Overview
- Provides a comprehensive investigation of the impact of mining in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, in Poland, an area ranked sixth worldwide in hard coal extraction (from the mid-18th century until 2009)
- Presents a variety of maps that illustrate the transformation that has occurred in the area
- Provides a comparison of the anthropogenic Upper Silesian Coal Basin landscape with other mining areas in Poland and Europe
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)
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Book Title: The Impact of Mining on the Landscape
Book Subtitle: A Study of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in Poland
Authors: Renata Dulias
Series Title: Environmental Science and Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29541-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29539-8Published: 29 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80594-8Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29541-1Published: 21 April 2016
Series ISSN: 1863-5520
Series E-ISSN: 1863-5539
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 209
Number of Illustrations: 54 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geomorphology, Mineral Resources, Environmental Science and Engineering, Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture)