Course

Unit I

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 – groundwater hydrogeology – surface water resource development.

Unit II

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 III

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 – sustainabledevelopment.

Course Objectives

1. To study the nature and facts about environment
2. To appreciate the importance of environment by assessing its impact on the human world
3. 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

Text Book(s)

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

Reference(s)

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