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Transitional and Post-Mining Land Uses: A Global Review of Regulatory Frameworks, Decision-Making Criteria, and Methods

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  • Chrysoula Pagouni

    (Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, 501 00 Kozani, Greece)

  • Francis Pavloudakis

    (Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, 501 00 Kozani, Greece)

  • Ioannis Kapageridis

    (Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, 501 00 Kozani, Greece)

  • Athena Yiannakou

    (Department of Land Planning and Development, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece)

Abstract

Post-mining land management is an integral part of surface mining and quarrying operations. In this context, the questions raised concern what course of action is mandated by laws and regulations; what type of land reclamation should be implemented, taking into account the site-specific conditions prevailing in each mining area; what are the appropriate land uses; and by what criteria and methodology can these be determined? The literature review conducted as part of the present study revealed that in addition to the traditional 4R actions of land management, namely remediation, restoration, reclamation, and rehabilitation, two more actions, repurposing and co-purposing, have now been added, with the purpose to address the social and economic impacts of mine closures. Furthermore, numerous land uses were documented and categorized into 11 classes, 38 sub-classes, and 119 alternatives. Nine criteria for selecting land uses were identified, expressed through 72 attributes that served as input information for 22 multicriteria methods, which, in most cases, were applied in combination of two or more.

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  • Chrysoula Pagouni & Francis Pavloudakis & Ioannis Kapageridis & Athena Yiannakou, 2024. "Transitional and Post-Mining Land Uses: A Global Review of Regulatory Frameworks, Decision-Making Criteria, and Methods," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-27, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:13:y:2024:i:7:p:1051-:d:1434726
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