The Impact of Mining on the Landscape

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Focusing on the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, this book explores the extensive landscape transformations caused by intensive mining activities over the past 250 years. It examines anthropogenic relief forms related to mining, analyzes changes in morphometric characteristics, and estimates anthropogenic denudation rates, revealing that they are significantly higher than natural rates. The study highlights the region's role in global mineral resource extraction and the severe long-term effects of mining on the environment, marking it as a critical area for understanding human impact on landscapes.