301: Environmental
Studies
Theory: 75 : Field
Report: 25
Unit - I :
Natural Resources : 15
Renewable
and non-renewable resources : Multi-disciplinary Nature of Environmental
Studies, Natural resources and associated problems.
Forest
Resources : Use and Over-exploitation, deforestation, case studies, Timber
extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forests and tribal people.
Water
resources : Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods,
drought, conflict over water, dams-benefits and problems.
Mineral
resources : Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and using
mineral resources, case studies.
Food
resources : World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and overgrazing,
effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer, pesticides problems, water logging,
salinity, case studies.
Energy
resources : Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable energy sources,
use of alternate energy sources, case studies.
Land
resources : Land as a resource, land degradation, man induced landslides, soil
erosion and desertification.
Unit - II :
Ecosystems 15
Concept
of an ecosystem, Structure
and function of an ecosystem, Producers, consumers and decomposers, Energy flow in the ecosystem, Ecological succession, Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramid,
Introduction,
types, characteristic features, structure and function of the following
ecosystem :
Forest
ecosystem
Grass
land ecosystem
Desert
ecosystem
Aquatic
ecosystems (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries).
Unit - III :
Bio-diversity and its Conservation 15
Introduction-Definition: genetic,
species and ecosystem diversity.
Biographical classification of India
Value
of biodiversity : consumptive use, productive use, social, ethical, aesthetic and
option values.
Biodiversity at global, national and
local level
India as a mega-diversity nation
Hot-spots of biodiversity
Threats of 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 15
Definition,
Causes, effect and control measures of :
Air
pollution
Water
pollution
Soil
pollution
Marine
pollution
Noise
pollution
Thermal
pollution
Nuclear
hazards
Solid
waste management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and individual
wastes,
Role of an individual in prevention of
pollution.
Pollution case studies.
Disaster management : floods,
earthquake, cyclone and landslides
Unit - V : Social
Issues and the Environment 15
From
unsustainable to sustainable development.
Urban problems related to energy
Water conservation, rain water
harvesting, watershed management
Resettlement and rehabilitation of
people : its problems and concerns, case studies
Suggested Books:
Text
book of Environmental Studies –Erach Bharucha, UGC
A
Textbook of Environmental Studies- D.K. Asthana, Meera Asthana, S.Chand.
Environmental
Studies- Prof. R.B. Singh, Dr. D.K. Thakur, Dr. J.P.S. Chauhan, Romesh Book
Depot.
Perspective
in Environmental Studies –Anubha Kaushik, C.P. Kaushik, New Age International.
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