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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dulias, Renata (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Environmental Science and Engineering,
Temas:
Geomorphology.
Mineralogy.
Environment.
Cogeneration of electric power and heat.
Fossil fuels.
Environmental Sciences.
Fossil Fuel.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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