Landscape and the large-scale surface mining of lignite

McKenzie, D. G.

Landscape and the large-scale surface mining of lignite

Type: Dissertation

Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/10182/2173

Originally published: 1981 by University of Canterbury

Keywords: landscape planning; landscape architecture; lignite; mining; sustainable development; environmental issues; surface mining; mine planning; Roxburgh; Central Otago; landscape assessment

Fields of Research: 120107 Landscape Architecture; 050104 Landscape Ecology; 050205 Environmental Management

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is the discussion of landscape and the largescale surface mining of lignite. The subject is approached by - - considering surface mining and the factors that affect it, with particular reference to the New Zealand situation; - considering landscape architecture and large-scale surface mining, with particular reference to lignite, and - applying landscape consideration to a lignite deposit at Roxburgh East, Central Otago.

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