Ana Maria Grămescu, Cristian Burada, Constantin Buta, Geanina Mihai and Mădălina
Stănescu
Abstract – Human actions over time have led to the degradation of the
environment, of natural resources with major implications in urban centers.
Destructive factors can affect urban communities, land, the environment as a whole –
water and air. The European Union recognizes the strategic importance of urban
regeneration whose dimension is increasingly relevant. The authors develop a subject
of maximum economic but also social importance through an in-depth analysis of the
effects of land degradation through mining operations on the existing built stock,
respectively on buildings, underground networks, drinking water, etc.
An eloquent example is provided by urban communities in mining areas located at
short distances from dangerous pollutants such as tailings dumps or underground galleries.
Even if the geotechnical research over time did not highlight areas with a natural
risk of landslides, however, the exploitation of lignite deposits, as a whole, the mining
works in the Motrulu valley – the areas where the analyzed constructions were
inspected, led to landslides with adverse effects on the existing built environment.
Keywords –degradation, environmental, impact
Pages: 202-206
DOI: 10.2478/ouacsce-2022-0022
