Introducing a new aspect in marble quarry rehabilitation in Greece

Kaliampakos, DC; Mavrikos, AA

dc.contributor.author	Kaliampakos, DC	en
dc.contributor.author	Mavrikos, AA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:24:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:24:31Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0943-0105	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17313
dc.subject	3-D visualization	en
dc.subject	Marble quarries	en
dc.subject	Rehabilitation	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.classification	Water Resources	en
dc.subject.other	Erosion	en
dc.subject.other	Extraction	en
dc.subject.other	Mining	en
dc.subject.other	Quarries	en
dc.subject.other	Restoration	en
dc.subject.other	Social aspects	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetation	en
dc.subject.other	3-D visualization	en
dc.subject.other	Backfilling	en
dc.subject.other	Marble quarries	en
dc.subject.other	Mining industry	en
dc.subject.other	Marble	en
dc.subject.other	climate change	en
dc.subject.other	land use	en
dc.subject.other	marble	en
dc.subject.other	mining industry	en
dc.subject.other	quarry	en
dc.subject.other	revegetation	en
dc.subject.other	soil erosion	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Introducing a new aspect in marble quarry rehabilitation in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s00254-006-0214-4	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00254-006-0214-4	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	For many years the marble extraction sector of the Greek mining industry has been in conflict with the public, especially in terms of rehabilitation of marble quarry sites. One of the main reasons for that is that the marble extraction sector has been unable to adjust to the existing legislative guidelines for the rehabilitation, such as extensive backfilling and re-vegetation. In the majority of cases these methods fail due to erosion of the backfill soil and adverse climatic conditions. As a result the number of abandoned marble quarry sites is continuously increasing. The present paper suggests a different approach regarding the rehabilitation of marble quarries. More specifically, the paper questions the applicability, the effectiveness, and the social usefulness of the above-mentioned guidelines and suggests the establishment of new land-uses, which are based on an in-depth analysis of the area's special features, by taking full advantage of its potentials. What is more, the rehabilitation scheme proposes that the new land-uses and the quarrying activity may co-exist and operate simultaneously for a long period of time. © Springer-Verlag 2006.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER	en
heal.journalName	Environmental Geology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s00254-006-0214-4	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000238170600006	en
dc.identifier.volume	50	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	353	en
dc.identifier.epage	359	en