Reducing the Environmental and Landscape Impacts of Quarries Using Windbreaks and Green-Isolation Zones

The study presents the conception of the windbreaks and the green-isolation limiting dust migration from the granite quarry. Local geology as well as the volume of stone production, technical parameters of rocks and assortment of manufactured aggregates are characterized. The authors have also discussed the climatic conditions with particular reference to prevailing directions of the wind. The article describes the physical-chemical properties of the land dumping grounds and the quarry ground-shafts. The suggested conception of the windbreaks and the green-isolation includes the planting of trees and shrubs within the quarry area and in the windbreaks adjacent to the quarry. The aim of the proposed planting is to reduce the wind speed, to capture the particles of dust and to improve the aesthetic values of the quarry, which will lead to a reduction of the pressure and negative impact of the quarry on the environment, landscape and local inhabitants.