Landscape aesthetics and surface mine reclamation : establishing the efficacy of linking ethics, aesthetic preference, ecological health and the concept of sustainable development within the context of a reclamation of an open pit mine

The field of mine reclamation has traditionally been dominated by engineers and biologists. With a few notable exceptions, landscape architects in North America have not shown a willingness to participate in reclamation activities. This unwillingness was primarily the result of the perception tha...

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Main Author: Roberts, Stephen Alexander
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9225