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Sustainable development - Austria versus the Czech Republic: Difference between revisions
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'''Eisenerz''' | '''Eisenerz''' | ||
Eisenerz, a city located in Styria, Austria, has a long iron-ore mining history starting in the 12th century. Despite the quarry is active even today, mechanization of mining led to the loos of working places and consequently to the significant decline in the city population. It fell from more than 18 000 in 1944 to only approximatelly 4 800 in 2012. Furthermore, 67 % of people are 45 years or older while the average percantage of this age group in Austria is 38 %. <ref> Statistical Database of Statistics Austria http://sdb.statistik.at/superwebguest/login.do?guest=guest</ref> | Eisenerz, a city located in Styria, Austria, has a long iron-ore mining history starting in the 12th century. Despite the quarry is active even today, mechanization of mining led to the loos of working places and consequently to the significant decline in the city population. It fell from more than 18 000 in 1944 to only approximatelly 4 800 in 2012. Furthermore, 67 % of people are 45 years or older while the average percantage of this age group in Austria is 38 %. <ref> Statistical Database of Statistics Austria http://sdb.statistik.at/superwebguest/login.do?guest=guest</ref> | ||
This change brings many social and economical problems that are to be solved in order to make Eisenerz lively and prosperous place. | This change brings many social and economical problems that are to be solved in order to make Eisenerz lively and prosperous place. | ||