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The Impact of Mining on the Landscape. A Study of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in Poland.
Renata Dulias
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Hardback. Series: Environmental Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 217 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; KNAT; RBGL; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 497.
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 and lead ores, stowing sands and rock resources have caused such extensive transformations of landscape that it can be considered a model anthropogenic relief. The book has three main focuses: 1) Identifying anthropogenic forms of relief related to mining activity and presenting them from a spatial, genetic and age perspective; 2) ... Read more
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 and lead ores, stowing sands and rock resources have caused such extensive transformations of landscape that it can be considered a model anthropogenic relief. The book has three main focuses: 1) Identifying anthropogenic forms of relief related to mining activity and presenting them from a spatial, genetic and age perspective; 2) ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Science and Engineering
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319295398
SKU
V9783319295398
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Ref
99-15
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