MULTI-FACETED TRANSFORMATION OF POST-MINING AREAS IN HOLY CROSS MTS. REGION (POLISH UPLANDS)

Since Middle Age Holy Cross Mts. region in Central Poland was very important mining and industrial district called Old Polish Industrial District. Therefore, a very large number of post-mining areas occurred here. The problem of their transformation has so far been poorly understood. Therefore, the...

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Main Authors: Grzegorz Pabian, Tomasz Kalicki
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Language:English
Published: Geobalcanica Society 2021-09-01
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Online Access:http://www.geobalcanica.org/wp-content/uploads/AGB/2022/AGB-2022-8-14.pdf
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description Since Middle Age Holy Cross Mts. region in Central Poland was very important mining and industrial district called Old Polish Industrial District. Therefore, a very large number of post-mining areas occurred here. The problem of their transformation has so far been poorly understood. Therefore, the aim of the study was to identify the changes taking place in selected post-mining areas of this region and to determine the role of natural and anthropogenic factors in their transformation. The application aim was to set directions for the revitalization of these areas, as they have great scientific, educational, landscape, recreation and geoturistic values. The results of the interdisciplinary research indicate that changes are a result of natural factors (e.g., present-day morphogenetic processes, especially mass movements; secondary plant succession) and anthropogenic, both planned (reclamation, development, access, adaptation and revitalization of post-mining areas) and unplanned (uncontrolled effects of tourist traffic, wild dumps). In undeveloped post-mining areas, natural factors and littering of facilities play the main role in their transformation, while in developed areas anthropogenic factors dominate. The best opportunities for multi-faceted use the post-mining sites are education, landscape, tourism and recreation, and economic fields. The directions of development of these areas proposed in the work may complement each other, and the decision to select the leading one should take into account, i.e., target functions they are to perform in the future. On the example of the revitalization of the Szewce quarry, a model of geotouristic management and access was developed and implemented, which can be used for other similar post-mining facilities in Poland.
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spelling doaj.art-501ada1e1bc34610ab4919c28f059b052023-02-15T11:23:47ZengGeobalcanica SocietyActa Geobalcanica1857-98332021-09-018310911510.18509/AGB218-3109pMULTI-FACETED TRANSFORMATION OF POST-MINING AREAS IN HOLY CROSS MTS. REGION (POLISH UPLANDS)Grzegorz Pabian0Tomasz Kalicki1Department of Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology, Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, PolandDepartment of Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology, Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, PolandSince Middle Age Holy Cross Mts. region in Central Poland was very important mining and industrial district called Old Polish Industrial District. Therefore, a very large number of post-mining areas occurred here. The problem of their transformation has so far been poorly understood. Therefore, the aim of the study was to identify the changes taking place in selected post-mining areas of this region and to determine the role of natural and anthropogenic factors in their transformation. The application aim was to set directions for the revitalization of these areas, as they have great scientific, educational, landscape, recreation and geoturistic values. The results of the interdisciplinary research indicate that changes are a result of natural factors (e.g., present-day morphogenetic processes, especially mass movements; secondary plant succession) and anthropogenic, both planned (reclamation, development, access, adaptation and revitalization of post-mining areas) and unplanned (uncontrolled effects of tourist traffic, wild dumps). In undeveloped post-mining areas, natural factors and littering of facilities play the main role in their transformation, while in developed areas anthropogenic factors dominate. The best opportunities for multi-faceted use the post-mining sites are education, landscape, tourism and recreation, and economic fields. The directions of development of these areas proposed in the work may complement each other, and the decision to select the leading one should take into account, i.e., target functions they are to perform in the future. On the example of the revitalization of the Szewce quarry, a model of geotouristic management and access was developed and implemented, which can be used for other similar post-mining facilities in Poland.http://www.geobalcanica.org/wp-content/uploads/AGB/2022/AGB-2022-8-14.pdfgeomorphologygeotourismhistorical miningpoland
spellingShingle Grzegorz Pabian
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MULTI-FACETED TRANSFORMATION OF POST-MINING AREAS IN HOLY CROSS MTS. REGION (POLISH UPLANDS)
Acta Geobalcanica
geomorphology
geotourism
historical mining
poland
title MULTI-FACETED TRANSFORMATION OF POST-MINING AREAS IN HOLY CROSS MTS. REGION (POLISH UPLANDS)
title_full MULTI-FACETED TRANSFORMATION OF POST-MINING AREAS IN HOLY CROSS MTS. REGION (POLISH UPLANDS)
title_fullStr MULTI-FACETED TRANSFORMATION OF POST-MINING AREAS IN HOLY CROSS MTS. REGION (POLISH UPLANDS)
title_full_unstemmed MULTI-FACETED TRANSFORMATION OF POST-MINING AREAS IN HOLY CROSS MTS. REGION (POLISH UPLANDS)
title_short MULTI-FACETED TRANSFORMATION OF POST-MINING AREAS IN HOLY CROSS MTS. REGION (POLISH UPLANDS)
title_sort multi faceted transformation of post mining areas in holy cross mts region polish uplands
topic geomorphology
geotourism
historical mining
poland
url http://www.geobalcanica.org/wp-content/uploads/AGB/2022/AGB-2022-8-14.pdf
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