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 '''<u>Background info: “Visually altered landscapes”</u>'''
-“The identity value lies in anthropogenic landforms created by at least three human generations and the recreational value .in the use of these unique forms in tourism (lda-Viru maavalitsus 2003). The Kukruse hill serves as an example of one of the first victories over environmental problems caused by oil-shale production: the ever-steaming hypergolic gangue hill known as "Kukruse volcano" was flattened in the 1950s 1960s. When the smoking stopped, air pollution issues were relieved in the nearby villages.” -Locality, Memory, Reconstruction.
+“Oil-shale, termed as the only Estonian natural resource, has been called brown gold. It has been both the glory and misery of the area.
+The processes in the beginning of the 20th century seemed to be progressive, as they for example provided the country with electric power. Yet the production of oil-shale started to change the appearance of landscapes. In the conditions of naturally flat plateau, the anthropogenic land forms arisen from oil-shale mining and processing, have become important landmarks(Lynch 1960; Pae et äl.2005) as they resemble a “mountain range”
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+“The identity value lies in anthropogenic landforms created by at least three human generations and the recreational value .in the use of these unique forms in tourism (lda-Viru maavalitsus 2003). The Kukruse hill serves as an example of one of the first victories over environmental problems caused by oil-shale production: the ever-steaming hypergolic gangue hill known as "Kukruse volcano" was flattened in the 1950s 1960s. When the smoking stopped, air pollution issues were relieved in the nearby villages.” -Locality, Memory, Reconstruction.