Improving the Legal Framework for the Ecological Restoration of Subsided Coal Mining Areas in China
论采煤塌陷区生态修复法律制度的完善——以淮南市采煤塌陷区为例

Ecological restoration is a new form of ecological environmental control and is a process of recovery and reconstruction. The ultimate aim of human-driven ecological and environmental repair is to maximize social justice and this relies on a well-developed ecological restoration legal system. The values of ecological restoration law are representing the significance of sustainable development of society and the economy,meeting the demands of social justice, and distribution justice for the public. Justice values of the ecological restoration legal system should include secure economic benefits and environmental benefits. Ecological restoration is undertaken in many cities,but the theoretical framework is limited. Studies of urban coalmine ecological restoration are few,and the related legal system is lacking. Huainan is a major disaster area for coal mining subsidence in Anhui province. The government and people of Huainan city have engaged in the ecological restoration of subsided mining areas,and achievements have followed. We used Huainan as a typical case study of ecological restoration,study ecological restoration theory in-depth,and explore the social significance of this theory. Based on this analysis we can begin to perfect the legal framework for the ecological restoration of subsided areas due to coal mining and solve the social and environmental problems facing these cities.