Evaluating mining landscape: A step forward

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 26-33

  Menegaki, M E ^a   Kaliampakos, D C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Landscape alteration; Mined land rehabilitation; Open pit mining; Visual impacts

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; INTEGRAL PART; LAND REHABILITATION; LANDSCAPE ALTERATION; MAIN PARAMETERS; MINE SITE; MINED OUT AREA; OBSERVATION CONDITION; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; VISUAL IMPACTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT;

OPEN PIT MINING;

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GIS; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MINING; OPEN PIT MINE; RELIEF;

EID: 84860241631     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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