BASICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Paper Code: 
BCS 416
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcome (COs):

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 
 

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:

CO 141:Develop a comprehensive understanding of various ecological processes and environmental issues

CO 142:Develop critical thinking for shaping strategies for environmental protection, social equity, and sustainable development

CO 143:Formulate strategies for effective environmental management systems

CO 144:Explain the benefits of environmental auditing

CO 145:Evaluate how environmental auditing fits with the

     
     
     

wider environmental management responsibilities of an organization

Class lectures

Seminars

Tutorials

Group discussions and

Workshops

Question preparation

Quiz, Poster Presentations,

Open book test, Semester End Examination

 

 

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:

o   Forest Resources- Use and over-exploitation, deforestation and its effects

o   Water Resources- Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water and its effects

o   Land Resources- Land degradation; Soil erosion and desertification.

o   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: 

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

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

References: 
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·       Textbook of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courseshttps://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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