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CODE: MC-03

SUBJECT NAME: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

NO OF CREDITS: 0

B.TECH SEMESTER IV SESSIONAL: 25

L T P THEORY EXAM: 75

3 0 0 TOTAL: 100

Course Objective

1. The prime objective of the course is to provide the students a detailed knowledge on the
threats and challenges to the environment due to developmental activities.
2. The students will be able to identify the natural resources and suitable methods for their
conservation and sustainable development.
3. The focus will be on awareness of the students about the importance of ecosystem and
biodiversity for maintaining ecological balance.
4. The students will learn about various attributes of pollution management and waste
management practices.
5. The course will also describe the social issues both rural and urban environment and
environmental legislation.

Detailed contents:

MODULE 1: THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Definition, scope and importance. Need for public awareness.

MODULE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES: RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE


RESOURCES

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, conflicts
over water, dams-benefits and problems.

Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and mineral
resources, case studies.

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Food resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and overgrazing, effects of
modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide 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., Role of an individual in conservation of natural resources. Equitable
use of resources for sustainable lifestyles.

MODULE 3 ECOSYSTEMS

Concept of an ecosystem Structure and 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 pyramids, Introduction, types, characteristic
features, structure and function of the following ecosystem:

a) Forest ecosystem b) Grassland ecosystem c) Desert ecosystem d) Aquatic ecosystems (ponds,


streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries).

MODULE 4 BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION

Definition: genetic, species and ecosystem diversity.  Biogeographical 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: insitu and ex-situ
conservation of biodiversity.

MODULE 5 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Definition, Causes, effects and control measures of: Air pollution b) Water pollution c) Soil
pollution d) Marine pollution e) Noise pollution f) Thermal pollution g) Nuclear hazards, Solid
waste Management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes. Role of an
individual in prevention of pollution. Pollution case studies. Disaster management: floods,
earthquake, cyclone and landslides.

MODULE 6 SOCIAL ISSUES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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, Environmental ethics: Issues and possible
solutions. Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and
holocaust. Case studies. Wasteland reclamation. Consumerism and waste products, Environment
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Protection Act. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act , Wildlife Protection Act. Forest Conservation Act. Issues involved in enforcement
of environmental legislation , Public awareness.

MODULE 7 HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Population growth, variation among nations. Population explosion – Family Welfare Programme.
Environment and human health. Human Rights. Value Education. HIV/AIDS. Women and Child
Welfare. Role of Information Technology in Environment and human health. Case Studies.

MODULE 8 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 ecosystems – pond, river, hill slopes, etc.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course the students will be able to

1. understand environmental legislation and policies of National and International regime.


2. know regulations applicable to industries and other organizations with significant
environmental aspects.
3. get knowledge of the legal system operating in India and will be in a position to prepare
compliance reports for getting environmental clearance.
4. prepare the environmental management system for an organization.

TEXT/ REFERENCES

1. “Perspectives in Environmental Studies” by A. Kaushik and C. P. Kaushik, New age


international publishers.
2. “Environmental Studies by Benny Joseph”, Tata McGraw Hill Co, New Delhi
3. “Environmental Science: towards a sustainable future” by Richard T. Wright. 2008
PHL Learning Private Ltd. New Delhi.
4. “Environmental Engineering and science” by Gilbert M. Masters and Wendell P. Ela
2008 PHI Learning Pvt Ltd.
5. “Environmental Science” by Daniel B. Botkin& Edwards A. Keller, Wiley INDIA
edition.
6. “Fundamentals of Ecology” by Odum, E.P., Barrick, M. and Barret, G.W. Thomson
Brooks/Cole Publisher, California, 2005.

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