Ecological and Social Aspects in the Managementof Post-Mining Areas.an Example of the Adamów Lignite Basin

The study presents a management model for post-mining areas, which includes the process of reclamation and management in the context of the socio-ecological system. This means that it is necessary to include the relations in the management system that occur between the main stakeholders (internal relations) and the ecological, economic and socio-cultural conditions of the environment (external relations). Verification of the recommended model was carried out on the basis of the analysis of environmental, economic and socio-cultural processes currently observed in the Adamów Brown Coal Basin, which is in the phase of liquidation. The conclusion presents constraints in the legal system that are not propitious for comprehensive solutions in the field of revitalization.