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Course Name Environmental Studies Program Name BTech MAE/Btech_Mtech/Btech +MBA Semester Class of !+ " School ASET #acult$ Name %r Shruti Mathur (Asst Prof)
Email: smathur!@jpr.amity.edu Phone: 91668 6!6 "ham#er "onsultation $ours: %y appointment

&' (nstruction %etails

"redits: ! "ourse &uration: 1' (ee)s "ourse "ode A/E. *e+ture $all &ays.ime,o. *. 1 /e+ 0 1on 3.1'45.1'p.m. .ue 11.1'413.1!pm 2ri 5.1'4.1'pm A/E. *. 3 6ed 1!.1'411.1' (se+2) 1.1'43.1'pm .hu 1.1'43.1'p.m. 2ri - 7ndi+ati8e +lass s+hedule. Please +he+) (ith the master timeta#le of the pro9ram for +han9es if any: for ea+h semester. 6e may ha8e fe( e;tra sessions also if re<uired to a++ommodate 9uest le+ture et+.

)' Course %etails Course Code*

Credit +nits* ,Course ./0ective*
. .he o#je+ti8e of en8ironmental studies is to enli9hten the students a#out the importan+e of the prote+tion and +onser8ation of our en8ironment and +ontrol of human a+ti8ities (hi+h has an ad8erse effe+t on the en8ironment.

Course Contents*
Module (* The multidisci1linar$ nature of environmental studies &efinition: s+ope and importan+e ,eed for pu#li+ a(areness Module ((* Natural 2esources 2ene3a/le and non4rene3a/le resources* ,atural resour+es and asso+iated pro#lems

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2orest resour+es: =se and o8er4e;ploitation: deforestation: +ase studies. .im#er e;tra+tion: minin9: dams and their effe+ts on forests and tri#al people. 6ater resour+es: =se and o8er4utili>ation of surfa+e and 9round (ater: floods: drou9ht: +onfli+ts o8er (ater: dams4#enefits and pro#lems. 1ineral resour+es: =se and e;ploitation: en8ironmental effe+ts of e;tra+tin9 and usin9 mineral resour+es: +ase studies. 2ood resour+es: 6orld food pro#lems: +han9es +aused #y a9ri+ulture and o8er9ra>in9: effe+ts of modern a9ri+ulture: fertili>er4pesti+ide pro#lems: (ater lo99in9: salinity: +ase studies. Ener9y resour+es: 0ro(in9 ener9y needs: rene(a#le and non4rene(a#le ener9y sour+es: use of alternate ener9y sour+es: +ase studies. *and resour+es: *and as a resour+e: land de9radation: man indu+ed landslides: soil erosion and desertifi+ation. ?ole of an indi8idual in +onser8ation of natural resour+es. E<uita#le use of resour+es for sustaina#le lifestyles. Module (((* Ecos$stems "on+ept of an e+osystem /tru+ture and fun+tion of an e+osystem Produ+ers: +onsumers and de+omposers Ener9y flo( in the e+osystem E+olo9i+al su++ession 2ood +hains: food (e#s and e+olo9i+al pyramids 7ntrodu+tion: types: +hara+teristi+ features: stru+ture and fun+tion of the follo(in9 e+osystem: a. 2orest e+osystem #. 0rassland e+osystem +. &esert e+osystem d. A<uati+ e+osystems (ponds: streams: la)es: ri8ers: o+ean estuaries) Module (5* Biodiversit$ and its conservation 7ntrodu+tion @ &efinition: 9eneti+: spe+ies and e+osystem di8ersity %io9eo9raphi+al +lassifi+ation of 7ndia Aalue of #iodi8ersity: +onsumpti8e use: produ+ti8e use: so+ial: ethi+al aestheti+ and option 8alues %iodi8ersity at 9lo#al: national and lo+al le8els 7ndia as a me9a4di8ersity nation $ot4spots of #iodi8ersity .hreats to #iodi8ersity: ha#itat loss: poa+hin9 of (ildlife: man (ildlife +onfli+ts Endan9ered and endemi+ spe+ies of 7ndia "onser8ation of #iodi8ersity: 7n4situ and E;4situ +onser8ation of #iodi8ersity Module 5* Environmental Pollution &efinition BCC"auses: effe+ts and +ontrol measures of: a. Air pollution #. 6ater pollution +. /oil pollution d. 1arine pollution e. ,oise pollution f. .hermal pollution 9. ,u+lear pollution /olid (aste mana9ement: "auses: effe+ts and +ontrol measures of ur#an and ?ole of an indi8idual in pre8ention of pollution. Pollution +ase studies. &isaster mana9ement: floods: earth<ua)e: +y+lone and landslides. Module 5(* Social (ssues and the Environment

industrial (astes.

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2rom unsustaina#le to sustaina#le de8elopment =r#an pro#lems and related to ener9y 6ater +onser8ation: rain (ater har8estin9: (atershed mana9ement ?esettlement and reha#ilitation of peopleD its pro#lems and +on+erns. "ase studies. En8ironmental ethi+s: 7ssues and possi#le solutions "limate +han9e: 9lo#al (armin9: a+id rain: o>one layer depletion: nu+lear a++idents and holo+aust. "ase studies. 6asteland re+lamation "onsumerism and (aste produ+ts En8ironmental Prote+tion A+t Air (Pre8ention and "ontrol of Pollution) A+t 6ater (Pre8ention and +ontrol of Pollution) A+t 6ildlife Prote+tion A+t 2orest "onser8ation A+t 7ssues in8ol8ed in enfor+ement of en8ironmental le9islation Pu#li+ a(areness Module 5((* 6uman Po1ulation and the Environment Population 9ro(th: 8ariation amon9 nations Population e;plosion @ 2amily 6elfare Pro9rammes En8ironment and human health $uman ?i9hts Aalue Edu+ation $7A E A7&/ 6omen and "hild 6elfare ?ole of 7nformation .e+hnolo9y in En8ironment and $uman $ealth "ase /tudies Module 5(((* #ield 7or8 Aisit to a lo+al area to do+ument en8ironmental assets4ri8er E forestE 9rasslandE hillE mountain. Aisit to a lo+al polluted site @ =r#an E ?ural E 7ndustrial E A9ri+ultural /tudy of +ommon plants: inse+ts: #irds /tudy of simple e+osystems4pond: ri8er: hill slopes: et+ (2ield (or) e<ual to ' le+ture hours)

E9amination Scheme*
Com1onents 7eightage ;<) CT 1' 6A ' S/5/: ' A ' EE F!

Te9t Environmental Studies /$ Benn$ =ose1h 2eferences*

A9ar(al: G.". 3!!1 En8ironmental %iolo9y: ,idi Pu#l. *td. %i)aner. %haru+ha Era+h: .he %iodi8ersity of 7ndia: 1apin Pu#lishin9 P8t. *td.: Ahmeda#ad 58! !15: 7ndia: Email:mapin@i+enet.net (?) %runner ?.".: 1989: $a>ardous 6aste 7n+ineration: 1+0ra( $ill 7n+. 8!p "lar) ?./.: 1arine Pollution: "landerson Press H;ford (.%) "unnin9ham: 6.P. "ooper: ..$. 0orhani: E I $ep(orth: 1... 3!!1: En8ironmental En+y+lopedia: Jai+o Pu#l. $ouse: 1uma#ai: 1196p &e A.G.: En8ironmental "hemistry: 6iley Eastern *td. &o(n to Earth: "entre for /+ien+e and En8ironment (?) 0lei+): $.P. 1995. 6ater in "risis: Pa+ifi+ 7nstitute for /tudies in &e8.: En8ironment I /e+urity. /to+)holm En8. 7nstitute H;ford =ni8. Press. F5p $a()ins ?.E.: En+y+lopedia of 7ndian ,atural $istory: %om#ay ,atural $istory /o+iety: %om#ay (?) $ey(ood: A.$ I 6aston: ?... 199'. 0lo#al %iodi8ersity Assessment. "am#rid9e =ni8. Press 11 !p. Jadha8: $ I %hosale: A.1. 199'. En8ironmental Prote+tion and *a(s. $imalaya Pu#. $ouse: &elhi 38 p. 1+)inney: 1.*. I /+hool: ?.1. 1996. En8ironmental /+ien+e /ystems I /olutions: 6e# enhan+ed edition. 659p. 1has)ar A.G.: 1atter $a>ardous: .e+hno4/+ien+e Pu#li+ation (.%) 1iller ..0. Jr. En8ironmental /+ien+e: 6ads(orth Pu#lishin9 "o. (.%) Hdum: E.P. 19F1. 2undamentals of E+olo9y. 6.%. /aunders "o. =/A: 'F p ?ao 1 ,. I &atta: A.G. 198F. 6aste 6ater treatment. H;ford I 7%$ Pu#l. "o. P8t. *td. 5 'p. /harma %.G.: 3!!1. En8ironmental "hemistry. 0eol Pu#l. $ouse: 1eerut /ur8ey of the En8ironment: .he $indu (1) .o(nsend ".: $arper J: and 1i+hael %e9on: Essentials of E+olo9y: %la+)(ell /+ien+e .ri8edi ?.G.: $and#oo) of En8ironmental *a(s: ?ules 0uidelines: "omplian+es and /tandards: Aol 7 and 77: En8iro 1edia (?) .ri8edi ?. G. and P.G. 0oel: 7ntrodu+tion to air pollution: .e+hno4/+ien+e Pu#li+ation (.%) 6an9er G.&.: 1998 En8ironnemental 1ana9ement. 6.%. /aunders "o. Philadelphia: =/A 99p

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)a Course ./0ective/s:
.he o#je+ti8e of en8ironmental studies is to enli9hten the students a#out the importan+e of the prote+tion and +onser8ation of our en8ironment and +ontrol of human a+ti8ities (hi+h has an ad8erse effe+t on the en8ironment.

)/' >earning outcome/s*

/tudents should #e a#le to : $a8e a detailed understandin9 of prin+iples and 8arious +omponents of the En8ironment and their inter4relatedness Appre+iate the importan+e of en8ironmental prote+tion for sustaina#le de8elopment

)c' Prere?uisite/s* )d' Pedagog$/(nstruction Methodolog$*

>ectures #ield Stud$ Case studies

)e'Suggested Te9t Boo8/s and 2eference/s

Te9t Boo8 Environmental studies /$ Benn$ =ose1h 2eferences* A9ar(al: G.". 3!!1 En8ironmental %iolo9y: ,idi Pu#l. *td. %i)aner.
%haru+ha Era+h: .he %iodi8ersity of 7ndia: 1apin Pu#lishin9 P8t. *td.: Ahmeda#ad 58! !15: 7ndia: Email:mapin@i+enet.net (?) %runner ?.".: 1989: $a>ardous 6aste 7n+ineration: 1+0ra( $ill 7n+. 8!p "lar) ?./.: 1arine Pollution: "landerson Press H;ford (.%) "unnin9ham: 6.P. "ooper: ..$. 0orhani: E I $ep(orth: 1... 3!!1: En8ironmental En+y+lopedia: Jai+o Pu#l. $ouse: 1uma#ai: 1196p &e A.G.: En8ironmental "hemistry: 6iley Eastern *td. &o(n to Earth: "entre for /+ien+e and En8ironment (?) 0lei+): $.P. 1995. 6ater in "risis: Pa+ifi+ 7nstitute for /tudies in &e8.: En8ironment I /e+urity. /to+)holm En8. 7nstitute H;ford =ni8. Press. F5p $a()ins ?.E.: En+y+lopedia of 7ndian ,atural $istory: %om#ay ,atural $istory /o+iety: %om#ay (?) $ey(ood: A.$ I 6aston: ?... 199'. 0lo#al %iodi8ersity Assessment. "am#rid9e =ni8. Press 11 !p. Jadha8: $ I %hosale: A.1. 199'. En8ironmental Prote+tion and *a(s. $imalaya Pu#. $ouse: &elhi 38 p. 1+)inney: 1.*. I /+hool: ?.1. 1996. En8ironmental /+ien+e /ystems I /olutions: 6e# enhan+ed edition. 659p. 1has)ar A.G.: 1atter $a>ardous: .e+hno4/+ien+e Pu#li+ation (.%)

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1iller ..0. Jr. En8ironmental /+ien+e: 6ads(orth Pu#lishin9 "o. (.%) Hdum: E.P. 19F1. 2undamentals of E+olo9y. 6.%. /aunders "o. =/A: 'F p ?ao 1 ,. I &atta: A.G. 198F. 6aste 6ater treatment. H;ford I 7%$ Pu#l. "o. P8t. *td. 5 'p. /harma %.G.: 3!!1. En8ironmental "hemistry. 0eol Pu#l. $ouse: 1eerut /ur8ey of the En8ironment: .he $indu (1) .o(nsend ".: $arper J: and 1i+hael %e9on: Essentials of E+olo9y: %la+)(ell /+ien+e .ri8edi ?.G.: $and#oo) of En8ironmental *a(s: ?ules 0uidelines: "omplian+es and /tandards: Aol 7 and 77: En8iro 1edia (?) .ri8edi ?. G. and P.G. 0oel: 7ntrodu+tion to air pollution: .e+hno4/+ien+e Pu#li+ation (.%) 6an9er G.&.: 1998 En8ironnemental 1ana9ement. 6.%. /aunders "o. Philadelphia: =/A 99p

)f' Case Studies@ Pro0ect/s A Article/s #ield Stud$

)g' Tentative %eliver$ Schedule

1odule /ession /ession 1 /ession 3 .opi+ 1ultidis+iplinary nature of en8ironmental studies &efinition: s+ope and importan+e ,eed for pu#li+ a(areness

1odule47 ?ene(a#le and non4rene(a#le resour+es: ,atural resour+es and asso+iated pro#lems 2orest resour+es: =se and o8er4e;ploitation: deforestation: +ase studies. .im#er e;tra+tion: minin9: dams and their effe+ts on forests and tri#al people. 1odule477 /ession 6 1ineral resour+es: =se and e;ploitation: en8ironmental effe+ts of e;tra+tin9 and usin9 mineral resour+es: +ase studies /ession F 6ater resour+es: =se and o8er4utili>ation of surfa+e and 9round (ater: floods: drou9ht: +onfli+ts o8er (ater: dams4#enefits and pro#lems /ession 8 2ood resour+es: 6orld food pro#lems: +han9es +aused #y a9ri+ulture and o8er9ra>in9: effe+ts of modern a9ri+ulture: fertili>er4pesti+ide pro#lems: (ater lo99in9: salinity: +ase studies. /ession 9 Ener9y resour+es: 0ro(in9 ener9y needs: rene(a#le and non4rene(a#le ener9y sour+es: use of alternate ener9y sour+es: +ase studies. /ession 1! *and resour+es: *and as a resour+e: land de9radation: man indu+ed landslides: soil erosion and desertifi+ation. ?ole of an indi8idual in +onser8ation of natural resour+es. E<uita#le use of resour+es for sustaina#le lifestyles. /ession 11 E+osystems "on+ept of an e+osystem /tru+ture and fun+tion of an e+osystem Produ+ers: +onsumers and 1odule4777 de+omposers Ener9y flo( in the e+osystem /ession 13 2ood +hains: food (e#s and e+olo9i+al pyramids /ession '

8 /ession 15 E+olo9i+al su++ession /ession 1 7ntrodu+tion: types: +hara+teristi+ features: stru+ture and fun+tion of the follo(in9 e+osystem: 2orest e+osystem 0rassland e+osystem &esert e+osystem /ession 1' A<uati+ e+osystems (ponds: streams: la)es: ri8ers: o+ean estuaries /ession1 6 %iodi8ersity and its +onser8ation 7ntrodu+tion @ &efinition: 9eneti+: spe+ies and e+osystem di8ersity /ession 1F Aalue of #iodi8ersity: +onsumpti8e use: produ+ti8e use: so+ial: /ession 18 ethi+al aestheti+ and option 8alues %iodi8ersity at 9lo#al: national and lo+al le8els /ession 19 7ndia as a me9a4di8ersity nation %io9eo9raphi+al +lassifi+ation of 7ndia 1odule47A

/ession 3! /ession 31 /ession 33 1odule A

/ession 35

/ession 3 /ession 3' /ession 36

.hreats to #iodi8ersity: ha#itat loss: poa+hin9 of (ildlife: man (ildlife +onfli+ts Endan9ered and endemi+ spe+ies of 7ndia "onser8ation of #iodi8ersity: 7n4situ and E;4situ +onser8ation of #iodi8ersity $ot4spots of #iodi8ersity .hreats to #iodi8ersity: ha#itat loss: poa+hin9 of (ildlife: man (ildlife +onfli+ts Endan9ered and endemi+ spe+ies of 7ndia : En8ironmental Pollution &efinition "auses: effe+ts and +ontrol measures of: Air pollution 6ater pollution 1arine pollution /oil pollution: ,oise pollution .hermal pollution ,u+lear pollution /olid (aste mana9ement: "auses: effe+ts and +ontrol measures of ur#an and industrial (astes.

9 /ession 3F /ession 38 /ession 39 /ession 5! /ession 51 ?ole of an indi8idual in pre8ention of pollution. Pollution +ase studies &isaster mana9ement: floods: earth<ua)e. :+y+lone and landslides /o+ial 7ssues and the En8ironment 2rom unsustaina#le to sustaina#le de8elopment =r#an pro#lems and related to ener9y 6ater +onser8ation: rain (ater har8estin9: (atershed mana9ement ?esettlement and reha#ilitation of peopleD its pro#lems and +on+erns. "ase studies. En8ironmental ethi+s: 7ssues and possi#le solutions . "limate +han9e: 9lo#al (armin9: a+id rain: o>one layer depletion: nu+lear a++idents and holo+aust. "ase studies. 6asteland re+lamation "onsumerism and (aste produ+ts: En8ironmental Prote+tion A+t: Air (Pre8ention and "ontrol of Pollution) A+t 6ater (Pre8ention and +ontrol of Pollution) A+t: 6ildlife Prote+tion A+t: 2orest "onser8ation A+t 7ssues in8ol8ed in enfor+ement of en8ironmental le9islation Pu#li+ a(areness $uman Population and the En8ironment Population 9ro(th: 8ariation amon9 nations:En8ironment and human health $uman ?i9hts :Aalue Edu+ation Population e;plosion @ 2amily 6elfare Pro9rammes :$7A E A7&/ 6omen and "hild 6elfare ?ole of 7nformation .e+hnolo9y in En8ironment and $uman $ealth "ase /tudies 7nstru+tions on field study 2ield /tudy

/ession 53

/ession 55 /ession 5

/ession 5' /ession 56

/ession 5F /ession 58 /ession 59 /ession !4

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!' Academic (ntegrit$ Polic$

/tudents are e;pe+ted to follo( ?ules of "ondu+t and A+ademi+ %eha8ior /tandards as detailed in the /tudent ?e9ulations. 2ailure to +omply (ith these rules may result in dis+iplinary a+tions as stipulated in the /tudents ?e9ulations.

-' Evaluation Scheme

"ontinuous e8aluation (ill #e +ondu+ted for 5! mar)s. 7t is +ontinuous and spread throu9hout the +ourse. .he details of the e8aluation +omponents are 9i8en #elo( S' No 1 3 5 Evaluation Com1onent "lass test Assi9nment(ppt) 2ield study report Attendan+e 7eight ;<B 1' ! !6 !' %ate Evaluation for >earning .utcome Evaluated %ate of Com1letion of Evaluation

5rd (ee) 2e# 1st (ee) 1ar 3nd (ee) 1ar+h =ptill last tea+hin9 day of /em

Cuidelines for assignment ;Case Stud$B A +ase study on any sele+ted topi+ from the +ourse has to #e sumitted #y last (ee) of 2e# as a 6H?& file in soft +opy at smathur1@jpr.amity.edu. 1). 4' pa9es (ith pi+tures 3) PP./ of 1! slides (ill #e presented #y ea+h 9roup after mid term