Mining produces several environmental, social, and economic impacts which can be
analysed spatially using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS) …

For all the evolutionary ages of mineral resource development, there have not been
concerns about sustainable mining until the 21st century. Thus, this paper explores the …

Enhanced spatio-temporal and up-to-date information on vegetation dynamics at various
spatial scales are imperative in understanding the human, biosphere, and atmosphere …

Mining is a multi‐billion‐dollar industry spanning major to artisanal and small‐scale mines,
with diverse local to regional socio‐economic and environmental impacts. Sub Saharan …

Opencast (coal) mining activities significantly affect the society and environment in several
aspects, including land-useland-cover (LULC) alteration. The present study aims to quantify …

Coal mining and ecological restoration activities significantly affect land surfaces,
particularly vegetation. Long-term quantitative analyses of vegetation disturbance and …

Land degradation is a long-term loss of ecosystem function and productivity which takes
place due to a wide variety of land processes, namely soil erosion, soil sodification, green …

This paper assesses the extent to which mineral rich African countries enable the creation of
public geoinformation for enhancing sustainable mining in policy contexts. The paper …

New data sources that I characterize as “bigger data” can offer insight into the causes and
consequences of socio-environmental conflicts, especially in the mining and extractive …

Land use and land cover change are among the drivers of environmental change. The
Suluh River Basin's land use and land cover are modeled in this study using a land change …