Cities and their suburbs develop, expand, and replace natural lands with agricultural lands as urban populations grow. Land use changes as a result of urbanisation, changing the connection between human societies and natural resources. As a result, one of the most significant problems in achieving a sustainable landscape is the management of natural resources associated with urban expansion. Quarrying is an important part of local socioeconomic development since it provides essential resources for infrastructure and construction. Quarrying, like many other human activity, has a considerable negative impact on the environment. Quarrying activities in Mediterranean countries put increased pressure on limited soil and water resources, hastening erosion and the degradation of existing arable lands. Quarrying operations have the potential to significantly modify pre-existing ecosystems as well as hydro-geological and hydrological regimes. They have the potential to significantly affect the substratum, alter landscape patterns and integrity, destroy natural habitats and disrupt natural succession, and alter genetic resources. Anthropic regeneration techniques on degraded sites following the conclusion of quarrying activities, which are not focused on potential natural vegetation that these sites could generate while considering the surrounding ecosystems, have severely harmed the situation. The study's goal is to propose an ecological approach for transforming a former industrial production region into a new ecological patch of land that can support the ecological network. This project intends to integrate environmental and landscape issues with economic and social considerations in order to ensure the planned intervention's long-term viability. The current idea differs from the one given at the outset of the quarrying activity, which called for tree planting immediately on the quarry's bottom. According to the new plan, the quarry will be partially filled with waste materials in accordance with environmental regulations. This provides for improved groundwater protection and the creation of a microclimate that is more conducive to the growth of natural flora. The quarry filling activity is a profitable business for the corporation, so it can ensure job growth for at least the next five years. In addition, the planned project attempts to restore the pre-existing vegetation in a way that is compatible with the ecology. This will facilitate the development of the priority habitat *6220: Pseudo-steppe with Thero-Brachypodietea grasses and annuals (Directive 92/43/CEE), resulting in an ecologically valuable landscape that is not isolated from the surrounding landscape. In this sense, the closed quarry can serve as a stepping stone and play an important role in landscape regulation of green infrastructure. The vegetation plan may be consistent with the presence of low-density PV panels, thereby harmonising the energy policy with the Biodiversity Strategy 2030.
Author(S) Details
Teodoro Semeraro
University of Salento, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Ecotekne, Prov. le Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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