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The restoration of post-industrial landscapes is often a challenge regarding multifunctional land use issues. Multifunctionality is important from the point of view of both natural capital and socio-economic values (Haines-Young et al. 2006). On the other hand, restoration provides several opportunities for the optimal use of landscape functions (de Groot 2006). In this paper we analyse opportunities for the further multifunctional use of the oil shale mining region in North-Eastern Estonia.
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Lõhmus, K. et al. (2007). The reclamation of the North Estonian oil shale mining area. In: Mander, Ü., Wiggering, H., Helming, K. (eds) Multifunctional Land Use. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36763-5_24
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