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The Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme is a major opencast coaling operation to the north-east of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It is a joint development undertaken by Miller Argent (South Wales) Ltd, a jointly owned company between The Miller Group Ltd, Argent Group PLC and Bernard J. Llewellyn JP representing family interests of the land. The scheme development is the last part of the East Merthyr Reclamation scheme, and will extract 10 million tonnes of coal over 15 years, the revenues from which will redevelop the current former industrial workings into residential and recreational use. The opencast coal mine has provoked criticism at a local〔 and national scale, including objections on health and safety grounds as to the close proximity of housing to the site, concerns of the despoiling of the landscape, and global concerns of the contribution of coal to climate change.〔("The New Coal Age" ), George Monbiot, The Guardian, 9 October 2007〕 A number of protests have occurred on and around the site.〔("Protest halts opencast mine work" ) BBC News, 5 December 2007〕 ==Background== Following the 18th century development of Merthyr as an industrial centre, and the shut-down of the deepcast coal mining industry from the 1930s through to the 1980s, the area to the east of Merthyr Tydfil has suffered severe dereliction. The East Merthyr Reclamation Scheme was the initiative of the former Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council and Mid Glamorgan County Council, in partnership with the Welsh Development Agency in the mid 1980s and was launched by the Secretary of State for Wales following the grant of planning permission. The aim was to extract coal from the area of East Merthyr by the cheapest and most profitable means, rather than detracting from it and its environment. The East Merthyr Reclamation Scheme is a euphemism for opencast mining. The presentation of plans for this include provisions for subsequent reclamation of the landscape. Phases I and II of the Scheme have been completed, restoring 106ha of derelict land to provide residential, light industrial and recreational uses. The Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme is said to be the final stage of the East Merthyr Reclamation Scheme . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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