Resumen de Estudio ambiental para la restauración de una explotación de áridos

José Luis Pagés Valcarlos, A. Vega Hinojal

• The actual work is developing the environmental study carried out to prepare the restoration Plan of a gravel pit from the Madrid Community.

  To restore this gravel pit, called "Torre Blanca" offers great difficulty due to its wide surface, its complex topography, presence of lagoons, different uses and uncontrolled activities.

  With this work we intend to provide a methodologic guide which will serve as reference to other works about less complex exploitations or ofsimilar difficulty. This study consists of the following parts: 1.- Description of the gravel pit and present use of the ground. 2.- Analysis of the physical environment. 3.- Analysis of the social and economic environment. 4.- Proposal for use. This Proposal was developed later in a Restoration Plan.