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BASICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Course Outcomes |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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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 |
Quiz, Poster Presentations, Open book test, Semester End Examination |
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)
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
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
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
Environmental Auditing
· Objectives of Environmental auditing
· Importance of Environmental auditing
· Steps of Environmental Auditing (outline)
· 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
· 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
REFERENCE JOURNALS:
- Journal of Environmental Sciences
- Journal of Environmental Management
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research
