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Kašperskohorské hornictví v období třicetileté války

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Kilián J.

Historica: revue pro historii a příbuzné vědy (Historica: Review in history and related sciences)

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2015

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vol. 6

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issue 1

17-26

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Drawing on partially intact sources, the study attempts to outline the situation concerning the mining of gold and other raw materials in Kašperské Hory during the wartime period of 1618–1648 and to verify the often-said statement about its dechne at that time. The study further aims to describe the wartime impact on mining in the area and to sketch out the structure of the local mining administration.

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The role of anthropogenic water reservoirs within the landscapes of mining areas – a case study from the western part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin

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Jaruchiewicz E.

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies

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2014

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vol. 2

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issue 1

16-26

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A few thousand anthropogenic water reservoirs can be found in the area of the Upper Silesian Coal Basis (USCB) located in southern Poland. In this paper the role of such anthropogenic lakes in the landscape of the western part of the USCB was presented and illustrated with the example of Knurów, a mining city, and its immediate surrounding area. The study of landscape changes in this area was carried out on the basis of archival and contemporary cartographic materials, historical sources, and interviews with inhabitants and direct field observations. It was found that the origin of the majority of the water reservoirs is related to hard coal, clay and sand mining. They were created primarily as a result of filling subsidence basins and post-mining excavations with water, as well as being the result of the construction of various hydro-technical facilities (settling ponds, fire protection water reservoirs, etc.) In the study area the anthropogenic water reservoirs are of different sizes, shapes and durability and play different roles in the environment. Between 1884 and 2001 their number increased 25-fold, while at the same time their total surface area increased more than 8-fold. The role of the newly created water reservoirs in the landscape primarily involves the transformation of the existing terrestrial ecosystems into wetland ecosystems. The agro-forestry landscape of the late 19th century was transformed into a typically anthropogenic landscape with a dominant share of water reservoirs, settlement ponds and mining waste heaps. The most common species of plants around the water reservoirs are Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia, Ceratophyllum demersum, Elodea canadensis, Potamogeton natans, Lemna sp., Acorus calamus, Myriophyllum verticillatum, Sagittaria sagittifolia, Alisma plantago-aquatica and Glyceria aquatica. The most valuable elements of the flora include Trapa natans and Ruppia maritima, species recognized in Poland as threatened with extinction. Changes in the vegetation cover can be considered favourable since the analysed area is currently characterised by greater biodiversity. Reservoirs are in general positively perceived by residents and used for recreational purposes.

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The issues of drainage of discussed mines in the Katowice conurbation, Poland

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Lamparska M.

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies

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2013

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vol. 1

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issue 1

17-21

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The Katowice conurbation is situated in the Upper-Silesian Coal Basin, in a region which had high rate of water inflow in the pre-mining period. In order to make deposits of mineral resources accessible, it was, and still is, necessary provide mines with a draining system, which now reaches as deep as 1200 m. The area of the depression sink which was thus created is about 1200 km2. Currently, all metal ore mines within the conurbation, as well as part of coal mines, have been closed down, but water which flows into them is still pumped out due to the legal obligation to protect neighbouring operating mines. After the operation and drainage of mines cease, water coming to abandoned excavations will begin restoring static reserves in the orogen, which, depending on hydrological conditions, will take between several and a few dozen years. As the level of underground water rises, the process of subsidence of old shallow mining excavations will intensify, and many depressions may appear in highly urbanized areas. In areas of mining subsidence, the underground water-table will be close to the surface, causing flooding of basements and building foundations, and the deepest subsidence basins will probably be completely flooded. Current location of operating mines on the northern and southern sides of the conurbation with the central belt of drained excavations is unfavourable for its sustainable development. A solution, which would make it possible for the conurbation to grow, would be to close down and flood the mines on the northern side as soon as their mining concessions expire, which will be in early 2020s. Then, the area would regain its original stability within a decade and all kinds of construction activities could be carried out there. That, however, requires authorities of municipalities to object to the extension of concessions for mines, which may be impossible to obtain due to fears of social discontent resulting from miners - residents of those municipalities - being made redundant.

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Monetary assessment of natural values – a case study from the flooded mining pit in Suszec (Poland)

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Szendera W., Czerwieńska K., Kuczera J.

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies

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2014

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vol. 2

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issue 3

47-55

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This paper presents a potential monetary assessment of natural habitats based on a method worked out in 2003 in the Czech Republic. The assessment was prepared for the reclaimed flooded mining pit in Suszec. The analysis was focused on three variants of real and potential habitats from the reclaimed land. Natural values of the flooded mining pit have undergone changes due to afforestation reclamation activities. It has been calculated that the value of natural habitats expressed in numbers will decrease by 70.7% in comparison to the area prior to reclamation, whereas the monetary value of the natural habitats will decrease by 10,319,519.00 PLN. An important element of the assessment includes recognition, diagnosis and evaluation of the actual state of natural habitats by preparing a detailed inventory and determining the most valuable species of plants and animals as well as landscape values. Unfortunately, at present in Poland there is no clear and explicit method of estimating the assessment of lost natural value that would allow approximating the monetary value of a given terrain and determine the most favourable direction of its management. Application of monetary assessment of natural habitats requires its adjustment to Polish conditions. Due to the similarity of climate and geomorphological conditions in Central Europe, it is possible to adopt elements of habitat assessments used in the Czech Republic and in Germany. Natural habitat assessment will provide a solid base for preventing conflicts caused by the needs of economic development at the expense of local protection of the natural environment. As a result, it will be easier to achieve an agreement between different parties in the investment process, and, moreover, the assessment method will prevent additional financial losses, generated during the process of achieving functionality by the habitats. Correct analysis of the values of natural habitats may significantly reduce losses in the natural environment and aid in the selection and choice of the most relevant reclamation method.

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Miasto, którego nie ma? Konstruowanie historii i dziedzictwa kulturalnego Bańskiej Szczawnicy w perspektywie antropologicznej

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Wierciński H.

Rocznik Antropologii Historii

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2015

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issue 8, Antropologia i historia

189–213

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In the following article I explore how a body of selected historical events and processes are constructed and utilized by local authorities and cultural institutions in former mining city of Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia. I focus on local narratives and practices which I perceive as a local historical discourse. I argue that this discourse is a main source of metaphors constructing local identity and depicting local material and nonmaterial cultural heritage. I recognize the following metaphors: “the myth of pioneers and longue durée” and „the rhetoric of fight: fight against nature and history”. These key-metaphors serve as a guide for explorations of local identity and city` cultural roots.

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KILKA UWAG DOTYCZĄCYCH OCEN ODDZIAŁYWANIA NA ŚRODOWISKO W GEOLOGII I GÓRNICTWIE

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Dobrowolski G.

Roczniki Administracji i Prawa

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2020

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vol. 2

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issue XX

239-248

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This article is devoted to discussing specific solutions in the field of environmental impact assessments of projects regulated by the Act of June 9, 2011 on Geological and Mining Law. Particular attention has been paid to recent changes in this area. They mainly concern the extension of the scope of exemptions from the obligation to obtain a decision on environmental conditions.

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Artykuł ten poświęcony jest omówieniu szczególnych rozwiązań w zakresie ocen oddziaływania na środowisko przedsięwzięć regulowanych ustawą z dnia 9 czerwca 2011 r. – Prawo geologiczne i górnicze. Szczególna uwaga została poświęcona ostatnim zmianom w tym zakresie. Dotyczą one przede wszystkim rozszerzenia zakresu zwolnień od obowiązku uzyskania decyzji o środowiskowych uwarunkowaniach.

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Wykorzystanie nowoczesnych technologii w zarządzaniu zasobami ludzkimi spółki węglowej

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Włodarczyk E., Rybak A.

Społeczeństwo i Edukacja. Międzynarodowe Studia Humanistyczne

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2018

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issue 2(29)

423-434

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The article presents the possibility of combining employment planning in coal companies into one entity to enhance the management of human resources within the company, and thus reduce the outsourcing. In order to achieve this aim a database containing information on employees at the company level was created. This solution makes it possible to direct the company’s employees to this mine where, in a given time horizon increase of the number of employees (due to the increased production level) is need. In addition, it enables simultaneous elimination of the so-called waste of human resources in these mines, where production level is falling.

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The Anthroposphere and Mining Activities

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Perny K. C. I., Sobczyk W.

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vol. 11

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issue 1(31)

53-57

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This article presents some aspects of goals and tasks of sustainable development. The theoretical preliminary analysis of environmental hazards in mining in the anthroposphere is described. The publication is focused on influencing people and environmental elements that affect people’s living conditions.

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Projekt stanowiska Sejmu w sprawie o sygn. akt SK 19/15

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Gromek Z.

Zeszyty Prawnicze BAS

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2016

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issue 2(50)

231-257

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In the proposed draft position the author claims that the contested article of the Act – Geological and Mining Law is compatible with Article 45 para. 1 of the Constitution. The decision approving the concession for the extraction of minerals from the deposit is related to environmental decision - the arrangements on the environment protection and environmental impact of the project, contained in the environmental decision are binding on the entity awarding concessions. Environmental decision are subject to oversight both the appellate and court proceedings. The author argues that the instruments provided for by the legislature ensure protection of the interests of owners of property adjacent to that on which projects negatively affecting the environment (including neighbourhood) are carried out.

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Wybrane aspekty działalności innowacyjnej przedsiębiorstw górniczych w latach 2009–2011

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Stanisławski M.

Kwartalnik Naukowy Uczelni Vistula

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2013

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issue 3(37)

53-69

PL

W artykule badawczym dokonano analizy wybranych aspektów działalności innowacyjnej przedsiębiorstw górniczych w latach 2009–2011. W badanym okresie poziom innowacyjności przedsiębiorstw górniczych kształtował się powyżej średniej notowanej w sektorze przedsiębiorstw przemysłowych. Wpłynęło to na poprawę pozycji ekonomiczno-finansowej spółek wydobywczych, które pokazywały rosnące wyniki finansowe, jak również wzrastające wskaźniki rentowności sprzedaży oraz płynności finansowej. Badania działalności innowacyjnej w latach 2009–2011 pokazują, że odsetek przedsiębiorstw górniczych, które wprowadziły innowacje procesowe był wyższy aniżeli tych, które wdrożyły innowacje produktowe. W 2011 r. odnotowano rekordowo wysoki odsetek przedsiębiorstw górniczych, które wprowadziły innowacje produktowe (22,7%) oraz procesowe (45,5%). Dla porównania, w 2011 r. prawie jedna czwarta przedsiębiorstw górniczych wprowadziła innowacje organizacyjne, natomiast niespełna co dziesiąty podmiot z branży wydobywczej wdrożył innowacje marketingowe. W latach 2009–2011 nastąpił wzrost nakładów finansowych przedsiębiorstw węglowych na działalność innowacyjną, przy czym struktura wydatków nie uległa znaczącym zmianom. W 2011 r. przedsiębiorstwa górnicze, podejmując działalność innowacyjną, angażowały przede wszystkim środki własne (86% ogólnej kwoty nakładów na działalność innowacyjną) oraz korzystały z zewnętrznych źródeł finansowania, w tym z leasingu finansowego (14% ogólnej kwoty nakładów na działalność innowacyjną). Analiza struktury nakładów na działalność innowacyjną w przedsię-biorstwach górniczych w 2011 r. pokazuje, że przeważają wydatki na nakłady inwestycyjne oraz działalność o charakterze badawczo-rozwojowym. Łącznie na realizację przedsięwzięć o charakterze innowacyjnym polskie górnictwo wydatkowało w 2011 r. kwotę 3,31 miliarda złotych. Pomiar efektów działalności innowacyjnej przedsiębiorstw jest procesem niezwykle złożonym oraz skomplikowanym. W badanym okresie nie wykazano prostej zależności między wielkością nakładów na działalność innowacyjną a wzrostem wskaź-ników technicznych, ekonomicznych lub finansowych, charakteryzujących górnictwo węgla kamiennego. W 2011 r. spółki węglowe osiągnęły zaledwie 0,2% przychodów ze sprzedaży produktów nowych lub istotnie ulepszonych, w wartości przychodów ze sprzedaży ogółem. Z drugiej jednak strony odnotowano wzrost wydajności oraz spadek wskaźnika kosztów. Nie budzi wątpliwości, że w najbliższych kilku latach podjęte przez przedsiębiorstwa górnicze działania innowacyjne dadzą wymierne rezultaty, umożliwiając tym samym budowanie przewagi konkurencyjnej opartej na wiedzy i innowacyjności, które będą stanowić podstawowy czynnik długookresowego rozwoju przedsiębiorstw górniczych.

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In his research article, the author carried out an analysis of the selected aspects of innovative activities carried out by mining enterprises in the years 2009–2011. In the period in question, the level of mining enterprises’ innovativeness was above the average noted in the sector of industrial enterprises. It affected improvement of the economic and financial position of mining companies which showed growing financial performance as well as increasing ratios of sales profitability and liquidity. The surveys of innovative activities in 2009–2011 show that the per cent of the mining enterprises, which had introduced process innovation was higher than those which had introduced product innovation. In 2011, there was noted the record high per cent of mining enterprises that had introduced product (22.7%) and process (45.5%) innovations. To compare, in 2011, almost one fourth of mining enterprises introduced organisational innovation, whereas less than one tenth entity in the mining industry implemented marketing innovation. In 2009–2011, there took place growth of mining enterprises’ financial outlays on their innovative activities; it must be said that the structure of spending did not undergo any significant changes. In 2011, mining enterprises, undertaking innovative activity, employed, first of all, their own means (86% of the total amount of outlays on innovative activities) and availed themselves of external financing sources, including financial lease (14% of the total amount of outlays on innovative activities). Th e analysis of the structure of investment in innovative activities at mining enterprises in 2011 shows that there prevail expenses on capital investment and activities of the research and development nature. In aggregate, the Polish mining industry spent in 2011 on implementation of projects of the innovative nature the amount of 3.31 billion zlotys. Measurement of effects of enterprises’ innovative activities is an extremely complex and complicated process. In the period in question, there is not shown a simple dependence between the volume of outlays on innovative activities and growth of technical, economic or financial indices characterising hard coal mining. In 2011, coal companies reached merely 0.2% of proceeds on sales of new products or substantially improved ones in the value of total sales. On the other hand, there was noted growth of profitability and decline of cost index. There is no doubt that in the next few years the undertaken by mining enterprises innovative measures will yield measurable effects, thus enabling building a competitive advantage based on knowledge and innovativeness, which will be a basic factor of the long-term development of mining enterprises.

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Montánní dědictví jako specifická forma reprezentace minulosti

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Jelen J.

Historická geografie (Historical Geography)

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2018

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vol. 44

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issue 2

155-174

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Mining heritage covers a varied complex of elements or features used for representation and interpretation of values and meanings related to mining. Such a set of tangible and intangible remains from the past has commemorated us the significance of this field for the development of modern human society, and at the same time, when managed properly, it can function as an integrating element that improves the image of a place or strengthens local / regional identity. At the same time its research shows us specific historic or cultural meanings which are also important for modern society.

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Stříbrná stezka : česko-německá přeshraniční spolupráce v praxi

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Novotný L.

Naše společnost (Our Society)

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2016

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vol. 14

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issue 2

33-42

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Cross-border cooperation between Czechs and Germans is currently evolving in numerous areas. In recent years, the mining tradition has become the common denominator of cross-border activities in the Ore Mountains region. The study deals with this aspect of Czech-Saxon cross-border cooperation primarily from the perspective of regional development and tourism. It focuses on the Silver Road and its role in contemporary Czech-Saxon cross-border activities. As a symbol of shared heritage, the Silver Road exemplifies the so-called spatial turn, i.e. the cultural-social dimension of cross-border cooperation. The article seeks to present the Silver Road as an example of cross-border cooperation in tourism/destination management and to enrich that cooperation based on a survey of local residents. It strives to determine the importance of the role in public awareness played by this specific tourism product, namely the Silver Road and the mining heritage as a whole, what Czechs and Saxons know about this local tradition and the neighbouring country’s traditions. It is concluded by summarizing the potentials and deficits of the Silver Road’s destination management. The study presents the results of a questionnaire survey implemented in mid-2016 which focused on the mining theme and its potential for Czech-Saxon cross-border activities and cooperation. The survey targeted local residents in communities along the Silver Road. 350 questionnaires were collected in the Czech Republic and 550 in Saxony. Quota sampling was applied, with minor deviations in terms of age and distribution of the population in the Czech sample due to the Silver Road’s small geographical coverage. Since the stakeholders on both sides of the border are planning to include these sites in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, we need to study the attitudes of local residents to determine whether this is lived heritage. The article demonstrates that the mining theme plays an important role in the practice of cross-border cooperation between the Czech Republic and the Free State of Saxony. A cross-border activity with such high ambitions as UNESCO listing cannot be found elsewhere in the Czech borderland. While the Saxon side exhibits a considerably higher intensity of cross-border activities, Ore Mountains residents in both countries are little aware of the ways the mining heritage is being developed in the neighbouring country. Most of the respondents do not know the neighbouring country’s mining heritage sites. Based on this finding, we argue that cross-border marketing communication needs to be improved, and this applies both to the Saxon institutions dealing with regional development and tourism and to entities at the level of the Karlovy Vary and Ústí nad Labem regions. Moreover, CzechTourism, as the key agency of central government responsible for marketing communication and destination management in the Czech Republic, should probably get involved in these activities as well. Finally, cross-border destination management needs to be encouraged. Bilingual activities should perhaps be undertaken because the language barrier continues to pose a relatively major obstacle to Czech-Saxon cross-border cooperation, a fact also revealed by previous studies. In addition to these promotional activities, marketing communication needs to be elaborated more comprehensively to better tap the possibilities of new media. Inspiration can be drawn from similar activities or areas with cross-border destination management.

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Ocena wpływu działalności górniczej na środowisko - tendencje zmian

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Uberman R., Pietrzyk-Sokulska E., Kulczycka J.

Przyszłość. Świat-Europa-Polska

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2014

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issue 2/30/

87-119

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Działalność górnicza nieodłącznie związana jest z ingerencją w środowisko i dotyczy przekształceń krajobrazu, zmian stosunków wodnych i jakości powietrza. Zaostrzenie w ostatnich latach wymogów ochrony środowiska spowodowało szereg działań minimalizujących wpływ pozyskiwania, przetwarzania i wykorzystania surowców mineralnych. Często, poprzez rekultywację i zagospodarowanie zajętych na ten cel terenów, górnictwo rekompensuje poniesione straty, a także tworzy nowe wartości użytkowe, w wielu przypadkach o wyższych walorach (Nieć, Pietrzyk-Sokulska i in. 2008). Wyczerpywanie i nieodnawialność zasobów kopalin wymusza racjonalne ich zużycie, recykling oraz stosowanie substytutów (Kudełko, Nitek 2011), co ograniczy m.in. zajmowanie terenów pod eksploatację nowych złóż i w konsekwencji zmniejszy presję na środowisko. W artykule przeanalizowano zachodzące w górnictwie zmiany, zwracając uwagę na szanse i zagrożenia dla dalszego jego rozwoju w Polsce na tle gospodarki globalnej. Wskazano także sposoby minimalizacji presji przemysłu wydobywczego na środowisko i metody naprawy nieuniknionych przekształceń komponentów środowiska (Pietrzyk-Sokulska 2004) wraz z oceną efektów środowiskowych tych działań w całym cyklu życia.

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Mining activity is inextricably linked with the interference in the environment and concerns the transformation of the landscape, change of water and air quality. Stepping up in recent years, the environmental protection requirements resulted in a series of actions to minimize the impact of the acquisition, processing and utilization of mineral resources. Often, through the rehabilitation of land used for mining, the industry compensate for losses, and creates new values, in many cases better than before (Nieć, Pietrzyk-Sokulska et al. 2008). Depletion of mineral resources and non-renewability enforces their rational use, recycling and the use of substitutes (Kudełko, Nitek 2011), which among other things limit use of land for the exploitation of new deposits and consequently reduce pressure on the environment. The article examines the changes taking place in the mining, paying attention to the opportunities and threats for its further development in Poland against the background of the global economy. It also identified ways to minimize the pressure of mining industry on the environment and repair methods the inevitable transformation of environmental components (Pietrzyk-Sokulska 2004) together with an assessment of the environmental effects of these activities throughout the life cycle.

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Major changes in urban planning and building code regarding the mining industry in the field of spatial development

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Wiland M., Wiland M.

Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk

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2017

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The Other/Alien and conflict – the phenomenon of mutual dependencies

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Belzyt J. I., Badera J., Belzyt J. I., Badera J.

Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk

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2018

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Respiratory parameters at varied altitudes in intermittent mining work

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Bacaloni A., Zamora Saà M. C., Sinibaldi F., Steffanina A., Insogna S.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2017

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vol. 31

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issue 2

129-138

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Objectives: Workers in the mining industry in altitude are subjected to several risk factors, e.g., airborne silica and low barometric pressure. The aim of this study has been to assess the risks for this work category, evaluating single risk factors as airborne silica, altitude and work shift, and relating them with cardiovascular and ventilatory parameters. Material and Methods: Healthy miners employed in a mining company, Chile, working at varied altitudes, and subjected to unusual work shifts, were evaluated. Cardiovascular and respiratory parameters were investigated. Exposure to airborne silica was evaluated and compared to currently binding exposure limits. Results: At varied altitudes and work shifts, alterations emerged in haemoglobin, ventilation and respiratory parameters, related to employment duration, due to compensatory mechanisms for hypoxia. Haemoglobin increased with altitude, saturation fell down under 90% in the highest mines. The multiple linear regression analysis showed a direct relationship, in the higher mine, between years of exposure to altitude and increased forced vital capacity percent (FVC%), and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1). An inverse relationship emerged between forced vital capacity (FVC) and years of exposure to airborne silica. In the workplace Mina Subterrànea (MT-3600), statistically significant inverse relationship emerged between the Tiffeneau index and body weight. Conclusions: The working conditions in the mining industry in altitude appeared to be potentially pathogenic; further investigations should be realized integrating risk assessment protocols even in consideration of their undeniable unconventionality. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(2):129–138

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Judgment of the morality of an individual responsible for a fatal workplace accident involving subordinates

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Paruzel-Czachura M., Dobrowolska M.

Medycyna Pracy

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2018

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vol. 69

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issue 3

261-267

EN

Background The aim of the study was to verify the hypothesis that additional information about the perpetrator responsible for the death of subordinates at the workplace may influence the assessment of morality. The article contains the results of an empirical study conducted among young adult working Silesians (N = 262), who were asked to evaluate the morality of the person responsible for the decision, in line with which miners had started working on 6th October 2014. On that day miners died following an explosion in the “Mysłowice-Wesoła” methane mine in the Polish Silesia region. Material and Methods The study explored the stories’ method (from the moral psychology domain) as well as a short questionnaire. The respondents received information about the behavior of the perpetrator as well as emotions (socially desirable and undesirable) and (socially desirable and undesirable) views in the form of brief descriptions (stories). They were asked to evaluate the perpetrator’s morality. Results The socially desirable views of the evaluated perpetrator (lack of acceptance for the situation) and the socially desirable emotions (guilt) significantly increased the level of morality according to participants. A single piece of information about the socially desirable emotions didn’t significantly increase the perceived level of perpetrator’s morality; neither did a single piece of information about socially desirable views. Conclusions Results indicate the important role of additional information about emotions and views of the perpetrator in the process of assessing morality. It is worthwhile to implement the practical implications of this study in similar crisis situations at the workplace. Med Pr 2018;69(3):261–267

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Small-for-gestational age prevalence risk factors in central Appalachian states with mountain-top mining

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Ferdosi H., Lamm S. H., Afari-Dwamena N. A., Dissen E., Chen R., Li J., Feinleib M.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2017

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vol. 31

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issue 1

11-23

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Objectives: To identify risk factors for small-for-gestational age (SGA) for counties in central Appalachian states (Kentucky (KY), Tennessee (TN), Virginia (VA), and West Virginia (WV)) with varied coal mining activities. Material and Methods: Live birth certificate files (1990–2002) were used for obtaining SGA prevalence rates for mothers based on the coal mining activities of their counties of residence, mountain-top mining (MTM) activities, underground mining activities but no mountain-top mining activity (non-MTM), or having no mining activities (non-mining). Co-variable information, including maternal tobacco use, was also obtained from the live birth certificate. Adjusted odds ratios were obtained using multivariable logistic regression comparing SGA prevalence rates for counties with coal mining activities to those without coal mining activities and comparing SGA prevalence rates for counties with coal mining activities for those with and without mountain-top mining activities. Comparisons were also made among those who had reported tobacco use and those who had not. Results: Both tobacco use prevalence and SGA prevalence were significantly greater for mining counties than for non-mining counties and for MTM counties than for non-MTM counties. Adjustment for tobacco use alone explained 50% of the increased SGA risk for mining counties and 75% of the risk for MTM counties, including demographic pre-natal care co-variables that explained 75% of the increased SGA risk for mining counties and 100% of the risk for MTM. The increased risk of SGA was limited to the third trimester births among tobacco users and independent of the mining activities of their counties of residence. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that the increased prevalence of SGA among residents of counties with mining activity was primarily explained by the differences in maternal tobacco use prevalence, an effect that itself was gestational-age dependent. Self-reported tobacco use marked the population at the increased risk for SGA in central Appalachian states. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(1):11–23

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Musculoskeletal symptoms and exposure to whole-body vibration among open-pit mine workers in the Arctic

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Burström L., Aminoff A., Björ B., Mänttäri S., Nilsson T., Pettersson H., Rintamäki H., Rödin I., Shilov V., Talykova L., Vaktskjold A., Wahlström J.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2017

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vol. 30

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issue 4

553-564

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Objectives This cross-sectional questionnaire study was carried out at 4 open-pit mines in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden as part of the MineHealth project. The aim has been to compare the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms between drivers of mining vehicles and non-drivers. Material and Methods The mine workers were asked whether they had suffered from any musculoskeletal symptoms during the previous 12 months in specified body regions, and to grade the severity of these symptoms during the past month. They were also asked about their daily driving of mining vehicles. Results The questionnaire was completed by 1323 workers (757 vehicle drivers) and the reported prevalence and severity of symptoms were highest for the lower back, followed by pain in the neck, shoulder and upper back. Drivers in the Nordic mines reported fewer symptoms than non-drivers, while for Russian mine workers the results were the opposite of that. The daily driving of mining vehicles had no significant association with the risk of symptoms. Female drivers indicated a higher prevalence of symptoms as compared to male drivers. Conclusions The study provided only weak support for the hypothesis that drivers of vehicles reported a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms than non-vehicle drivers. There were marked differences in the prevalence of symptoms among workers in various enterprises, even though the nature of the job tasks was similar. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(4):553–564

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The Impact of Mining on the Adaptation Process of the German Minority around Nitrianske Pravno with an Emphasis on Agriculture

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Žabenský M.

Národopisná revue (Journal of Ethnology)

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2022

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vol. 32

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issue 3

206 - 222

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The study deals with the issue of the impact of mining on the process of adaptation of the German cultural minority with an emphasis on agriculture. A multi-temporal analysis of sections of cultural and landscape layers was used to monitor these processes, which compares the state of the cultural landscape with an emphasis on selected land-use classes. Emphasis is placed on the non-urban area of Nitrianske Pravno, which was colonized by German-speaking inhabitants in the 14th century. The conclusions are aimed at defining specific factors influencing the adaptation of the agricultural landscape. These include, in particular, the shape of the land as a remnant of emphyteutic colonisation, the exploitation of the non-urban area for mining, the unsuccessful development of agriculture, the development of livestock production and crafts, and the stagnation and extinction of viticulture. Other conclusions are focused on changes in the social-organizational structure of the township and on the assessment of the adaptation process. For more relevant assessment of the issue in question, the analysis of land-use classes was also used. Its results confirm some of the conclusions presented in this paper.

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