Landscape and the large-scale surface mining of lignite

Abstract

The purpose of this study is the discussion of landscape and the largescale surface mining of lignite. The subject is approached by - - considering surface mining and the factors that affect it, with particular reference to the New Zealand situation; - considering landscape architecture and large-scale surface mining, with particular reference to lignite, and - applying landscape consideration to a lignite deposit at Roxburgh East, Central Otago.