Essays about: "Falun Mine"

Found 5 essays containing the words Falun Mine.

  1. 1. Unlocking lost potentials : Reviving water in Falun as a living and interweaved spine

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Filip Wadsten; [2023]
    Keywords : urban planning; urban design; Falun; polluted water; sediment challenges; stormwater management; flooding management; green structure; movement network; new nodes;

    Abstract : The city of Falun has a rich history of mining with the open mine, Stora Stöten, centrally located in the city and nowadays a well-known world heritage tourist attraction. The mine is the main reason that Falun even exists. READ MORE

  3. 2. Environmental Development around Falun Copper Mine during Late Holocene

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Elin Edberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Environmental change; Macrofossil analysis; Peat; Falun; Miljöförändring; Makrofossil analys; Torv; Falun;

    Abstract : The area at and around the Falun copper mine has always been of great interest. To begin with it was the valuable ore that drew people to the area. Now it is the historical, archaeological and environmental aspects that draw researchers from different fields of study to Falun. READ MORE

  4. 3. Alteration of the Bjursås Ore Field, Oxberg, Bergslagen District, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Tomas Lindeberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Bergslagen; Bjursås; Oxberg; alteration; base metals; VHMS; Large box plot; chemostratigraphy; Bergslagen; Bjursås; Oxberg; omvandling; basmetaller; VHMS; Large låddiagram; kemistratigrafiskt-tvärsnitt; vektorer;

    Abstract : The Bjursås ore field is located within the Bergslagen domain of central Sweden just northwest of the town of Falun. The field hosts small scale mines such as the 17th century Floberg copper mine and has been the focus of mineral exploration on several occasions during the 20th and early 21th century, with no major economic deposits being uncovered as of yet. READ MORE

  5. 4. Factors influencing tourism sustainability : The case of the World Heritage Falun Great Copper Mountain

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Steffi Böhme; [2014]
    Keywords : sustainable tourism; World Heritage; stakeholder involvement; Falun Mine;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on identifying hindrances of achieving a sustainable tourism development on a base of a World Heritage Site. Using a case study of the World Heritage Site Falun Great Copper Mountain, the thesis assesses the situational context by using qualitative methods. READ MORE

  6. 5. 1000 years of environmental changes in Falun, Sweden : Lake Sediment as source material

    University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Neele Classen; [2012]
    Keywords : Falun; Copper mine; Bergslagen; Tisken; sediment records;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to get a better knowledge of the metal pollution and the mining history of the Falun area. It adds new information on the geochemistry of the lakes and the beginning of mining in the Falun region, together with the influence of early land use. READ MORE