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