Preservation of biodiversity in post–industrial areas Adam Rostański Department of Plant Systematics Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection University of Silesia 40–032 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

Poland Upper 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 Country Cannock Case England: Black Country Industrial waste heaps – Dudley

German–Belgian landscape park „NORDEIFEL”

Belgium: La Calamine – Plombière Protected calamine area

Belgium: La Calamine – Plombière Protected calamine area Viola calaminaria

Germany: IBA–2000 Landscape park – Duisburg – Meiderich

Germany: IBA–2000 Landscape park – Duisburg – Meiderich

Germany: IBA–2000 Mine „Zollverein” – Essen

Germany: Nordrhein–Westfalen General 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

Bolesław Coal–piles and industrial waste heaps

„Sasanka” – Stary Olkusz Area 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 Góry Post–exploitation drifts

Which direction?

Świętochłowice – Chropaczów Coal–piles and industrial waste heaps

Katowice–Wełnowiec Speltery heaps

Brzeziny Śląskie Industrial waste heaps

Post–industrial subsidence Post–mining submergences – interesting ecological problem

Reclamation or Protection?

Photographs: Adam Rostański Gabriela Woźniak Agnieszka Błońska Teresa Nowak