根据第一段“In an area that’s surrounded by Scotland’s coal mining past and its industrial present, there’s a transformation happening beneath our feet. Just three years ago this area was re-engineered to bring the coastal wetland back to its natural state.(在这个被苏格兰过去的煤矿和现在...
In view of the observed deficiency of lung cancer deaths in coal-mining areas in England and Wales the situation was examined in Scotland. Coalmining areas were defined as closely as possible, using information obtained in the 1961 Census. Deaths from lung cancer and bronchitis by sex were ...
coal on a local basis for the production of heat and power. Such deposits are found in the Urals, Georgia, Middle Asia, Transbaikalia, the Far East, and the Northeast. Coal is also produced on a local basis in, for example, the Okhotsk and Amur-Zeia coal-bearing areas in the Far ...
Between 1840 and 1860, many coal companies were organized, and corporations were created to encourage financial investments. As early as the 1850s, immigrants from Wales, England, and Scotland were brought to work in the coal mines. Afterward, the salt industry began to decline, but the demand...
Coal mines and coal-preparation plants have caused muchenvironmental damage.Surface mining, orstrip mining, destroys naturalhabitats, and one type of surface mining, known as mountaintop removal mining, dramatically and irreparably alters thetopographyof the area. Surface areas exposed during mining, ...
In 1955 over 90% of Scotland's energy was provided by a domestic coal industry that employed over 100 000 people. All the industries for which Scotland was famous such as iron and steel, shipbuilding, engineering, chemicals, textiles and even brewing and whisky distilling, were utterly dependent...
Blaenau Gwent, traditionally a coal-mining and steel-working region, suffered serious economic decline in the mid-20th century as funds and industry were diverted south to the coastal areas fronting the Bristol Channel. Ebbw Vale, first developed as a coal-mining centre in the 18th century and...
Coal mining Stall collapse Pillar and stall workings Shallow mine geothermal Ground source heat pumps 1. Introduction The importance of coal during the industrial revolution and the large workforce required for its sub-surface extraction led to the development of densely populated areas underlain by a...
The main textile producing regions of Britain are the East Midlands, Yorkshire约克郡, Humberside汉伯塞德郡, and Northern Ireland. New Industries New industries include microprocessors and computers, biotechnology and other high-tech industries. There are three areas in Britain which have seen some high...
Church lands thus pass into public hands, most significantly the coal mines of Newcastle and other areas, which can now be exploited by local merchants. 1575 Advance in coal mining technology Scottish engineer Sir George Bruce of Carnock opens an advanced coal mine at Culross, Scotland to ...