Basics of Environmental Science

Paper Code: 
AAF 216
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO68: Develop a comprehensive understanding of various ecological processes and environmental issues

CO69: Develop critical thinking for shaping strategies for environmental protection, social equity, and sustainable development

CO70: Formulate strategies for effective environmental management systems

CO71: Explain the benefits of environmental auditing

CO72: Evaluate how environmental auditing fits with the wider environmental management responsibilities of an organization

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Self learning assignments, case studies, Group discussions, Giving tasks

 

 

6.00
Unit I: 

Definition, Scope and Importance of Environment                                                 

  • Scope of Environmental Studies and its applications
  • Importance with respect to the society
  • Relationship of Environmental Studies with other subjects (Multidisciplinary nature of Environment)

 

6.00
Unit II: 

Environmental Pollution                                                                                            

  • Water Pollution: Definition, sources and effects
  • Air Pollution-Definition, sources and effects (Acid Rain, Ozone Depletion, Global warming, Smog)
  • Noise Pollution-Definition, sources and effects

 

6.00
Unit III: 

Natural Resources                                                                                                       

  • Definition (Renewable and non renewable)
  • Natural resources and associated problems:
    • Forest Resources- Use and over-exploitation, deforestation and its effects
    • Water Resources- Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water and its effects
    • Land Resources- Land degradation; Soil erosion and desertification.
    • Mineral resources : Use and exploitation, environmental effects  of extracting  mineral resources

 

6.00
Unit IV: 

Environmental Management                                                                                     

  • Environmental management systems- Benefits, principles and elements of successful environmental management
  • Key aspects of the international standard ISO 14001.
  • Environmental Labeling.
  • Environmental Protection Act, 1986

 

6.00
Unit V: 

Environmental Auditing                                                                                             

  • Objectives of Environmental auditing
  • Importance of Environmental auditing
  • Steps of Environmental Auditing (outline)

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Agrawal, K. C. (2001).Fundamentals of Environmental Biology. Nidhi Publishers, Bikaner
  • Rajagopalan, R. (2005). Environmental Studies. Oxford University Press.
  • Santra, S. C. (2001). Environmental Science. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd
  • Das, R.C. & Bahera, D.K. (2008). Environmental Science: Principles and Practice. Prentice Hall of India (PHI) Publishing, New Delhi

 

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

·       Srivastava, A.K. (2003). Environmental Auditing.APH Publishing, New Delhi

·       Cunningham, W. P., & Cunningham, M. A. (2012). Environmental Science: A Global Concern (12th ed.). The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc

·       Sharma, P. D. (2008). Ecology and Environment. Rastogi Publications

e- RESOURCES:

·       Textbook of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/modelcurriculum/env.pdf

·       Introduction to Environmental Auditing and Management

https://www.soas.ac.uk/cedep-demos/000_P508_EAEMS_K3736-Demo/module/pdfs/p508_unit_01.pdf

·       Introduction and Concepts related to Environmental Studies

https://teresas.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CHAPTER-1-7-MULTIDISCIPLINARY-NATURE-OF-ENVIRONMENTAL-STUDIES.pdf

JOURNALS:

  • Journal of Environmental Sciences
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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