Revolutionizing land-use planning for sustainable reclamation of mined areas
The report discusses how to combine reclamation planning with land-use planning in areas that have been surface mined. It looks at past examples where this integration has been successful in different industries. The report explains the processes involved in land-use planning, resource protection, extraction regulation, and site reclamation. It also presents a model for integrating these planning processes, showing how to achieve effective integration and what factors could hinder it.