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Basics of Environmental Science [1]

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:
  1. Forest Resources- Use and over-exploitation, deforestation and its effects
  2. Water Resources- Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water and its effects
  3. Land Resources- Land degradation; Soil erosion and desertification.
  4. 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: 

  1. The Biodiversity of India: BharuchaErach,  (Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd.,    Ahmedabad)  Environmental Biology, : Agarwal, K.C –(Nidi Publ. Ltd. Bikaner .)
  2. Environmental Studies : Jha Latika and Shailendra,,(CBH publications, Jaipur) 
  3. Environmental Studies: Singh R.B. Thakur, D.K Chauhan, (J.P.S., RBD publications, Jaipur)
  4. Essentials of Ecology: Townsend C., Harper J, and Michael Begon,( Blackwell Science)
  5. Fundamentals of Ecology. Odum, E.P. 1971-W.B. Saunders Co. USA.

 

Academic Year: 
2017-2018 [2]

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