Authors:
Miao, Z. and R. Marrs
Publication Date:
2000
Abstract/Summary:
Large areas of degraded mining land remains barren preventing agricultural, social and economically sustainable development in affected areas. As land is under short supply in China, exacerbated by the rapidly expanding population, it is now policy to restore or reclaim land degraded by mining. The aim is to develop sustainable and healthy arable-land ecosystems. This paper outlines the principles and approaches to ecological restoration, which have been adopted in Shanxi Province with reference to three typical surface mines.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Journal of Environmental Management
Link:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479700903530