Research Centre (KNOW) received by the Centre for Polar Studies of the University of Silesia, Poland.
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Human Activity as a Geomorphic Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.1 Impact of Mining on the Landscape . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.2
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