A review of UAV monitoring in mining areas: Current status and future perspectives

H Ren, Y Zhao, W Xiao, Z Hu - International Journal of Coal Science & …, 2019 - Springer
With the emergence and development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), different
sensors have become more miniaturized and intelligent. UAVs equipped with various …

Spatio-temporal evolution and optimization analysis of ecosystem service value-A case study of coal resource-based city group in Shandong, China

J Han, Z Hu, P Wang, Z Yan, G Li, Y Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coal-resource-based cities (CRBCs) have played an essential role in China's economic
development over the past few decades, but ecological problems have become increasingly …

Identifying ecosystem service bundles and the spatiotemporal characteristics of trade-offs and synergies in coal mining areas with a high groundwater table

S Li, Y Zhao, W Xiao, M Yellishetty, D Yang - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the spatiotemporal characteristics of the interactions among ecosystem
services (ESs) is a crucial but challenging task for maintaining human well-being and …

Identification of waterlogging in Eastern China induced by mining subsidence: A case study of Google Earth Engine time-series analysis applied to the Huainan coal …

T He, W Xiao, YL Zhao, X Deng, Z Hu - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Underground coal mining with high groundwater levels causes many environmental
problems, one of the main ones being subsidence waterlogging. After the subsidence …

Improving mine reclamation efficiency for farmland sustainable use: Insights from optimizing mining scheme

Z Feng, Z Hu, G Li, Y Zhang, X Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Underground coal mining inevitably causes ground subsidence, especially in the coal-grain
composite area with a high groundwater table (HGT) in eastern China, where mining …

Effects of land use transitions due to underground coal mining on ecosystem services in high groundwater table areas: A case study in the Yanzhou coalfield

W Xiao, Y Fu, T Wang, X Lv - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Coal resources play a strategic role in long-term development in China. However,
underground mining activities in high groundwater table areas result in dramatic land use …

Is underground coal mining causing land degradation and significantly damaging ecosystems in semi‐arid areas? A study from an Ecological Capital perspective

W Xiao, W Zhang, Y Ye, X Lv… - Land degradation & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Coal mining often brings negative impacts to land and eco‐environments. How to
quantitatively evaluate this impact at a regional scale, and assess its related influences in …

Remote-sensing evaluation and temporal and spatial change detection of ecological environment quality in coal-mining areas

X Nie, Z Hu, M Ruan, Q Zhu, H Sun - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The large-scale development and utilization of coal resources have brought great
challenges to the ecological environment of coal-mining areas. Therefore, this paper has …

Continues monitoring of subsidence water in mining area from the eastern plain in China from 1986 to 2018 using Landsat imagery and Google Earth Engine

T He, W Xiao, Y Zhao, W Chen, X Deng… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The eastern plain of China is one of the most important grain production areas in China.
Meanwhile, the plain is also an important coal production area with a large number of “coal …

Assessment of land reclamation benefits in mining areas using fuzzy comprehensive evaluation

X Yu, C Mu, D Zhang - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Land reclamation plays a vital role in the ecological improvement and economic
development of mining regions. This study aims to conduct a preliminary discussion on the …