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<p>The transformation of post-industrial areas of coal mines has been going on for over 80 years. Despite years of discussion and various international experiences, effective instruments and best practices for brownfields are still being sought. Today, in the face of rapidly changing social and environmental conditions, it is necessary to rethink the future of coal regions. To meet the challenges ahead, all experiences must be critically analysed and confronted with land development. This paper shows the main directions of decommissioned coal mines areas in the Silesian Agglomeration. For this purpose, it was necessary to identify closed mines’ areas and recognise they present land use. The research is based on a query of archival and library materials, field research, the author’s classification of land use, and cartographic and quantitative research. The study shows that the main direction of land use is industry (about 48.3%) and services (24.4%). Furthermore, until today more than half of the post-industrial land is undeveloped by mining facilities, and only about 7.4% of it is prepared for potential investment.</p>
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The transformation of post-industrial areas of coal mines has been going on for over 80 years. Despite years of discussion and various international experiences, effective instruments and best practices for brownfields are still being sought. Today, in the face of rapidly changing social and environmental conditions, it is necessary to rethink the future of coal regions. To meet the challenges ahead, all experiences must be critically analysed and confronted with land development. This paper shows the main directions of decommissioned coal mines areas in the Silesian Agglomeration. For this purpose, it was necessary to identify closed mines’ areas and recognise they present land use. The research is based on a query of archival and library materials, field research, the author’s classification of land use, and cartographic and quantitative research. The study shows that the main direction of land use is industry (about 48.3%) and services (24.4%). Furthermore, until today more than half of the post-industrial land is undeveloped by mining facilities, and only about 7.4% of it is prepared for potential investment.

The Land Use of Decommissioned Coal Mines Areas in the Upper Silesian Agglomeration (Poland)

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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The transformation of post-industrial areas of coal mines has been going on for over 80 years. Despite years of discussion and various international...

The Land Use of Decommissioned Coal Mines Areas in the Upper Silesian Agglomeration (Poland)

Pubblicato online: 09 ago 2022

Pagine: 57 - 70

Ricevuto: 26 mar 2021

Accettato: 07 giu 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0015

Parole chiave
Post-mining areas, Re-use of brownfields, Revitalisation of post-industrial areas

© 2022 Aleksandra WYRZYKOWSKA, published by Sciendo

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

The Land Use of Decommissioned Coal Mines Areas in the Upper Silesian Agglomeration (Poland)

Pubblicato online: 09 ago 2022

Pagine: 57 - 70

Ricevuto: 26 mar 2021

Accettato: 07 giu 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0015

Parole chiavePost-mining areas, Re-use of brownfields, Revitalisation of post-industrial areas

© 2022 Aleksandra WYRZYKOWSKA, published by Sciendo

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

Parole chiave
Post-mining areas, Re-use of brownfields, Revitalisation of post-industrial areas