A novel understanding of land use characteristics caused by mining activities: a case study of Wu'an, China

TY - JOUR

T1 - A novel understanding of land use characteristics caused by mining activities

T2 - a case study of Wu'an, China

AU - Zhang, Jianjun

AU - Rao, Yongheng

AU - Geng, Yuhuan

AU - Fu, Meichen

AU - Prishchepov, Alexander

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - An idea that which zones are the main disturbed areas in mining cities and what are the exact impacts in space concerns re-use and optimal allocation of land. Current research mostly concludes that mining activities impact land use greatly, but there is no definite spatial range of disturbance. To find out the exact range, this paper sets up 12 gradients composed of mineral locations and 11 surrounding gradients with an interval of 3 km. And the “D-C-S” (Disturbance-Continuity- Sustainability) framework was then established to evaluate land use characteristics, including 9 indices in the three layers of disturbance, continuity and sustainability. Here, this paper adopted two approaches − transverse land use profiles and anomalous economic points − to test out the understanding of land use characteristics in mining cities. Our findings show that the areas surrounding mineral locations possibly play a more important role in land use structure and functions, designated to 0–9 km, especially 3–6 km away from mineral locations, where land needs more concerns about optimal allocation for future policy-making to improve the pattern, function and continuity.

AB - An idea that which zones are the main disturbed areas in mining cities and what are the exact impacts in space concerns re-use and optimal allocation of land. Current research mostly concludes that mining activities impact land use greatly, but there is no definite spatial range of disturbance. To find out the exact range, this paper sets up 12 gradients composed of mineral locations and 11 surrounding gradients with an interval of 3 km. And the “D-C-S” (Disturbance-Continuity- Sustainability) framework was then established to evaluate land use characteristics, including 9 indices in the three layers of disturbance, continuity and sustainability. Here, this paper adopted two approaches − transverse land use profiles and anomalous economic points − to test out the understanding of land use characteristics in mining cities. Our findings show that the areas surrounding mineral locations possibly play a more important role in land use structure and functions, designated to 0–9 km, especially 3–6 km away from mineral locations, where land needs more concerns about optimal allocation for future policy-making to improve the pattern, function and continuity.

KW - China

KW - Impact gradient

KW - Land use characteristic

KW - Land use profile

KW - Mining activity

KW - “D-C-S” framework

U2 - 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.11.026

DO - 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.11.026

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:84996524367

SN - 0925-8574

VL - 99

SP - 54

EP - 69

JO - Ecological Engineering

JF - Ecological Engineering

ER -