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Basics of Environmental Science
Paper Code:
BCS 418
Credits:
3
Contact Hours:
45.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
9.00
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)
9.00
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
9.00
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
9.00
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
9.00
Environmental Auditing
- Objectives of Environmental auditing
- Importance of Environmental auditing
- Steps of Environmental Auditing (outline)
References:
- The Biodiversity of India: BharuchaErach, (Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad) Environmental Biology, : Agarwal, K.C –(Nidi Publ. Ltd. Bikaner .)
- Environmental Studies : Jha Latika and Shailendra,,(CBH publications, Jaipur)
- Environmental Studies: Singh R.B. Thakur, D.K Chauhan, (J.P.S., RBD publications, Jaipur)
- Essentials of Ecology: Townsend C., Harper J, and Michael Begon,( Blackwell Science)
- Fundamentals of Ecology. Odum, E.P. 1971-W.B. Saunders Co. USA.
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