1. 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

2. Industrial waste heaps – one of important aspects of environmental degradation Degradation

3. Post–industrial sites

4. The Black Country Living Museum – Dudley England: Westmidlands

5. „Duisburg Nord” „Tetraeder” – Bottrop Germany: IBA–2000 „Olga” – Oberhausen Mine „Zollverein” – Essen Ruhr area Internationale Bauaustellung

6. Poland Upper Silesian Industrial Region

7. Succession

8. Preservation of biodiversity in post–industrial areas EXAMPLES

9. England: Lake District Glennridding Lead Mine National Park

10. Snailbeach Mine (old Leadmine) Object under protection of British National Trust

11. SSSI – Site of the Special Scientific Interest England: Black Country Cannock Case England: Black Country Industrial waste heaps – Dudley

12. German–Belgian landscape park „NORDEIFEL”

13. Belgium: La Calamine – Plombière Protected calamine area

14. Belgium: La Calamine – Plombière Protected calamine area Viola calaminaria

15. Germany: IBA–2000 Landscape park – Duisburg – Meiderich

16. Germany: IBA–2000 Landscape park – Duisburg – Meiderich

17. Germany: IBA–2000 Mine „Zollverein” – Essen

18. Germany: Nordrhein–Westfalen General conception of zinc fields nature protection

19. Viola calaminaria Nordrhein–Westfalen Former mines – new abilities at Wilnsdorf/Siegerland Littfeld mine’s surroundings – Schlammweier

20. Lead’s excavations – Raum Blankenrode Nordrhein–Westfalen Viola guestphalica

21. Upper Silesia and Cracov Upland EXAMPLES

22. Landscape and natural complexes „Żabie Doły” – Bytom „Borki” – Katowice–Szopienice

23. Bolesław Coal–piles and industrial waste heaps

24. „Sasanka” – Stary Olkusz Area of postexploitation of galmanic and metallic ores Pulsatilla patens

25. Tarnowskie Góry – area of postexploitation of galmanic and metallic ores Stone–pits Post–mining drifts Silver and galena mines

26. Tarnowskie Góry Post–exploitation drifts

27. Which direction?

28. Świętochłowice – Chropaczów Coal–piles and industrial waste heaps

29. Katowice–Wełnowiec Speltery heaps

30. Brzeziny Śląskie Industrial waste heaps

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

32. Reclamation or Protection?

33. Photographs: Adam Rostański Gabriela Woźniak Agnieszka Błońska Teresa Nowak