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Basics of Environment Science [1]

Paper Code: 
BCP-315
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:
(a) Forest Resources- Use and over-exploitation, deforestation and its effects
(b) Water Resources- Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water and its effects
(c) Land Resources- Land degradation; Soil erosion and desertification.
(d) 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: Bharucha Erach, (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: 
2016-2017 [2]

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