The Land Use of Decommissioned Coal Mines Areas in the Upper Silesian Agglomeration (Poland)
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Data publikacji: 09 sie 2022
Zakres stron: 57 - 70
Otrzymano: 26 mar 2021
Przyjęty: 07 cze 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0015
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Classification of the land use of coal mines’ post-industrial areas in the Upper Silesian Agglomeration
| Land use | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| mining area | Areas used as coal mines or areas used to protect them. | |
| UNDEVELOPED AREAS | abandoned areas | Land which was left unsecured by the owners and continued to be unused, gradually devastated and degraded. Consequently, these areas may have a negative and hazardous impact on the surroundings. |
| brownfield wasteland | Areas where reclamation has not been properly carried out (or has not been completed) and areas where elements of construction facilities and technical infrastructure have been left (e.g. in the form of rubble). These sites may be highly contaminated or pose a high environmental risk. | |
| wasteland | Areas where the land has been cleaned up and the proper reclamation is carried out. Additionally, as a result of natural succession, weathering, leaching and sedimentation, the expansion of nature takes place. | |
| wooded areas, forest areas | ||
| investment areas | Areas where proper reclamation has been carried out, the site has been cleaned up, and the technical infrastructure has been prepared for a potential investment (e.g. post-industrial areas of the ‘Bogucice’ Shaft and the Katowice Special Economic Zone in the area of the ‘Powstańców Śląskich’ Coal Mine). They also include areas where construction works related to the new form of use will be carried out (e.g. the Climbing and Strength Sports Center in Bytom). | |
| industrial areas | Land used for industrial buildings and manufacturing services, logistics, wholesale trade, warehousing and storage facilities, etc., along with the necessary infrastructure. | |
| DEVELOPED AREAS | service areas | Land used for administrative services, cultural and health services, commercial services, social services (educational buildings, nursing homes, etc.), entertainment and recreation services (entertainment and sports halls) and others, along with the necessary infrastructure. |
| green and recreation areas | Land used as parks and other areas of arranged greenery, recreation and entertainment services (playgrounds, stadiums, sports fields, swimming pools, individual recreation areas, etc.), along with the necessary infrastructure. | |
| low-intensity residential areas | Areas used for low-intensity residential development or residential-service development (in particular single-family housing). | |
| high-intensity residential areas | Land used for high-intensity residential development or residential-service development (especially multi-family housing). | |
| land transport | Land used for roads, railway, car parks, etc. | |
| other | Other use of land |
Selected transformation examples of mining plants’ post-industrial areas in the Upper Silesian Agglomeration
| Function | Location | Name | Year | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| business, industrial and technology parks | Bytom Sosnowiec Dabrowa G. | Katowice Special Economic Zone | 1996 | 17.05 ha / ~ 5 ha / 8.29 ha |
| Gliwice | Education and Business Center – “Nowe Gliwice” | 2006–2008 | 23.67 ha | |
| Ruda Śląska Świętochlowice | Incubator of Technological and Service Innovations – Architecture and Construction | 2007–2008 | 1.35 ha | |
| Sosnowiec | Sosnowiec Science and Technology Park | 2011–2012 | 1.57 ha | |
| Jaworzno | Business Center – Jaworzno Industrial Park | – | 0.34 ha | |
| cultural and educational | Bytom | Rozbark Dance and Movement Theatre | 2011–2014 | 0.40 ha |
| Czeladz | Contemporary Art Gallery “Elektrownia” | 2007–2013 | 0.73 ha | |
| Katowice | Silesian Museum | 2006–2015 |
6.1 ha | |
| Katowice | NOSPR** headquarters | 2008–2014 | 4.32 ha | |
| Katowice | “Wilson” Shaft Gallery | 1998 | 2.32 ha | |
| Siemianowice Sl. | Tradition Park | 2009–2011 | 1.80 ha | |
| Świętochłowice | Coal Mine “Polska” towers | 2015 | 0.57 ha | |
| Zabrze | Coal Mining Museum*** | 1981– | - | |
| recreation and sport | Bytom | Climbing and Strength Sports Center (under construction) | 2018– | 0.39 ha |
| Chorzów | The hoisting tower of the “Prezydent” shaft with the “Sztygarka” complex | 2009–2012 | ~ 5 ha | |
| Sosnowiec | Climbing centre – Poziom 450 | 2010–2012 | 0.36 ha | |
| residential | Będzin | Housing estate “Podskarpie” | 2015 | ~ 12 ha |
| Będzin | Housing estate “Brzozowica” | 2016 | 2.08 ha | |
| Katowice | Housing estate “First district” (under construction) | 2019– | ~ 7 ha | |
| Katowice | Housing estate “Oak Terraces” | 2007–2014 |
5.56 ha | |
| other | Katowice | Silesia City Center | 2005 | 20.12 ha |
| Sosnowiec | District Prosecutor’s Office in Sosnowiec | 2017–2019 | 0.89 ha | |
| Zabrze | Shaft “Maciej” | 2007–2013 | 1.19 ha |