Assessing the Value of Landscape Shaped by the Mining Industry – A Case Study of the Town of Rydu?towy, Poland

摘要

The article presents an assessment of the value of the post-industrial landscape in the town ofRydu?towy using a comprehensive approach. It includes: 1) Defining the scope of the study taking intoaccount regional context; 2) Inventory of mining facilities; 3) Desk study; 4) Field research and interviews;5) Value assessment and guidelines. For assessing the value of the post-mining landscape the Architec-tural-Landscape UnitsandInteriors method was selected. The usefulness of the proposed method for thepost-industrial landscape assessment was demonstrated using the case of Rydu?towy, a mining town.This article also describes the history of the mining activities in the town of Rydu?towy. The significanceof the more than 200 years of mining on the growth and expansion of the town as well as its identity isreviewed. Special attention is given to the history and the present state of the most prominent elementof the landscape, namely the cone-shaped landfill – Szarlota. The guidelines resulting from applying theproposed landscape value assessment are useful for a number of stakeholders and future activities plannedfor both the cone heaps and the mining plant.