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Going to waste? The potential impacts on nature conservation and cultural heritage from resource recovery on former mineral extraction sites in England and Wales

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Scarcity of mineral supplies globally means that there is an international effort to examine the potential to extract resources from mine waste. Such sites are often perceived as degraded and of little value. However, many sites are protected for their ecological, geological or historical significance. This article examines the scale of the association between these designations and former mineral extraction sites in England and Wales. Around 69,000 mines (44%) are co-located with some form of designation; ranging from 27% of sand and gravel quarries in Wales to 84% of metal mines in England. Some designations are coincidental to mining and may benefit from resource recovery combined with remediation activities, others exist due to previous mining activities and may be adversely affected. This creates a tension in the long-term management of former mineral extraction, which should be considered when assessing the potential for, and desirability of, resource recovery.

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  • Danielle Sinnett, 2019. "Going to waste? The potential impacts on nature conservation and cultural heritage from resource recovery on former mineral extraction sites in England and Wales," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 62(7), pages 1227-1248, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:62:y:2019:i:7:p:1227-1248
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1490701
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    1. Khaled Alshehri & Mohadese Basirati & Devin Sapsford & Michael Harbottle & Peter Cleall, 2024. "Nature-Based Secondary Resource Recovery under Climate Change Uncertainty: A Robust Multi-Objective Optimisation Methodology," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-27, August.
    2. Shaobo Liu & Li Liu & Jiang Li & Qingping Zhou & Yifeng Ji & Wenbo Lai & Cui Long, 2022. "Spatiotemporal Variability of Human Disturbance Impacts on Ecosystem Services in Mining Areas," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-20, June.
    3. Hu, Zhenhua & Song, Gaohui & Hu, Ziyue & Fang, Jiaqi, 2024. "An improved dynamic game analysis of farmers, enterprises and rural collective economic organizations based on idle land reuse policy," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).
    4. Michael Tost & Gloria Ammerer & Alicja Kot-Niewiadomska & Katharina Gugerell, 2021. "Mining and Europe’s World Heritage Cultural Landscapes," Resources, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-16, February.
    5. Victoria E. Huntington & Frédéric Coulon & Stuart T. Wagland, 2022. "Innovative Resource Recovery from Industrial Sites: A Critical Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-18, December.

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