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Basics of Environmental Science
This course will enable the students:
1. Understand the interdisciplinary nature of environmental studies, exploring its scope
and applications
2. Analyze the sources, impacts, and management strategies of environmental pollution
3. Evaluate the utilization and conservation of natural resources and exploring sustainable management practices
Course Outcomes (COs):
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24AAF216 |
Basics of Environmental Science (Theory) |
CO73: Analyze environmental studies' multidisciplinary nature, understanding its applications and connections with other subjects. CO74: Evaluate the impact of water, air, and noise pollution on ecosystems, including key global issues like acid rain, ozone depletion, and smog. CO75: Assess natural resource management, identifying issues like over-exploitation, degradation, and environmental effects. CO76: Critically appraise environmental management systems, understanding principles and elements for successful environmental management. CO77: Analyze environmental auditing objectives, importance, and steps, emphasizing its role in evaluating environmental performance and compliance. CO78: Contribute effectively in course specific interaction. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, case studies, Group discussions, |
Quiz, Poster Presentations, Open book test, Semester End Examination |
• Scope of Environmental Studies and its applications
• Importance with respect to the society
• Relationship of Environmental Studies with other subjects (Multidisciplinary nature of Environment)
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Objectives of Environmental auditing
• Importance of Environmental auditing
• Steps of Environmental Auditing (outline)
1. Agrawal, K. C. (2001).Fundamentals of Environmental Biology. Nidhi Publishers, Bikaner
2. Rajagopalan, R. (2005). Environmental Studies. Oxford University Press.
3. Santra, S. C. (2001). Environmental Science. New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd
4. Das, R.C. & Bahera, D.K. (2008). Environmental Science: Principles and Practice. Prentice Hall of India (PHI) Publishing, New Delhi
1. Srivastava, A.K. (2003). Environmental Auditing.APH Publishing, New Delhi
2. Cunningham, W. P., & Cunningham, M. A. (2012). Environmental Science: A Global Concern (12th ed.). The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
3. Sharma, P. D. (2008). Ecology and Environment. Rastogi Publications
E-Content:
1. Textbook of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/modelcurriculum/env.pdf
2. Introduction to Environmental Auditing and Management
https://www.soas.ac.uk/cedep-demos/000_P508_EAEMS_K3736-Demo/module/pdfs...
3. Introduction and Concepts related to Environmental Studies
https://teresas.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CHAPTER-1-7-MULTIDISCIP...
Reference Journals:
1. Journal of Environmental Sciences
2. Journal of Environmental Management
3. Environmental Science and Pollution Research
