Master thesis deals with current trends on coal market, relationships between prices of coal and prices of other commodities, forecasting of coal prices in fifteen years horizon utilizing statistical tools and business valuation of a company from coal mining industry. Master thesis further analyzes a sensitivity of the company value on changes in projected prices of coal and other commodities.

This diploma thesis deals with the issue of public participation in deciding activities of reclamation. I chose former quarry Silvester near Dolni Rychnov as my research area. This area was transformed into eighteen-holes golf grounds and wood grounds with sport and relax stuff during reclamation work. This thesis consist of theoretical, methodological and empirical section. Theoretical section introduce basic concept of recultivation, law regulating recultivation, conservation, restoration ecology as scientic field and last but not least Sokolov region as region with long tradition of recultivation. The Methodological part describes methods of practical research, which is essential part of this thesis. The Empirical section introduce results of my research. Key words: reclamation, opencast coal-mining, restauration ekology, nature conservation, reclamation project, expert interview, questionnaire

This diploma thesis discusses the changes of the cultural landscape and its inhabitants around the Ore Mountain Railway during the period of industrialization. The goal of a thesis is to describe the changes during the period of industrialization and the influence of newly build Ore Mountain Railway. The Ore Mountain Railway was a significant international transport link furthermore existence of railway had direct influence on the development of small villages in the vicinity. This thesis focuses on villages directly influenced by this railway in the period of industrialization. The first part is devoted to explanation of fundamental terms and description of region. Furthermore, there is a historical description of the region before the period of industrialization. In the next part is stated specific major development of the cultural landscape related to the growth of traffic and industry. In addition, there also describe social changes in the period of industrialization. The major focus of thesis is on the village Hrob. This village is used as an example for explanation of the influence of the Ore Mountain Railway to its region. In the last part is briefly described current state of the Ore Mountain Railway in these days.

Die Arbeit fängt mit einer Beschreibung des Zustands der Kohlenbergbauindustrie weltweit und des zukünftigen Bedarfes für Kohle an. Danach folgt eine allgemeine Beschreibung des Restrukturierungsprozesses des Kohlenbergbaus in Rumänien und eine vertiefende Untersuchung der Situation im Schiltal infolge des Umstrukturierungsprozesses. Die schwierige sozioökonomische Lage im Schiltal braucht konkrete Lösungen; das Potenzial der Region bietet die Möglichkeit für zukünftige Entwicklungen. Eine vollständige, umfangreiche Analyse und ein Entwicklungskonzept wurden durchgeführt bzw. entwickelt. Es werden sowohl die Entwicklung von alternativen Wirtschaftstätigkeiten, als auch die Modernisierung und Rentabilisierung des traditionellen Bergbaus begründet.

This Thesis is a contribution to the research of Entrepreneurship and its impact on process of historical change. The paper focuses on life and career of the South Bohemian Entrepreneur, Industrialist and Patron Vojtěch (Adalbert) Lanna. By examining his life it is possible to explore wider social processes leading to fundamental social change, based on switching from feudal to modern arrangement of state and society. Vojtěch Lanna begins his career, like many of his ancestors, as a salt carrier. Later he manages to run his own business, based on river transportation and water engineering, which allowes him to accumulate enough capital to enter other industrial sectors. During his later life he participates on to the construction of railways, later he focuses on coal mining. His biggest achievements is building of modern ironworks named Vojtěšská huť. Throughout his life he runs many other business that are related to his main lifelong activities. He is also known for his charity and a humane approach. He supports education, music and art. His life and his business activities is a reflection of the economic development of the first half and the beginning of the second half of 19th century.

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A comprehensive study of accident records which have occured in Coal Mining Industries of Europe and U. S. A are analysed. The intention of the research was to establish relationships between the various accidents and prevention methods adopted by each country are evaluated and to assess the impact of industrial legislation in these various countries on accident rate are examined. The study analyses in paricular the fatal accident rate, and major and minor rate. The Major health hazards associated with coal mining are described in detail and discusses together with the Measurement of safety performance and its application in the Safety field. The study also examines the role of human factors in accidents also includes a summaries of fatal and major injury rates for 46 countries. Arising from the research a number of recommendations for improving safety are requires further research are indentified. / Ministry of Culture and Higher Education Of Islamic Republic of Iran

Aktuelle Risikomanagementsysteme verfolgen primär das Ziel, die Vielzahl notwendiger Maßnahmen zur Verwahrung altbergbaulicher Risikoobjekte objektiv und eindeutig zu priorisieren. Unterschiedliche Objektarten werden in separaten Systemen behandelt, auch wenn sich deren Auswirkungen an der Tagesoberfläche regelmäßig überlagen. In der Praxis zeigt sich dies, wenn in großflächigen Maßnahmen viele Objekte gemeinsam bearbeitet werden. Die Limitierung vorhandener interner und externer Ressourcen und die daraus resultierende lange Dauer bis zur Verwahrung aller Risikoobjekte ist der Grund für die Vorgehensweise. Auch wenn die operative Verwahrung schon wegen des Aufwands prioritär erscheint, ist das Ziel die maximale Reduzierung des Gesamtrisikos bei optimaler Nutzung vorhandener Ressourcen. In diesem Beitrag wird eine ganzheitliche Behandlung der altbergbaulichen Risiken vorgestellt. Die Einführung einer linearen Superposition ermöglicht eine modulare Vorgehensweise zur Integration unterschiedlicher Sachverhalte und Objekte in einem System. Neue Erkenntnisse können eingeführt werden, auch wenn sie nur einzelne Risikosachverhalte betreffen. Dabei reichen oft wenige geometrische Parameter, die aus dem markscheiderischen Risswerk oder Sanierungsmaßnahmen abgeleitet werden können. Eine rasterbasierte Berechnung des Risikos aus dem übertägigen Gefährdungspotenzial (= Stärke des Ereignisses) und der Sensibilität der Oberfläche (= Schadensausmaß) ermöglicht es, sinnvolle Bearbeitungsbereiche abzugrenzen. Dabei berücksichtigt eine normalverteilte Nachbarschaftsfunktion die Mobilität der Menschen, um deren Schutz es ja letztlich geht. Die flächennormierte Risikozahl wird zentraler Parameter für eine stets eindeutige Priorisierung. Die im vorliegenden Beitrag vorgestellte Lösung zur ganzheitlichen Bearbeitung altbergbaulicher Risiken wurde ausführlich in der Dissertation (S. Hager, 2022: Integrierte Bewertung altbergbaulicher Risikoobjekte des Steinkohlenbergbaus der RAG AG, TU Freiberg) beschrieben und war Gegenstand eines Vortrags beim Altbergbaukolloquium 2022 in Freiberg.

No / We report patients, family members and health professionals' experiences of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Barnsley, northern England. A widespread belief that having "bad lungs" is part of normal ageing shapes everyday experience in this former mining town. People with COPD, and their families, link its cause to the areas industrial past and are sceptical of a medical orthodoxy that attributes cause to smoking. They doubt doctors' objectivity. Encouraging uptake of care, promoting smoking cessation, and developing care planning would be enhanced by engaging with the significance of place in the social narrative of health evident in this town.

Most of mining operations in Indonesia use open pit mine methods, with truck and shovel system and a large amount of manpower. The mining industry plays an important role contributed to the national economy and development in Indonesia, otherwise the mine accidents become as sensitive issue or problem. The main cause of mine accidents is still dominant of the low safety awarenesses and accountabilities, and also improperly cost spent on the occupational health and safety (OSH) programs. This thesis describes the concept behind the return on prevention and workers‟ perception descriptive analyses of the occupational health and safety in relation to improve safety performances. The proactive action plan related to accidents prevention is as an essential step of the risk management processes. Participation and intervention for all employees are important and urgent, especially for the frontline workers, which are crucial in achieving good safety performances with financial support properly. The main objective of this study evaluates of the workers‟ perception and cost spent on the occupational health and safety program at the companies in relation to accident prevention efforts. In general, the several objectives are described to evaluate of the mine accident rates, the validity and reliability tests of the questionnaires, workers relationships and suggestions, interviews, observations, and the OSH cost effectiveness. The methods of this study are assessed by the descriptive statistical analysis approaches of the return on prevention with the microeconomic model of the net present value, internal rate of return, and cost benefit analysis to justify the benefits return and the break even point and interventions directly according to the workers‟ perception through questionnaire, interview, and observation. The methodology is assessed by the gathering data obtained from the companies through the surveys of the questionnaire, interview, observation, and the money expenses in the occupational health and safety for the workers. The valuation methods are used by the degree of significance of 95%, margin of error 5%, with total number of respondents are 1,600 persons as sampling which representation of the four surface coal mine companies in Indonesia. The seven elements are a basic assessment approached of the training and education, personal protective equipment, preventive medical check up, employment injury insurance, improvement existing technology, signalization, and organization. The result shows the advantages using these analyses which described the importance of the money invested on OSH and effectiveness of interventions by worker‟s perception in order to prevent accidents at workplace. The effectiveness of interventions to the environment working conditions and workers mindsets directly. The OSH cost invested for workers, in general, will triggers the work performances to be better, and then the occupational health and safety in a strong position to achieve the goals of the company. Improvement safety awareness and accountability of workers shall reduce or prevent accidents at work, and the company should be invested money in the OSH program with the minimum amount is US $ 207.17 per employee or US $ 0.12 per ton of coal produced. The investment of the people and money properly shall give significant impacts in preventing accidents to achieve zero accident vision in order to protect people, property, process and profit of the company for short or long term benefits, and will also give a good images for sustainable in mining business.