Preservation of biodiversity in post–industrial areas
Adam Rostański
Department of Plant SystematicsFaculty of Biology and Environmental Protection
University of Silesia40–032 Katowice, ul. Jagiellońska 28
Industrial waste heaps – one of important aspects of environmental degradation
Degradation
Post–industrial sites
The Black Country Living Museum – Dudley
England: Westmidlands
„Duisburg Nord” „Tetraeder” – Bottrop
Germany: IBA–2000 „Olga” – Oberhausen
Mine „Zollverein” – Essen
Ruhr area
Internationale Bauaustellung
PolandUpper Silesian Industrial Region
Succession
Preservation of biodiversity
in post–industrial areas
EXAMPLES
England: Lake District
Glennridding Lead Mine
National Park
Snailbeach Mine (old Leadmine)
Object under protection of British National Trust
SSSI – Site of the Special Scientific Interest
England: Black CountryCannock Case
England: Black CountryIndustrial waste heaps – Dudley
German–Belgian landscape park
„NORDEIFEL”
Belgium: La Calamine – PlombièreProtected calamine area
Belgium: La Calamine – PlombièreProtected
calamine area
Viola calaminaria
Germany: IBA–2000Landscape park – Duisburg – Meiderich
Germany: IBA–2000Landscape park – Duisburg – Meiderich
Germany: IBA–2000Mine „Zollverein” – Essen
Germany: Nordrhein–WestfalenGeneral conception of zinc fields nature protection
Viola calaminaria
Nordrhein–Westfalen
Former mines – new abilities at Wilnsdorf/Siegerland
Littfeld mine’s surroundings – Schlammweier
Lead’s excavations– Raum Blankenrode
Nordrhein–Westfalen
Viola guestphalica
Upper Silesia and Cracov Upland
EXAMPLES
Landscape and natural complexes
„Żabie Doły” – Bytom
„Borki” – Katowice–Szopienice
BolesławCoal–piles and industrial waste heaps
„Sasanka” – Stary OlkuszArea of postexploitation of galmanic and metallic ores
Pulsatilla patens
Tarnowskie Góry – area of postexploitation of galmanic and metallic ores
Stone–pits Post–mining drifts
Silver and galena mines
Tarnowskie GóryPost–exploitation drifts
Which direction?
Świętochłowice – ChropaczówCoal–piles and industrial waste heaps
Katowice–WełnowiecSpeltery heaps
Brzeziny Śląskie
Industrial waste heaps
Post–industrial subsidencePost–mining submergences – interesting ecological problem
Reclamation or Protection?
Photographs:
Adam RostańskiGabriela WoźniakAgnieszka Błońska
Teresa Nowak