scholarly journals Categories of mining areas of closed mines due to limitations of land use for building purposes on selected examples

2019 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 01010
Author(s):  
Piotr Strzałkowski ◽  
Roman Ścigała ◽  
Katarzyna Szafulera
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Deformation Process ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Final Phase ◽  
Mining Areas

The paper presents the issue of categorization of mining areas of liquidated coal mines in terms of land development limitations. The authors have presented their observations regarding the determination of hazard zones resulting from the presence of linear and surface discontinuous deformations, excessive subsidence and tilt zones as well as the duration of the final phase of deformation process.

scholarly journals Evaluation of decadal land degradation dynamics in old coal-mines of Central India

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarun Thakur ◽  
JOYSTU DUTTA ◽  
Arvind Bijalwan ◽  
S Swamy
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Vegetation Indices ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Central India ◽  
Vulnerability Index ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Sparse Vegetation ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Detection Analysis

The present study attempts to understand land use dynamics in an area subjected to opencast and underground coal mining for the last few decades in Kotma Coalmines of Anuppur district in Madhya Pradesh, India through geospatial techniques. Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change detection analysis was performed digitally classifying Landsat 5 (2001) as well as Landsat 8 (2020) satellite data using maximum likelihood algorithm. Results revealed that area under Dense native vegetation decreased drastically (13.74 sq. km) with the gradual and consistent expansion in the activities of coal mines which showed the highest increase in area over time (15.84 sq. km). Bivariate regression analysis showed the positive empirical relationships between vegetation indices and soil physico-chemical parameters. Studies suggested soil and vegetation is degraded over the large mining areas consistently over a long time period. Despite the continuous reforestation activities on mined areas, the decline area under dense vegetation and sparse vegetation over the twenty-year time-scale indicates that the reclamation activities are still in its’ infancy. Land Degradation Vulnerability Index (LDVI) map was generated to understand the extent of decadal land degradation trends and it shows that 8.60 % of the area is highly vulnerable to degradation. The LDI inputs will help the planners to develop alternate strategies to tackle vulnerability zones for safe mining. Monthly estimation of various meteorological parameters was also recorded to generate heat plots for the period 2001-2020. The study concludes that monitoring and assessment of fragile ecosystems are indispensable for holistic environmental management.

scholarly journals Application of the biocenotic tree assessment method in the "Vila Mîndîc" park (Moldova) for the implementation of a conceptual land-use project – a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol Special Edition (Special Edition) ◽  
pp. 63-84
Author(s):  
Lidia Ozimkowska ◽  
Jerzy Wojtatowicz
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Preliminary Design ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Nesting Sites

The article presents the aplication of the biocenotic tree assessment method in the "Vila Mîndîc" park (Moldova). While conducting the inventory, preliminary design decisions were taken into account, which also influenced the determination of tree values. By extending the plant valorisation to the study of health, including safety for humans, the results were obtained to carry out the project. Particular areas were selected, which regardless of the conditions, must ensure safe stay; parts of the area where visiting the park is restricted and those where, due to high biocenotic values (including protection of animal breeding and nesting sites) communication routes and leisure areas are not planned. On the basis of the research, areas of exceptional importance for animals were identified and a conceptual land development project was carried out to accommodate human recreational needs.

scholarly journals Duration of the final phase of mining area deformation process in the conditions of Upper Silesia (Poland)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Strzałkowski
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Final Stage ◽  
Deformation Process ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Hard Coal ◽  
Final Phase ◽  
Empirical Formulas ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Upper Silesia

AbstractThe ability to estimate the duration of mining impact on the surface is important for both active and decommissioned mines. It allows to plan rational land development and to assess the time of exploitation impact on buildings. The data concerns cases of exploitation with roof caving in 20 hard coal mines in Upper Silesia and cases of exploitation with hydraulic stowing in 4 mines. Based on the analysis of geological and mining documentation, the duration of the final stage of the subsidence process was established — from the end of mining operations to the final stage of the subsidence. It was assumed that the subsidence reached its final state when the increments between two consecutive measurements did not exceed 10 mm. Further analyses were carried out using the regression method using the Statistica program, looking for the relationship between the duration of the final phase of the subsidence process and the quantities characterizing the operating conditions. The obtained results indicate a significant impact of the depth of exploitation and the value of the parameter characterizing the rock mass strength properties on the duration of the final phase of the deformation process. As a result of statistical analyses, appropriate empirical formulas were proposed. In the case of performing exploitation with caving and when the variation in the value of tgβ parameter characterizing the rock mass is small, which currently occurs in the considered basin, one can use the proposed formula, linking the duration of the process with the depth of mining exploitation.

Excavation at Newton, Islay

1988 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
R McCullagh ◽  
M Andrews ◽  
Anne Clarke ◽  
G Collins ◽  
E Halpin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Final Phase ◽  
Soil Resource ◽  
Three Phases

Summary Excavations at Newton have revealed three phases of land use. Mesolithic activity was restricted to small flint working and domestic sites. A Neolithic phase appears to relate to a fragile soil resource which rapidly declined in quality. The final phase, possibly related to a Christian Irish presence on the island, occurs late in the sequence.

Research on Evaluation and Development Potential Analysis of Low-Slope Hilly Land Resources

2013 ◽  
Vol 444-445 ◽  
pp. 1260-1264
Author(s):  
Jie Lv ◽  
Xi Ping Yuan ◽  
Shu Gan ◽  
Ming Long Yang ◽  
Qiong He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Spatial Clustering ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Development Potential ◽  
Potential Analysis ◽  
Ecological Benefit ◽  
Development And Utilization

Investigation and potential analysis of low-slope hilly land resources is a foundational work for carrying out land development and utilization scenically. In this paper, based on status of land use change survey data in 2011 and satellite remote sensing data of study area, at the same time,we combined with the practical situation of study area, by using superposition analysis, spatial clustering and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation, did an investigation to low-slope hilly land resources which slopes between 8 degree and 25 degree, analyzed theoretical potential and actual potential of low-slope hilly development and utilization, in order to provide the basis and reference for land use work. The results of the project show: (1) development potential of low-slope hilly land resources is large; (2) the discrepancy beteen theoretical potential and actual potential is obvious; (3) the strategic of development and utilization must be adjust measures to local conditions, pay equal attention to ecological benefit, social benefit and economic benefit and considerate landscape and ecological balance comprehensively.

Pastoralists-farmers’ conflicts in Nigeria’s mid-Benue Trough: Socio-ecological drivers and pathways to addressing the conflicts.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chukwudi Njoku ◽  
Francis Okpiliya ◽  
Joel Efiong ◽  
Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Land Resource ◽  
Hotspot Analysis ◽  
Benue Trough ◽  
Year 2000

<p>Violent conflicts related to pastoralists-farmers’ interactions in Nigeria have assumed an unprecedented dimension, causing loss of lives and livelihoods. The mid-Benue trough (Benue and Taraba States) has suffered most from the conflicts. This study aims to provide knowledge on the socio-ecological drivers of pastoralists-farmers’ conflicts in the mid-Benue trough from the year 2000 to 2020 and to identify pathways to solving them. First, data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project were used to map the conflicts. Second, to understand the nexus of climate change, land use and the conflicts, the study analyzed satellite data of Land Surface Temperature (LST) as a proxy for climate change, using data from the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite and Land Use Land Cover (LULC), using LandSat 7 ETM and LandSat 8 ETM+ data, then linked them to the mapped conflicts. Third, to understand causes and impacts of the conflict on pastoralists and farmers’ livelihoods, 100 interviews were conducted, 50 for each group and analyzed using content analysis and descriptive statistics. Results showed that there were 2532 fatalities from 309 conflict events between pastoralists and farmers. The incidents exhibited statistically significant clustering and were minimal between the year 2000 and 2012, increasing gradually until the year 2013 when it began to rise geometrically. The Getis-Ord Gi hotspot analysis revealed the conflict hotspots to include Agatu, Oturkpo, Gwer East and Gashaka Local Government Areas. The results from the LST analysis showed that the area coverage of high LST increased from 30 percent in 2000 to 38 percent in 2020, while extremely high LST area also increased from 14 to 16 percent. A significantly high percentage of the conflicts (87 percent) occurred in areas with high LST (>30⁰C). In addition, the LULC analyses showed that built-up land area increased by 35 km<sup>2 </sup>(0.1 percent) and dense forests reduced by 798 km<sup>2</sup> (0.1 percent). Notably, shrublands and grasslands, which are the resource domains of the pastoralists reduced by 11,716 km<sup>2  </sup>(13.1 percent) and croplands of farmers increased by 12,316 km<sup>2 </sup>(13.8 percent)<strong>. </strong>This presents an apparent transition of LULC from shrublands and grasslands to croplands in the area. Further analyses showed that 63 percent of the conflicts occurred in croplands and 16 percent in shrublands and grasslands. Hence, the reduction of land resource available to pastoralists and their subsequent cropland encroachment were identified as major causes of the conflict. It was therefore concluded that land development for other purposes is a major driver of pastoralists-farmers’ conflicts in the study area. There is thus a need to integrate conflict maps, LST and LULC dynamics to support dialogue, land use planning and policy formulation for sustainable land management to guide pastoral and farming activities.</p>

The Risk of Coal Fires And Land Subsidence in Jharia Coalfields, India, Analysed Using Remote Sensing Techniques

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vamshi Karanam ◽  
Shagun Garg ◽  
Mahdi Motagh ◽  
Kamal Jain
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Land Use ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Coal Fire ◽  
Coal Fires

<p>Coal fires, land subsidence, roof collapse, and other life-threatening risks are a predictable phenomenon for the mineworkers and the neighbourhood population in coalfields. Jharia Coalfields in India are suffered heavily from land subsidence and coal fires for over a century. In addition to the loss of precious coal reserves, this has led to severe damage to the environment, livelihood, transportation, and precious lives.</p><p>Such incidents highlight the dire need for a well-defined methodology for risk analysis for the coalfield. In this study, we regenerated a Land Use Land Cover map prepared using Indian Remote Sensing satellite imagery and ground survey. Persistent Scatterer Interferometry analysis using Sentinel -1 images was carried out to study the land subsidence phenomenon between Nov 2018 and Apr 2019. For the same study period, coal fire zones were identified with Landsat – 8 thermal band imagery. Integration of coal fire maps, subsidence velocity maps, and land use maps was further implemented in a geographical information background environment to extract the high-risk zones. These high-risk areas include residential areas, railways, and mining sites, requiring immediate attention.</p><p>The results show that the coal mines are affected by subsidence of up to 20 cm/yr and a temperature anomaly of nearly 20<sup>o</sup>C is noticed. A high-risk zone of almost 18 sq. km. was demarcated with Kusunda, Gaslitand, and West Mudidih collieries being the most critically affected zones in the Coal mines. The study demonstrates the potential to combine data from multiple satellite sensors to build a safer ecosystem around the coal mines.  </p>

Pemanfaatan Peta Tematik dalam Perencanaan Pembangunan Sarana dan Prasarana Pendukung Pariwisata Daerah di Kabupaten Pangandaran

Tunas Agraria ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Rizka Fakhrizatullah ◽  
Rochmat Martanto ◽  
Yendi Sufyandi
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Thematic Maps ◽  
Coastal Tourism ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Regional Autonomy

Abstract: Pangandaran is a district with a coastline of 91 Km, so this district has the potential for coastal tourism that needs to be developed. As a new regency of regional autonomy, demands to carry out construction of facilities and infrastructure to support tourism need to be increased. This study aims to determine the distribution of facilities and infrastructure that need to be developed and to know the factors that influence the determination of the construction of facilities and infrastructure. This research uses qualitative method, data collection is done through literature review and interviews. The results of the study indicate that the factors affecting the distribution of infrastructure include land use, population density, tourism objects, land slope and disaster vulnerability. The analysis shows that the distribution of villages suitable for the development of infrastructure includes the villages of Wonoharjo, Babadan, Pananjang and Pangandaran Village.Keyword: tourism, facilities and infrastructure, thematic maps. Intisari: Pangandaran merupakan kabupaten dengan garis pantai sepanjang 91 Km, sehingga kabupaten ini memiliki potensi pariwisata pantai yang perlu dikembangkan. Sebagai Kabupaten yang baru melakukan otonomi daerah, tuntutan untuk melaksanakan pembangunan sarana dan prasarana guna mendukung pariwisata perlu ditingkatkan. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk untuk mengetahui sebaran sarana dan prasarana yang perlu dikembangkan serta mengetahui faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penentuan pembangunan sarana dan prasarana. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui kajian pustaka dan wawancara. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi sebaran sarana prasarana meliputi penggunaan lahan, kepadatan penduduk, obyek wisata, kemiringan lahan dan kerawanan bencana. Dari hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa sebaran desa yang sesuai untuk pengembangan sarana prasarana meliputi Desa Wonoharjo, Babadan, Pananjang dan Desa Pangandaran.Kata kunci: pariwisata, sarana dan prasarana, peta tematik.

scholarly journals Assessment of land cover on soil erosion in Lam Phra Phloeng watershed by USLE model

2018 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 02017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jatuwat Wattanasetpong ◽  
Uma Seeboonruang ◽  
Uba Sirikaew ◽  
Walter Chen
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Soil Loss ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Surface Erosion ◽  
Agricultural Field ◽  
Land Cover Data

Soil loss due to surface erosion has been a global problem not just for developing countries but also for developed countries. One of the factors that have greatest impact on soil erosion is land cover. The purpose of this study is to estimate the long-term average annual soil erosion in the Lam Phra Phloeng watershed, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand with different source of land cover by using the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and GIS (30 m grid cells) to calculate the six erosion factors (R, K, L, S, C, and P) of USLE. Land use data are from Land Development Department (LDD) and ESA Climate Change Initiative (ESA/CCI) in 2015. The result of this study show that mean soil erosion by using land cover from ESA/CCI is less than LDD (29.16 and 64.29 ton/ha/year respectively) because soil erosion mostly occurred in the agricultural field and LDD is a local department that survey land use in Thailand thus land cover data from this department have more details than ESA/CCI.

scholarly journals Waterborne Viruses and F-Specific Coliphages in Mixed-Use Watersheds: Microbial Associations, Host Specificities, and Affinities with Environmental/Land Use Factors

2016 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tineke H. Jones ◽  
Julie Brassard ◽  
Edward Topp ◽  
Graham Wilkes ◽  
David R. Lapen
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Surface Water Flow ◽  
Mixed Use ◽  
Human Viruses ◽  
Waterborne Viruses

ABSTRACT From the years 2008 to 2014, a total of 1,155 water samples were collected (spring to fall) from 24 surface water sampling sites located in a mixed-used but predominantly agricultural (i.e., dairy livestock production) river basin in eastern Ontario, Canada. Water was analyzed for viable F-specific DNA (F-DNA) and F-specific RNA (F-RNA) (genogroup I [GI] to GIV) coliphage and a suite of molecularly detected viruses (norovirus [GI to GIV], torque teno virus [TTV], rotavirus, kobuvirus, adenovirus, astrovirus, hepatitis A, and hepatitis E). F-DNA and F-RNA coliphage were detected in 33 and 28% of the samples at maximum concentrations of 2,000 and 16,300 PFU · 100 ml−1, respectively. Animal TTV, human TTV, kobuvirus, astrovirus, and norovirus GIII were the most prevalent viruses, found in 23, 20, 13, 12, and 11% of samples, respectively. Viable F-DNA coliphage was found to be a modest positive indicator of molecularly detected TTV. F-RNA coliphage, unlike F-DNA coliphage, was a modest positive predictor of norovirus and rotavirus. There were, however, a number of significant negative associations among F-specific coliphage and viruses. F-DNA coliphage densities of >142 PFU · 100 ml−1 delineated conditions when ∼95% of water samples contained some type of virus. Kobuvirus was the virus most strongly related to detection of any other virus. Land use had some associations with virus/F-specific coliphage detection, but season and surface water flow were the variables that were most important for broadly delineating detection. Higher relative levels of detection of human viruses and human F-RNA coliphage were associated with higher relative degrees of upstream human land development in a catchment. IMPORTANCE This study is one of the first, to our knowledge, to evaluate relationships among F-specific coliphages and a large suite of enteric viruses in mixed-use but agriculturally dominated surface waters in Canada. This study suggested that relationships between viable F-specific coliphages and molecularly detected viruses do exist, but they are not always positive. Caution should be employed if viable F-specific coliphages are to be used as indicators of virus presence in surface waters. This study elucidates relative effects of agriculture, wildlife, and human activity on virus and F-specific coliphage detection. Seasonal and meteorological attributes play a strong role in the detection of most virus and F-specific coliphage targets.

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