scholarly journals Post-mining tourism in Upper Silesia and Czech-Moravian country

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzena Lamparska
Keyword(s):  
Mine Waste ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Industrial Plants ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
Traditional Industry ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Housing Estates

Europe experiences the development of post-industrial tourism documenting the time of growth of traditional coal basins. Contemporarily, the processes of deindustrialization take place. The material resources of traditional industry are being liquidated – which is expensive, or are adapted for the needs of tourism, which gives a new chance of development for these regions which are by rule in a difficult economic situation. Polish coal basin where many industrial plants and coal mines were closed as a result of restructurizing may serve as an example. Similar processes, although in smaller a scope, occur in the Czech Republic. Some of the industrial objects and coal mines concentrate certain values that predestine them to be included in the group of post-industrial heritage: the Czech and Polish coal mines from the 19th century, or coking plants and steel plants – as Hlubina in Ostrava Vitkovce. The idea of this article is to connect some Czech and Polish objects with one tourist route. The proposed tourist area starts in Czerwionka-Leszczyny and runs to Ostrava, and includes former industrial objects, old mines equipped with steam engines, patronage housing estates, coking plants, as well as mine waste dumps subjected to natural succession of vegetation. Creation of such route will allow to popularize the landmarks of post-industrial heritage for tourists of both countries, as well as will contribute to the development of services based on tourism. The route could become a common training ground for students of polytechnic departments of mining and environment protection, as it illustrates both the former mining technological processes and the processes of renaturalization of dumping grounds. The visiting sites were selected on the basis of unified criteria such as their age, suitability for tourism and education, as well as because of their originality, authenticity and uniqueness. The proposed tourist route will also connect the Polish Industrial Monuments Route with the monuments and mining museums in Ostrava.

scholarly journals Przedsiębiorczość miejska – lokalne programy rewitalizacji instrumentami odnowy miast

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 207-254
Author(s):  
Nina Grad
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Material Structure ◽  
Planning Model ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Housing Estates

Owing to widely advertized issue of renewal of urban tissue cities gain their chance for re-birth and “second youth”. These entities struggle with degradation and depopulation through, among others, re-discovering cultural, architectural and historical values alike, restructuring postrailway, post-military and post-industrial areas as well as renovation of old housing estates and other damaged building resources. Next to the degradation of the housing substance, another problem of the cities is demographic crisis. The amount of cities’ inhabitants decreases systematically, the process of ageing of society affects more and more aspects of economy and the decline in population growth as well as mass emigration of young people are not promising. Thus main tasks of cities development became tasks of qualitative revival of material resources and human capital. Considering revitalization as a cities revival tool one have to have in mind it cannot concern only the material structure of a city but has to be spread over the broadly understood social issues. Moreover, the revitalization actions have to be based on a new planning model through involving local societies into planning processes. In this way it can contribute to the integration of residents as well as to the larger identification with place of residence which may be an object of their special care in coming years. To summarise, only such integrated and complex attitude as above may bring expected results of increasing the quality of the cities and the Local Revitalisation Programmes, which are one of the requirements of revitalization programmes studies, may essentially contribute.

scholarly journals Plants Bravely Fighting Metals

No Limits ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Maria Sztuka ◽  
Monika Jędrzejczyk-Korycińska
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Mine Waste ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
Harmful Substances ◽  
Post Production ◽  
Housing Estates ◽  
Industrial Center

Silesia, i.e. the region of Poland which roughly dozen years ago was the most powerful industrial center in the country, is still struggling with residues of heavy metals, which are still present in the soil, water, mine waste dumps, and in the air – despite the fact that the number of polluting plants has been reduced and the use of appropriate filters, measures that have admittedly limited the emission of harmful substances into the environment, has been made obligatory. Metals will not disappear on their own; they are assimilated by plants, which animals feed on, and thus the “uninvited guests” are passed on. Humans are not spared by metals as well. The bare post-mining and post-production landfills around which housing estates are erected “endow” their residents with toxic dust. It turns out, however, that there are plant species which attach themselves to polluted areas and only exist where the concentration of heavy metals is high.

scholarly journals Mapping coal fires using Normalized Difference Coal Fire Index (NDCFI): case study at Khanh Hoa coal mine, Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-240
Author(s):  
L. H. Trinh ◽  
V. N. Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mine ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Mine Waste ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
The North ◽  
Coal Fire ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
Underground Fire

Khanh Hoa coal mine (Thai Nguyen province) is one of the largest coal mines in the north of Vietnam. For many years, this area suffered from underground fires at coal mine waste dumps, seriously affecting production activities and the environment. This paper presents the results of classification of underground fire areas at Khanh Hoa coal mine using Normalized Diference Coal Fire Index (NDCFI). 03 Landsat 8 OLI_TIRS images taken on December 2, 2013, December 10, 2016, and December 3, 2019 were used to calculate NDCFI index, and then classify the underground fire areas by thresholding method. In the study, the land surface temperature was also calculated from Landsat 8 thermal infrared bands data, and then compared with the results of underground coal fire classification at Khanh Hoa coal mine. The obtained results showed that the NDCFI index can be used effectively in detecting and monitoring underground fire areas at coal mines. The use of the NDCFI index also has many advantages due to its calculation simplicity and rapidness compared to other methods for classifying underground coal fire areas.

scholarly journals CНИЖЕНИЕ ТЕХНОГЕННОГО ПРЕСИНГА ПОЛИЭЛЕМЕНТНЫХ АНОМАЛИЙ ДЕВАСТИРОВАННЫХ ЛАНДШАФТОВ ПУТЕМ ФИТОМЕЛИОРАТИВНОГО ВОССТАНОВЛЕНИЯ

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (01) ◽  
pp. 94-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.V. Popovich
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Background Radiation ◽  
Mine Waste ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Ecological Condition ◽  
Individual Plant ◽  
Transition Elements ◽  
Waste Dumps

<p>Formation of soil anomalies in the operation area and the mine waste dumps results in an accumulation of heavy metals in plants, particularly if the physic-chemical properties of soil to facilitate the transition elements available to form them. We have proved that the individual organs of plants have a high capacity for accumulation of heavy metals, which allows us to recommend them for landscaping of dumps and heaps like plants, is actively contributing to the stabilization of technologically impaired environment under conditions of significant contamination.</p><p>It should be noted that an embodiment of the ecological stabilization of anthropogenic disturbed territory, on which the landfills and waste dumps of coal mines, is the introduction of individual plant micro associations that will be investigated in more detail in our further work on the technologically impaired phytomelioration territory.</p><p>Despite the fact that the overgrowth of dumps and heaps helps to improve the environmental situation, the number of pollutants, including heavy metals, hydrosphere and lithosphere remains high. This is due to the fact that the soil is able to deposit the contaminants and can be long-term source of secondary pollution.</p><p>We proved that that dumps and heaps of coal mines led to an increase of industrial hazard in the region based on the research of background radiation, heavy metals contamination in edaphotopes and vegetation. We also studied the species diversity, the stage of overgrowing, distribution of individuals in the vegetation communities in devastated landscapes. Analysis of our research results testified the necessity of protective trees shield within devastated landscapes to improve the ecological condition of industrial congested region and increasing the productivity of disturbed lands.</p>

"Marketocentric" Economics Is Obsolete

2004 ◽  
pp. 36-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Buzgalin ◽  
A. Kolganov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Main Mode ◽  
Post Market ◽  
Market Relations ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Universe

The "marketocentric" economic theory is now dominating in modern science (similar to Ptolemeus geocentric model of the Universe in the Middle Ages). But market economy is only one of different types of economic systems which became the main mode of resources allocation and motivation only in the end of the 19th century. Authors point to the necessity of the analysis of both pre-market and post-market relations. Transition towards the post-industrial neoeconomy requires "Copernical revolution" in economic theory, rejection of marketocentric orientation, which has become now not only less fruitful, but also dogmatically dangerous, leading to the conservation and reproduction of "market fundamentalism".

A Review : Sustainability from Waste

2019 ◽  
pp. 134-155
Author(s):  
Kriti Jain ◽  
Chirag Shah
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Waste Dumps ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
Engineered Landfill

The increasing volume and complexity of waste associated with the modern economy as due to the ranging population, is posing a serious risk to ecosystems and human health. Every year, an estimated 11.2 billion tonnes of solid waste is collected worldwide and decay of the organic proportion of solid waste is contributing about 5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions (UNEP). Poor waste management - ranging from non-existing collection systems to ineffective disposal causes air pollution, water and soil contamination. Open and unsanitary landfills contribute to contamination of drinking water and can cause infection and transmit diseases. The dispersal of debris pollutes ecosystems and dangerous substances from waste or garbage puts a strain on the health of urban dwellers and the environment. India, being second most populated country of the world that too with the lesser land area comparatively, faces major environmental challenges associated with waste generation and inadequate waste collection, transport, treatment and disposal. Population explosion, coupled with improved life style of people, results in increased generation of solid wastes in urban as well as rural areas of the country. The challenges and barriers are significant, but so are the opportunities. A priority is to move from reliance on waste dumps that offer no environmental protection, to waste management systems that retain useful resources within the economy [2]. Waste segregation at source and use of specialized waste processing facilities to separate recyclable materials has a key role. Disposal of residual waste after extraction of material resources needs engineered landfill sites and/or investment in waste-to-energy facilities. This study focusses on the minimization of the waste and gives the brief about the various initiations for proper waste management system. Hence moving towards the alternatives is the way to deal with these basic problems. This paper outlines various advances in the area of waste management. It focuses on current practices related to waste management initiatives taken by India. The purpose of this article put a light on various initiatives in the country and locates the scope for improvement in the management of waste which will also clean up the unemployment.

The Culture Zone in Katowice and its qualities as a public space

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-41
Author(s):  
Paweł Pistelok
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Upper Silesia ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Basic Rights ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Right Of Access

Abstract A city’s public spaces ought to meet a number of requirements to serve their main purpose, that is to foster public life. They need, for instance, to answer people’s needs, fulfil certain social functions, and let people use their basic rights, among them the most important right of access. In Katowice, one of the most prominent examples of the regeneration of public spaces is now the Culture Zone. The aim of this paper is to discuss the development of social functions in the area mentioned, a fine example of the post-industrial heritage of Upper Silesia. Applying some of the qualities of public space identified in the theories adopted, the paper discusses how the Culture Zone [in Polish: Strefa Kultury] fulfils the above-mentioned demands and requirements. Is it accessible? Does it meet the need for comfort? Does it function as a leisure space? By referring to analyses and opinions presented in the literature and comparing them with the results of the author’s own empirical research, this article discusses the importance, opportunities, and shortcomings of the Culture Zone as a public space.

scholarly journals A Preliminary Study on Industrial Landscape Planning and Spatial Layout in Belgium

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1375-1387
Author(s):  
Jiazhen Zhang ◽  
Jeremy Cenci ◽  
Vincent Becue
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Spatial Layout ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Industrial Landscape ◽  
Development Route ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Industrial Tourism

As the material carrier of industrial heritage, industrial landscape planning integrates industrial heritage, post-industrial, and industrial tourism landscapes. In this study, we define the concept of industrial landscape planning. As a subsystem of urban planning, we study industrial landscape planning by using the theories and methods of urban planning. As an example, we consider Belgium and identify the main categories of industrial landscape planning as industrial heritage landscape and industrial tourism landscape. We use an ArcGIS spatial analysis tool and kernel density calculations and reveal the characteristics of four clusters of industrial heritage spatial layout in Belgium, which match its located industrial development route. Each cluster has unique regional characteristics that were spontaneously formed according to existing social and natural resources. At the level of urban planning, there is a lack of unified re-creation. Urban planning is relatively separated from the protection of industrial heritage in Belgium.

THE ROLE OF POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES IN THE MODERN CANADA. IS THEIR SIGNIFICANCE GROWING OR FALLING?

2020 ◽  
pp. 176-185
Author(s):  
Andrei N. Komarov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Political Movements ◽  
Parliamentary Elections ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
The 19Th Century

The article reveals an evolution of political ideologies in Canada in 1993–2019. Following the Russian and foreign historiography, as well as the election programs of Conservatives and Liberals, the author analyzes the influence of political ideologies on the voting of Canadian voters in parliamentary elections in the late 20th – early 21st centuries. The author of the article comes to the conclusion that Canada is still a country committed to political ideologies. He also considers as unacceptable the thesis about an absence of ideologies in Canada within the existing post-industrial society. The author believes that the model for political development of Canada, laid down in the second half of the 19th century by the founders of the state, is still effective at the present time. In a post-industrial society, Canada clearly follows national traditions based on previously developed political ideologies. That is what constitutes the foundation for the rule-of-law state and civil society in Canada. The author emphasizes that, despite the activities of other political movements, conservative and liberal ideologies represent the leading directions of the state development in Canada. Other political ideologies, like social democracy, are largely secondary and do not determine the present and future of the Canadian state.

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