A Reclamation Model for Post-Mining Marble Quarries

Authors : Nihat Cagil CINAR, Ebru Vesile OCALIR

Pages : 757-774

Doi:10.35378/gujs.475391

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Publication Date : 2019-09-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The damage caused by mining activities are usually environmental aesthetic disturbances insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(pits and voids);, degradation of the existing topographic structure, the pollution of underground and surface water resources, the problems of dust in the living areas, the negativities in terms of life and property safety, the damages of the vital usage areas and the restriction of the living spaces. A methodology has been defined to determine the best future land use alternative for active marble mining sites. GIS, multi-criteria decision making method and fuzzy logic methods are used together to create a land use suitability model as a decision support tool. The study is limited to marble mining activity in the case study of Antalya, Burdur, and Isparta regions insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Turkey);. The model results give the best option among the alternative land use classes, agricultural areas insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(A);, afforestation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(F);, recreational area insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R);, industrial area insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(I); and landfill area insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(L); for the 715 marble mines in the study area.
Keywords : GIS, post mining, land use suitability model