Impact Assessment and Restoration of Quarry Site in Urban Environment

Quarry material is important for the development of infrastructure. It is a type of open pit surface mining from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting construction materials, such as dimension stone, ornamental stones, road building and industrial raw materials, The demand of these quarry material is increasing in alarming rate with increasing urbanization and urban dwellers. From its very nature mining has a devastating effect on the environment. Environmental impacts are different in their scale depending on the nature and stage of the resource development activities. This book is deals about the impact of Quarry activity, how to study the impact and how can restore abandoned quarry.

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This book is a work for Masters Degree in Environmental Science and I have Masters degree in 2007 in Environmental science and Bachelor Degree in Applied Geology in 2001. I have been working for the last 10 years as Geologist and environmentalist in Government and nongovernmental organization on water supply,environment and mining.