An Overview of GIS-Based Modeling and Assessment of Mining-Induced Hazards: Soil, Water, and Forest

Jangwon Suh, Sung-Min Kim, Huiuk Yi and Yosoon Choi
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Jangwon Suh: Energy Resources Institute, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
Sung-Min Kim: Research Institute of Energy Resources, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Huiuk Yi: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon 34132, Korea
Yosoon Choi: Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 12, 1-18

Abstract: In this study, current geographic information system (GIS)-based methods and their application for the modeling and assessment of mining-induced hazards were reviewed. Various types of mining-induced hazard, including soil contamination, soil erosion, water pollution, and deforestation were considered in the discussion of the strength and role of GIS as a viable problem-solving tool in relation to mining-induced hazards. The various types of mining-induced hazard were classified into two or three subtopics according to the steps involved in the reclamation procedure, or elements of the hazard of interest. Because GIS is appropriated for the handling of geospatial data in relation to mining-induced hazards, the application and feasibility of exploiting GIS-based modeling and assessment of mining-induced hazards within the mining industry could be expanded further.

Keywords: mine hazards; geographic information systems (GIS); soil contamination; water pollution; deforestation; abandoned mine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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