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IMPACT OF MINING ACTIVITIES AND NATURAL HAZARDS ON LAND USE: A CASE STUDY FROM SLOVAKIA
(STEF92 Technology, 2018, J. Vojtekova, M. Vojtek, M. Boltiziar)
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The article focuses on the impact of underground brown coal and lignite mining and landslides on land use. The study area is represented by the Handlová town and municipality of Cige? (Western Slovakia) which are well-known in Slovakia for subsurface mining of brown coal and lignite. Furthermore, the study area is susceptible to landslides. The first mention about brown coal surface mining is from the year 1772 (Handlová) and the year 1784 (Cige?) although industrial coal mining began in 1909. At present, active c...
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Section Regional and Economic Development, Infrastructure, and Policy2018