A GIS Software Module for Environmental Impact Assessment of the Open Pit Mining Projects for Small Mining Operators in Kazakhstan
| Autor: | Mikhail Zarubin, Venera Zarubina, Larissa Statsenko, N. Melkoumian, Pavel Spiridonov, Olga Salykova |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Zarubin, Mikhail, Statsenko, Larissa, Spiridonov, Pavel, Zarubina, Venera, Melkoumian, Noune, Salykova, Olga |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Geographic information system
Computer science 020209 energy Geography Planning and Development Open-pit mining TJ807-830 Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 gis 01 natural sciences Construction engineering Renewable energy sources pollution minimisation EIA Software open pit mining 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Research article Environmental impact assessment geographic information system GE1-350 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Sustainable development environmental impact assessment Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry GIS Environmental sciences Mining industry business mining project |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 6971, p 6971 (2021) Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 12 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | This research article presents a software module for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of open pit mines. The EIA software module has been developed based on the comprehensive examination of both country-specific (namely, Kazakhstan) and current international regulatory frameworks, legislation and EIA methodologies. EIA frameworks and methods have been critically evaluated, and mathematical models have been developed and implemented in the GIS software module ‘3D Quarry’. The proposed methodology and software module allows for optimised EIA calculations of open pit mines, aiming to minimise the negative impacts on the environment. The study presents an original methodology laid out as a basis for a software module for environmental impact assessment on atmosphere, water basins, soil and subsoil, tailored to the context of mining operations in Kazakhstan. The proposed software module offers an alternative to commercial off-the-shelf software packages currently used in the mining industry and is suitable for small mining operators in post-Soviet countries. It is anticipated that applications of the proposed software module will enable the transition to sustainable development in the Kazakh mining industry. Refereed/Peer-reviewed |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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