Use of the Survey Questionnaire as an Aid in Aggregate Mine Planning and Post-Mining Land Use Determination

摘要

The need for more effective mining and post-mining land use planning has become increasingly important--especially in or near urban areas. The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate the usefulness of the survey questionnaire as an aid in aggregate mine planning and post-mining land use determination. A site in Decatur, Illinois was chosen for use as a case study because of its proximity to a residential area. Through use of a survey questionnaire it was found that conflicting or opposing perceptions existed between the operator and adjacent residents as to the positive and negative potentials created by aggregate mining at this site. While the operator did not believe that the aggregate surface mining industry destroyed the beauty of the natural and man-made landscape, a majority of adjacent residents believed that it did. The post-mining land uses considered by a majority of adjacent residents to be acceptable and most beneficial to the community differed from the one chosen by the operator. 60 refs., 22 figs., 6 tabs. (ERA citation 14:018267)