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<p>The revitalization of mining dumps in the Silesian agglomeration is a very difficult and complex problem. It has a substantial impact on the concepts of sustainable urban development. Other than the key areas including people, the environment and the economy, revitalization also refers to spatial management, and thus to a significant improvement in the functioning conditions of the local cities’ communities. The article describes an algorithm assessing the possibilities of revitalizing a mining dump by one of the Polska Grupa Górnicza’s mines. With legal status and location taken into account, several potential scenarios had been proposed, out of which one was chosen based on the adopted criteria. The chosen scenario had been subjected to further assessment using analyses such as SWOT/TOWS, FMEA, and QFD. The analyses had been carried out in order to acquire more effective and meaningful assessments, having taken social and economic aspects into consideration. In effect of the carried out analysis a recreational scenario was proposed. The adopted solution shows that the mine can continue its work in accordance with the principle of sustainable development as well as apply the concept of corporate social responsibility.</p>
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The revitalization of mining dumps in the Silesian agglomeration is a very difficult and complex problem. It has a substantial impact on the concepts of sustainable urban development. Other than the key areas including people, the environment and the economy, revitalization also refers to spatial management, and thus to a significant improvement in the functioning conditions of the local cities’ communities. The article describes an algorithm assessing the possibilities of revitalizing a mining dump by one of the Polska Grupa Górnicza’s mines. With legal status and location taken into account, several potential scenarios had been proposed, out of which one was chosen based on the adopted criteria. The chosen scenario had been subjected to further assessment using analyses such as SWOT/TOWS, FMEA, and QFD. The analyses had been carried out in order to acquire more effective and meaningful assessments, having taken social and economic aspects into consideration. In effect of the carried out analysis a recreational scenario was proposed. The adopted solution shows that the mine can continue its work in accordance with the principle of sustainable development as well as apply the concept of corporate social responsibility.

Revitalization of Mining Dumps. Assessment of Possibilities

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The revitalization of mining dumps in the Silesian agglomeration is a very difficult and complex problem. It has a substantial impact on the concepts of...

Revitalization of Mining Dumps. Assessment of Possibilities

Published Online: May 19, 2022

Page range: 201 - 209

Received: Jan 21, 2022

Accepted: Apr 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2022.28.24

Keywords
revitalization, algorithm, scenarios, SWOT/TOWS, FMEA, QFD analysis, sustainable development

© 2022 Witold Biały, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revitalization of Mining Dumps. Assessment of Possibilities

Published Online: May 19, 2022

Page range: 201 - 209

Received: Jan 21, 2022

Accepted: Apr 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2022.28.24

Keywordsrevitalization, algorithm, scenarios, SWOT/TOWS, FMEA, QFD analysis, sustainable development

© 2022 Witold Biały, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
revitalization, algorithm, scenarios, SWOT/TOWS, FMEA, QFD analysis, sustainable development