Przemiany rzeźby terenu w obszarze poeksploatacyjnym – wyznacznik antropocenu?
Transformation of natural relief of a post-mining area – Anthropocene determinant?

Summary/Abstract: The strong activation of human pressure on the natural environment dates back to 1950 and this date is often indicatedas the beginning of the Anthropocene. In the field of Earth sciences, the Anthropocene is studied in various aspects, includinganthropogenic geomorphological changes, which are particularly visible in areas of open-pit mining. Analysis of anthropogeo-morphological forms was carried out in the post-mining area of the Adamów Lignite Mine located in the Warta River valleyin the Koło Basin. Forms of the river valley, dunes and peatbogs, as well as small fragments of the plateau were destroyed,and in their place anthropogenic plains, dumping hills and artificial reservoirs were created. The result of such activities isthe creation of a new geomorphological landscape as a determinant of the Anthropocene.

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