Unit 1

Over view of the global environment crisis – Biogeochemical cycles – Climate change and related international conventions and treaties and regulations – Ozone hole and related International conventions and treaties and regulations – Overpopulation – energy crisis – Water crisis – ground water hydrogeology – surface water resource development.

Unit 2

Ecology, biodiversity loss and related international conventions – treaties and regulations – Deforestation and land degradation – food crisis – water pollution and related International and local conventions – treaties and regulations – Sewage domestic and industrial and effluent treatment – air pollution and related international and local conventions – treaties and regulations – Other pollution (land, thermal, noise).

Unit 3

Solid waste management (municipal, medical, e-waste, nuclear, household hazardous wastes) – environmental management – environmental accounting – green business – eco-labelling – environmental impact assessment – Constitutional – legal and regulatory provisions – sustainable development.

• R. Rajagopalan,“Environmental Studies – From Crisis to Cure”, Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-19- 567393-X.

• G.T.Miller Jr., “Environmental Science”, 11^th Edition, Cenage Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2008.
• Benny Joseph, “Environmental Studies”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing company Limited, 2008.

Evaluation Pattern

Objectives

• To study the nature and facts about environment
• To appreciate the importance of environment by assessing its impact on the human world
• To study the integrated themes and biodiversity, pollution control and waste management

Course Outcomes

• CO1: Ability to understand aspects of nature and environment
• CO2: Ability to analyse impact of environment on human world
• CO3: Ability to comprehend pollution control and waste management

CO – PO Mapping