Opencasting — putting the environment at risk? |
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Authors: | J D Peart L A Rutherford |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Environment , Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic ,;2. Department of Law , Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic , |
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Abstract: | Opencast coalmining has been undertaken in Britain since 1942, but national policy towards its role in the energy market has fluctuated, and today there is a growing awareness of its detrimental impact on the environment. This paper explores the changing policy background since 1974 and, through an examination of recent planning appeal decisions, assesses the weight placed on the competing factors underlying the present formulation of government policy. It is submitted that at present government has failed to formulate a coherent policy in terms of land‐use and that the cost of this failure is a continued erosion of the environment. |
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Keywords: | Opencast Coalmining Britain Public enquiry Environment |
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