The Landscape Attractiveness of Abandoned Quarries

Elżbieta Baczyńska, Marek W. Lorenc & Urszula Kaźmierczak 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12371-017-0231-6

Areas of abandoned quarries are an important element of the environment in terms of both their regional and national meaning. Excavated holes left after exploitation of solid rock minerals are characterised by many features, due to which we may talk about their own "landscape". Quarries make interesting morphological forms and, thus, they become specific landmarks. They can have good localisation, often close to large cities or communication nodes. Furthermore, old mining excavations, due to rapid natural succession processes, become precious natural habitats of many flora and fauna species...........