Technique for Determining the Potential Use of Disturbed Lands for Agriculture in Mining Region

Abstract

The retrospective dynamics of land use in the Kemerovo region since the Soviet period is presented in the study. The survey of views of the scientific community regarding the development of reclamation of lands allocated to industry was conducted. The statistics are reflected: areas of lands disturbed by the activities of open pits and mines in the mining region; the number of land law violations; land retirement. A technique is presented for determining the potential use of disturbed lands for agriculture in order to identify their suitability or unsuitability for reclamation; its algorithm including seven consecutive stages is presented. Indicators that contribute to maximizing income from each plot suitable for long-term agricultural reclamation were selected.