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

Chrysoula Pagouni, Francis Pavloudakis (), Ioannis Kapageridis and Athena Yiannakou
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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

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-27

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.

Keywords: abandoned mines; mine closure; land rehabilitation; social impacts mitigation; economic growth; regional development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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