Research on the landscape attractiveness of the selected abandoned quarries

Figures & data

Figure 1. Division of notices [after 21].

Table 1. The entropy rate [after 1].

Entropy divisions	Points
Strongly stimulus landscapes over 6.00	2
Moderately stimulus landscapes from 6.00 to 3.00	1
Little stimulus landscapes below 3.00	0

Table 2. Indicator of boundary contrasts for particular types of land cover [after 1 and 12].

Dominating type of adjacent lands cover	Dominating type of quarry land cover
	Trees	Shrub-like vegetation	Grasslands	Slight traces of natural succession
Trees	0	1	2	3
Shrub-like vegetation	1	0	1	3
Grasslands	2	1	0	3
Other contrast land cover	3	3	3	3

Table 3. Landscape attractiveness of the abandoned quarries – classification groups [after 12].

Group	Qualification categories
I	Very attractive quarry landscape
II	Attractive quarry landscape
III	Little attractive quarry landscape
IV	Unattractive quarry landscape

Figure 2. Location of selected units in the Ślęża region [after 1, modified).

Figure 3. Location of the British units selected to the comparative studies.

Figure 4. Location of the Austrian units selected to the comparative studies.

Figure 5. Quarry No. 4.

Figure 6. Quarry No. 10.

Figure 7. Quarry No. 11.

Figure 8. Quarry No. 12.

Figure 9. Quarry No. 15.

Figure 10. Quarry No. 18.

Figure 11. Sample questionnaire.

Figure 12. Associating of the word quarry – Poland.

Figure 13. Associating of the word quarry – Great Britain.

Figure 14. Associating of the word quarry – Austria.

Figure 15. Polarised profiles of the evaluative characteristics of the quarry No. 2.

Figure 16. Polarised profiles of the evaluative characteristics of the quarry No. 11.

Figure 17. Polarised profiles of the evaluative characteristics of the quarry No. 16.

Table 4. The number of units resulting from the respondents’ average evaluation.

The respondents’ average evaluation	Number of units
	Ślęża region	Dorset county	Adnet
2.00 ÷ 1.30	–	–	–
1.29 ÷ 0.60	5	3	6
0.59 ÷ −0.10	2	–	1
−0.09 ÷ −0.60	3	–	–
−0.61 ÷ −1.30	–	–	–
−1.31 ÷ −2.00	–	–	–

Table 5. The number of units resulting from the entropy divisions.

Entropy divisions	Number of units
	Ślęża region	Dorset county	Adnet
Strongly stimulating landscapes over 6.00	4	3
Moderately stimulating landscapes from 6.00 to 3.00	5		7
Slightly stimulating landscapes below 3.00	1

Table 6. Detailed results of the evaluation of the landscape attractiveness of the abandoned quarries.

Evaluation criteria	Quarry No.
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Evaluation by the surveyed	3	3	2	4	4	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Entropy evaluation	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Vertical differentiation	0	2.2	0.75	5	3.75	0	1.1	0.7	2.15	0.45	4	3	1.25	1	2	1.5	2.75	1	2	1.25
Natural succession	0	2	0	5	5	0	2	1	2	1	5	4	3	5	4	1	4	5	2	3
Preservation state	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	0	2	2	1	1
Contrast	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.25	2.25	2.25	3	1	0	2	3	1	2
Neighbouring lands	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0.3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Surface waters	1	1	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Accessibility	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2
Protected areas	–	+2	+2	–	–	+1	+2	+2	+3	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
Unfavourable impact	–	–	–	−1	–	−1	–	–	–	–	–	−1	−1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	5.0	16.2	5.75	26.0	26.75	2.0	14.1	8.7	16.15	13.75	27.25	23.25	20.5	18.00	18.00	10.5	19.75	21.0	15.00	16.25

Table 7. Classification groups for the evaluation of the landscape attractiveness of the abandoned quarries.

Group	Qualification categories	Total points	Number of units
			Ślęża region	Dorset county	Adnet
I	Very attractive quarry landscape	Over 24	2	1
II	Attractive quarry landscape	From 24.00 to 16.00	2	2	5
III	Little attractive quarry landscape	From 15.99 to 8.00	3		2
IV	Unattractive quarry landscape	Below 8	3