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The book describes the current state of former opencast mines in six countries. The remediation and reclamation of abandoned opencast mines are considered as a chance for new sustainable ecological, sociological and cultural developments in the regions concerned. The examples quoted from different countries allow the results of different remediation strategies to be compared. By way of conclusion, some recommendations are given at the end.

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Author:   Alena Mudroch ,  Ulrich Stottmeister ,  Christopher Kennedy ,  Helmut Klapper
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9783642076411

ISBN 10:   3642076416
Pages:   175
Publication Date:   28 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Reclamation and Regeneration of Landscapes after Brown Coal Opencast Mining in Six Different Countries.- Alternatives for the Reclamation of Surface Mined Lands.- Mining Lakes: Generation, Loading and Water Quality Control.- Development Prospects for the Post-Mining Landscape in Central Germany.- Now We Have a Future, People Can Also Speak of the Past — Living Next to an Opencast Mine.- Art Projects in Post Mining Landscapes: Visions Became Reality.- Acknowledgements.- List of Keywords.

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