Appalachia's coal-mined landscapes : resources and communities in a new energy era / edited by Carl E. Zipper, Jeff Skousen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Skousen, Jeff, editor.

Zipper, Carl E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coal mines and mining--Environmental aspects--Appalachian Region.

Coal mines and mining.

Natural resources--Appalachian Region--Management.

Natural resources.

Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 351 p. 91 illus., 43 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Place of Publication:

Springer International Publishing 2021

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]

Summary:

This book collects and summarizes current scientific knowledge concerning coal-mined landscapes of the Appalachian region in eastern United States. Containing contributions from authors across disciplines, the book addresses topics relevant to the region’s coal-mining history and its future; its human communities; and the soils, waters, plants, wildlife, and human-use potentials of Appalachia’s coal-mined landscapes. The book provides a comprehensive overview of coal mining’s legacy in Appalachia, USA. It book describes the resources of the Appalachian coalfield, its lands and waters, and its human communities – as they have been left in the aftermath of intensive mining, drawing upon peer-reviewed science and other regional data to provide clear and objective descriptions. By understanding the Appalachian experience, officials and planners in other resource extraction- affected world regions can gain knowledge and perspectives that will aid their own efforts to plan and manage for environmental quality and for human welfare. Appalachia's Coal-Mined Landscapes: Resources and Communities in a New Energy Era will be of use to natural resource managers and scientists within Appalachia and in other world regions experiencing widespread mining, researchers with interest in the region’s disturbance legacy, and economic and community planners concerned with Appalachia’s future.

Contents:

Part 1: Introduction to Appalachian Coalfield Landscape and Resources

Appalachian coalfield landscapes, ecosystems, and economy

Geology and mineral resources

Coal Mining and Reclamation in Appalachia

Part 2: Land

Landscape Alteration

Mine soils

Hydrology

Terrestrial plant communities

Terrestrial wildlife

Management options for mining-affected landscapes

Underground mining

Part 3: Water

Acid drainage: Origins, effects, and treatment

Other water contaminants

Aquatic biota and response to mining

Part 4: Human Ecology of Appalachian Mined Landscapes

Cultural & Economic issues

Human Health

Concluding Chapter: Synthesis.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

3-030-57780-5