ABSTRACT

Land Reclamation in Ecological Fragile Areas contains the proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration (LRER 2017, Xi’an, China, 20-23 October 2017). The contributions cover a wide range of topics:

• Mining impact on environment
• Monitoring, prediction and assessment of mining impact on land environment
• Mining methods and measurements to minimize the land and environment impact
• Mining and reclamation policies, regulations and standard
• AMD treatment
• Soil and landscape reconstruction
• Revegetation and biodiversity protection
• Subsidence land reclamation and ecological restoration
• Surface mined land reclamation and ecological restoration
• Solid wastes management, waste dump and tailings pond restoration
• Case study
• Abandoned mine land reclamation and ecological restoration
• Contaminated land remediation
• Reclaimed land monitoring and evaluation
• Land reclamation supervision
• Products and industrialization
• Education, technology transfer and international cooperation of mine land reclamation
• “The Belt and Road Initiative” and mine land restoration

Land Reclamation in Ecological Fragile Areas will be of interest to engineers,scientists, consultants, government officials and students in this area.

part 1|57 pages

Mining and reclamation policies, regulations and standard

chapter 2|4 pages

40 Years of SMCRA: What have we learned in the state of Wyoming

ByBrenda K. Schladweiler

chapter 5|5 pages

Integrating green infrastructure strategies in post-mining areas

ByW. Wende, R.-U. Syrbe, P. Wirth, J. Chang

chapter 7|10 pages

A simulation-based framework for estimating probable open-pit mine closure time and cost

ByMorteza Paricheh, Morteza Osanloo

part 2|171 pages

Monitoring, prediction and assessment of mining impact on land environment

chapter 11|9 pages

Post-mining land-use selection by using a combination of PROMETHEE and SIR techniques

BySina Amirshenava, Morteza Osanloo

chapter 13|9 pages

Experimental research on slope protection collaborated with vetiver and micropiles

ByY.S. Deng, P. Wu, H. Wang

chapter 14|7 pages

The design of hydraulic barriers: Integration between rational and observational methods

ByM. Cigagna, V. Dentoni, B. Grosso

chapter 16|4 pages

Study on the acquisition technology for information on damaged land in coal-mining areas

ByH.B. Zhang, X.C. Wang, S.D. Wang, W.Z. Hu

chapter 18|3 pages

Evaluation of the ecological environment in mining areas based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method

ByQ.W. Zhu, T. Wang, J.W. Wang, Y.J. Sun, W.M. Liu

chapter 22|3 pages

Preliminary analysis of the geological hazards prediction in the process of coal mining

ByX.Y. Sun, H.X. Fu, D. Zhang, Z.Q. Liu, X.H. An

chapter 23|5 pages

The application of mobile GIS in mine land reclamation monitoring

ByR.M. Hu, W.M. Liu, S. Wang, X.Z. Zhang, Y. Li

chapter 24|4 pages

Object-based change monitoring in mining areas—taking Pingshuo as an example

ByM.L. Zhang, W. Zhou, T. Yuan, Y.H. Xie, Y.F. Li

chapter 25|3 pages

Fast surveying and large scale mapping in the mining area of the delta wing

ByK.N. Zhang, Z.Q. Yang, J.F. Wu

chapter 26|3 pages

Study on the limit angle of mining subsidence basin based on the field survey data in the mining area

ByZ.Z. Lian, R. He, H.B. Zhang, C.Y. Li

chapter 27|7 pages

Formation mechanisms and characteristics of ground collapse during shallow coal seam mining

ByE.K. Hou, Q.H. Zhang, Y.N. Xu, X.Y. Che, Z.G. Shou, Z.C. Ji

chapter 31|4 pages

Landscape pattern change monitoring and predicting using remote sensing method—taking Jiaozuo as an example

ByP. Liu, K. Li, R.M. Han, Y.M. Yang, X.Q. Cheng, C. Ma

chapter 34|5 pages

Research of the spatial model of land use based on the CA-Markov model

ByC.X. Qiu, D. Han, Q.Q. Mao

chapter 35|5 pages

Analysis on dynamic change of vegetation coverage based on NDVI: A case study of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei

ByY. Mu, C.S. Zhang, X.Q. Wang, J.W. Zhang, X.Y. Zong

chapter 37|8 pages

Evaluation index system and ecological restoration of abandoned quarries

ByQ.Q. Zhang, T.Z. Zhang

chapter 38|4 pages

Experimental investigation of synthetic (top) soils for mine rehabilitation: Column leaching study

ByShashibhushan Biliangadi, Mohan Yellishetty, Vanessa N.L. Wong, Anil Kumar Dikshit, Suman Majumdar

chapter 39|3 pages

Dynamic monitoring and trend analysis of soil moisture in Shendong mining area based on MODIS

ByY. Liu, H.R. Wang, W. Zhang, Z.Z. Meng

chapter 40|4 pages

Regional difference analysis of ecological carrying capacity based on an emergy in Shaanxi province

ByB.H. Li, D.W. Jin, G.R. Ge, Y.D. Guo

chapter 41|4 pages

Estimation and analysis of the Vegetation Coverage of “Three-North” based on MODIS data

ByH. Zhang, C.S. Zhang, X.Q. Wang

part 3|73 pages

Surface mined land reclamation and ecological restoration

chapter 46|5 pages

Application of a mixture of fly ash and topsoil for rehabilitation in open-pit coal mines in South East Asian countries

ByA. Hamanaka, S. Matsumoto, K. Murakami, H. Shimada, T. Sasaoka

chapter 47|6 pages

Effect of acid soil properties on soil erosion at a dumping site in an open-pit coal mine, Indonesia

ByH. Shimada, S. Matsumoto, A. Hamanaka, T. Sasaoka, G.J. Kusuma

chapter 48|5 pages

Trend change of soil nutrients in the green slope of an open pit coal mine dump

ByQ. Zhu, Z.Q. Hu, X.R. Liu, Y. Zhao, Y. Cai

chapter 50|3 pages

Technology and application for ecological rehabilitation on self-maintaining vegetation restoration

ByY. Zhao, L.J. Chai, J. Chen, X.M. Wang

chapter 53|3 pages

Study on the ecological security of Wu’an based on DPSIR

ByZ. Xu, J.J. Zhang, Z.Y. Li

chapter 55|4 pages

Varied soil liable organic carbon contents among reclamation patterns in Pingshuo opencast coal mine, China

ByY. Yuan, Z.Q. Zhao, Y.Z. Wang, P.T. Zhu, Y. Chen, S.Y. Niu

chapter 56|3 pages

Soil available water in texturally different soils from overburden of an open pit mine in Xilinhot

ByX. Wang, Y.L. Zhao, H.F. Liu, S.S. Tian

chapter 58|6 pages

Peatland restoration after open pit mining

ByAleksandr Mikhailov, Arkadii Kim, Oleg Prodous

chapter 59|3 pages

Effect of different vegetation restoration years on soil fertility in the Antaibao open pit

ByX. Wang, J.C. Li, J.Y. Yue, C.Y. Guo, N. Lu, Y.H. Wang, S.Q. Yang

chapter 60|5 pages

The open-pit mining dust characteristics in the eastern Junggar coal field and its impact on the surrounding plants

ByJ.J. Yang, Y.E. Cao, J. Wang, G. Lu, G. Wang, L.P. Zhao, X.Y. Zhang

part 4|95 pages

Subsidence land reclamation and ecological restoration

chapter 61|8 pages

Reclamation of prime agricultural farmlands: A retrospective 40 years after reclamation

ByRobert G. Darmody, Kevin McSweeney

chapter 64|7 pages

Technique of long-distance reclaiming of subsidence land with Yellow River sediments

ByL.H. Duo, Z.Q. Hu, Y.X. Du, K. Yang, T. Xu

chapter 67|4 pages

Using loess and wind-blown sand in cementitious material for backfill mining to control land subsidence

ByX.D. Wang, G.G. Xu, S.B. Zhu, H. Wang, K.K. Yuan, B.Q. Wu, F. Wang

chapter 69|4 pages

Maximizing ecological services value of abandoned mine land using integrated simulation models

ByL.P. Zhang, Y.F. Huang, M. Cao, H.Y. Zhang

chapter 70|4 pages

Characteristics of runoff coefficient of abandoned mine land using the storm water management model

ByX.D. Li, H. Yang, J. Wang, L.J. Guo, Z. Wang

chapter 71|4 pages

Distribution and formation characteristics of karst collapse in major cities of China

ByL. Yang, Q. Wu, C.L. Liu, H.B. Hou, S.Q. Liu

chapter 72|4 pages

Reclaimed soil PSD and thermal property under machinery compaction

ByX.Y. Min, X.J. Li, Q.C. Li

chapter 73|5 pages

Bacterial community structure in reclaimed soil filled with coal wastes in different reclamation years

ByH.P. Hou, C. Wang, J.R. Li, Z.Y. Ding, S.L. Zhang, L. Huang, J. Dong, J. Ma, Y.J. Yang

chapter 74|3 pages

Research on caving deep ore mining without surface subsidence

ByY. Wang, W.B. Sun

chapter 75|5 pages

Aggregate stability and organic carbon distribution in reconstruction soil filled with gangue from coal mining areas

ByZ.Y. Hu, X.Y. Chen, M. Chen, Y.Z. Zhou, F. Wang

part 5|96 pages

Solid wastes management, waste dump and tailings pond restoration

chapter 78|4 pages

An investigation of surface paste disposal for lead-zinc underground mine tailings

ByA. Bascetin, S. Tuylu, D. Adiguzel

chapter 82|4 pages

Characteristics of capillary water rise in coal-fired cinders by lab test

ByX.Y. Zhou, C.L. Jiang, P.F. Liu

chapter 84|7 pages

Old mine dumps recovery: An environmental and techno-economical challenge

ByV. Dentoni, B. Grosso, P.P. Manca, G. Massacci

chapter 86|7 pages

Alders (Alnus sp.) as a potenial biological stabilizer on fly ash disposal sites

ByM. Pietrzykowski, B. Woś, M. Pająk, T. Wanic, W. Krzaklewski, M. Chodak

chapter 87|11 pages

Management of coal processing wastes: Studies on an alternate technology for control of sulfate and chloride discharge

ByPaul T. Behum, Yoginder P. Chugh, Liliana Lefticariu

chapter 88|4 pages

Mine water management as an important part of mining and transition to post-mining in hard coal mining areas in Quang Ninh, Vietnam

ByK. Broemme, H. Stolpe, C. Jolk, Q.V. Trinh, F. Bilek, A. Ulbricht

part 6|62 pages

Contaminated land remediation

chapter 90|12 pages

Treatment of metals and metalloids in neutral mine effluents using modified materials

ByI.L. Calugaru, C.M. Neculita, T. Genty, G.J. Zagury

chapter 91|6 pages

Carbon and mineral feed additive produced from rice husk

ByS.V. Yefremova, Yu.I. Sukharnikov, N.B. Sarsembayeva, A.A. Kablanbekov, N.I. Bogdanovich, D.B. Murtazayeva, A.A. Zharmenov

chapter 92|4 pages

Enrichment and analysis of soil heavy metals in different turfs on the golf course

ByS.X. Tang, P.H. Qiu, D. Wu, Z.Z. Zhao, H.P. Wu, Y. Chen

chapter 93|7 pages

Experimental study of the production of typical pollutants from underground coal fires

ByY. Pu, Q. Zeng, Z.M. Cao, S.K. Jin, L.H. Zhao

chapter 95|5 pages

Case study of the evaluation of the soil pollution situation in urban industrial wasteland

ByP. Shi, G.X. Zhang, Y.H. Fu, S. Guo

chapter 96|4 pages

Effects of industrial by-products on the food chain

ByB. Tóth, Cs. Bojtor, G. Hankovszky, D. Kaczur, Á. Illés, B. Kovács

chapter 97|3 pages

A review of land reclamation technologies of saline-alkali soil in China

ByL. Zhang, J.Y. Zhang, L.H. Gao, L.F. Lv, Y.S. Liang, Y. Zhao

chapter 98|7 pages

Does biochar promote reclaimed soil qualities?

ByZ. Cai, T. Zheng, M. Ahsan, H. Wang, Z.F. Bian

chapter 99|4 pages

Characteristics and adsorption properties of cotton-stalk derived biochars

ByL. Yang, X.Q. Zhou, H. Deng, D.F. Ma

chapter 103|3 pages

Effects of Land Use Change on Soil Organic Carbon in a Karst Region

ByJ.H. Tong, Y.C. Hu, Y.Y. Li