Аннотация:Coal mining usually causes complex environmental problems. Reclamation projects
for mined land require deep analysis of the spatial distribution of environmental risks. GIS-based
assessment was performed to create effective reclamation plans for the area of the abandoned Kizel
coal basin (Russia). The GIS-based environmental assessment utilizes a catchment-based approach
and methods of mathematical and cartographic modeling using remote sensing data. GIS analysis was
used to detect all possible sources of acid waters, visualize the spatial and temporal distribution of
pollutants, the areas most threatened by soil degradation, and map the analytical and synthetic criteria characterizing the environmental situation