pollution Pollution case studies Disaster management: floods, – – earthquake, cyclone and landslides. UNIT IV – 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 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. – UNIT V – HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Population growth, variation among nations. Population explosion Family Welfare – Programmed. 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. – WORK : Visit to a local area to document environmental assets River/forest grassland/hill/mountain Visit to a local polluted – Study of common plants, insects, and birds river, hill slopes, etc.. – TEXT BOOKS : Text book of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses by Erach Bharucha for University Grants Commission, Universities Press. Environmental Studies by Kaushik, New Age Pubilishers. REFERENCES : Environmental studies by R.Rajagopalan, Oxford University Comprehensive Environmental studies by J.P.Sharma, Laxmi publications.
pollution – Pollution case studies – Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides. UNIT – IV 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 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. UNIT – V HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Population growth, variation among nations. Population explosion – Family Welfare Programmed. – 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. WORK : Visit to a local area to document environmental assets River/forest grassland/hill/mountain – Visit to a local polluted Study of common plants, insects, and birds – river, hill slopes, etc.. TEXT BOOKS : Text book of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses by Erach Bharucha for University Grants Commission, Universities Press. Environmental Studies by Kaushik, New Age Pubilishers. REFERENCES : Environmental studies by R.Rajagopalan, Oxford University Comprehensive Environmental studies by J.P.Sharma, Laxmi publications.
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