Visiting mine reclamation: How field experience shapes perceptions of mining

IF 5.8 2区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Ambio Pub Date : 2024-07-29 DOI:10.1007/s13280-024-02055-y

Kamila Svobodova, Vojtěch Barták, Markéta Hendrychová

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Recognizing the prevailing negative public opinion on mining, it is important to understand how firsthand encounters with mining activities might influence these perceptions. This study investigates how field trips to open pit coal mines and their reclamation sites in the Czech Republic affected the attitudes of 148 university students toward mining and mine reclamation. Using pre and post trip questionnaires, we observed significant changes: Students became less neutral about mining, saw it as a temporary disruptive activity, expressed reduced concern for social conflicts in mining areas, and showed increased support for the ecological restoration of post mining sites. These findings underscore the transformative impact of direct engagement with mine reclamation activities on shaping attitudes. Understanding these effects offers promise for positively shifting public perceptions of mining practices, emphasizing the potential for constructive changes in attitudes through field experiences with reclamation efforts in the Global North.

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参观矿山复垦：实地体验如何影响人们对采矿的看法。

鉴于公众对采矿业的普遍负面看法，了解与采矿活动的亲身接触会如何影响这些看法就显得尤为重要。本研究调查了捷克共和国露天煤矿及其复垦场地的实地考察如何影响 148 名大学生对采矿和矿山复垦的态度。通过旅行前后的问卷调查，我们观察到了显著的变化：学生们不再对采矿持中立态度，将其视为一种临时性的破坏活动，减少了对矿区社会冲突的担忧，并更加支持矿区后的生态恢复。这些发现强调了直接参与矿山复垦活动对形成态度的变革性影响。了解这些影响为积极转变公众对采矿活动的看法提供了希望，同时强调了通过实地体验全球北方地区的复垦工作来建设性地转变态度的潜力。

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Ambio 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

14.30

自引率

3.10%

发文量

123

审稿时长

6 months

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