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COURSE – ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Unit I
The Multidisciplinary Nature of Environmental Studies
Definition, Scope and importance
Need for public awareness
Unit II Natural Resources

Renewable and non-renewable resources
a) Forest Resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, case studies, Timber

extraction, mining, dams and their effect on forests and tribal people
b) Water Resources: Use and over-Utilization of surface and ground water, floods,
drought, conflicts over water, dams- benefits and problems.
c) Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, experimental effects of extracting and using
mineral resources, case studies.
d) Food resources: world food problems, changes caused by agriculture and overgrazing,
effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide problems, water logging, salinity, case
studies.
e) Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable energy
sources, use of alternate energy resources, Case studies.
f) Land resources: Land as a resource, land degradation, main induced landsides, soil-
erosion and desertification
· Role of individual in conservation of natural resources
· Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyle
Unit III Ecosystems, Bio-diversity and its conservation
Ecosystems
  Concept of an Ecosystem
  Structure and function of an Ecosystem
  Energy Flow in the Ecosystem
 Food Chains, Food Webs and Ecological Pyramids
Biodiversity and its conservation
  Introduction- Definition: Genetic, Species and Ecosystem Diversity

  Bio-Geographical Classification of India
 Value of Biodiversity: Consumptive Use, Productive Use, Social Ethical, Aesthetic
and Option Values.
  Biodiversity at Global, National and Local Levels
  India as a Mega-Diversity Nation

  Hot Spots of Biodiversity
  Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat Loss, Poaching of Wildlife, Man-Wildlife Conflicts
  Endangered and Endemic Species of India
 Conservation of Biodiversity in-Situ and Ex-Situ Conservation of Biodiversity
Unit IV Environmental Pollution
· Causes, Effects and Control measures of:-

a. Air Pollution
b. Water pollution
c. Soil pollution
d. Marine pollution
e. Noise pollution
f. Thermal pollution
g. Nuclear hazards
Unit V Field Work
 Visit to a local area to document environmental assets–river/ forest/ grassland/ hill/

 mountain
  Visit to a local polluted site- Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural

  Study of common Plants, insects, birds
 Study of simple ecosystem-pond, River, Hill slopes, etc
References
 Agarwal, K.C.2001 Environmental Biology, Nidi Publ.Ltd., Bikaner

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 Bharucha Erach The Biodiversity of India, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd, Ahamedabad-380013,
India, Email: [email protected]®
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 Burner R.C. 1989, Hazardous Waste Inclineration McGraw Hill Inc.480p
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 Clark R.S. Marine Pollution, Clanderson Press Oxford(TB)
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 Cunnigham, W.P.Cooper, T.H.Gorhani, E& Hepworth, M.T 2001 Environmental Encylopedia,
Jaico Publ. House, Mumbai, 1196p.
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 De.A.K.Environmental Chemistry, Wiley Eastern Ltd.
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 Down to Earth, Centre for Science and Environment®
 Gleick H.P. 1993, Water in crisis, Pacific Instutue for studies in Dev, Environment & Security,
Stockholm Env. Institute,Oxford Univ.Press,473p
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  Hawlinks R.E., Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History, Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay (R)
  Heywood, V.H & Watson, R.T.1995, global biodiversity Assesment, Cambridge Univ.Press, 114op
 Jadhav, H&Bhosale V.M.1995, Environmental Protection and Laws, Himalaya Pub; House,
Delhi 284p
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 Mckinney, M.L & Schoch, RM.1996 Environmental Science systems& Solutions, web enhanced
edition 639p
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 Mhaskar A.K.Matter Hazardous, techno-Science Publications(TB)
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  Miller T.G. Jr.Environmental Science wadsworth Publicing Co(TB)
  Odurm, E.P.1971 fudamentalof Ecology, W.B.Saunders Co. USA 584p

 Rao M.N & Datta, A.K., 1987, Tehchno-Science, Waste water Treatment. Oxford& IBH publ,
Co.Pvt. Ltd.,345p
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  Sharma B.K. 2001, environemtal chemistry Goel publ,House,Meerut
  Survey of the Environmental the Hindu(M)

 Townsend C., harper J, and Michael Degon,Essential of ecology,Blakewell Science (TB)
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 Trivedi R.K., Hand book of Environmental laws, Rules, Guidelines, compliances and Standards,
Vol I and II, Enviro Meida ®
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 Trivedi R.K. & P.K.Goel Introduction to Air pollution, Techno-Science Publications (TB)

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COURSE – ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Definition, Scope and importance

Need for public awareness

Unit II Natural Resources

a) Forest Resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, case studies, Timber

Unit III Ecosystems, Bio-diversity and its conservation

  Introduction- Definition: Genetic, Species and Ecosystem Diversity

  India as a Mega-Diversity Nation

Unit IV Environmental Pollution

· Causes, Effects and Control measures of:-

Unit V Field Work

 Visit to a local area to document environmental assets–river/ forest/ grassland/ hill/

  Visit to a local polluted site- Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural

 Agarwal, K.C.2001 Environmental Biology, Nidi Publ.Ltd., Bikaner

  Odurm, E.P.1971 fudamentalof Ecology, W.B.Saunders Co. USA 584p

  Survey of the Environmental the Hindu(M)

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