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Environment and Sustainability
Paper Code:
NSS 402
Credits:
3
Contact Hours:
45.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
9.00
Definition, Scope and Importance of Environment
Scope of Environmental Studies and its applications
Importance with respect to the society
Relationship of Environmental Studies with other subjects
(Multidisciplinary nature of Environment)
Concept of sustainability and sustainable development
9.00
Environmental Pollution
- Water Pollution: Definition, sources and effects
- Air Pollution: Definition, sources and effects (Acid Rain, Ozone Depletion, Global warming, Smog)
- Noise Pollution: Definition, sources and effects
- Land Pollution: Definition, sources and effects
Solid waste management: Control measures of urban and industrial waste
9.00
Natural Resources conservation and management
- Forest Resources- Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, afforestation and waste land development
- Water Resources- Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, rain water harvesting
- Land Resources- Land degradation; Soil erosion and desertification
- Energy Resources-Conventional and Non-conventional Ener
9.00
Introduction to Disaster Managemen
- Introduction to Disasters: Concepts, and definitions (Disaster, prevention, preparedness, mitigation, rehabilitation, resilience, risk, vulnerability, hazard)
- Disaster Management Cycle
- Impact of Disasters
- Types of Disasters (Natural and Anthropogenic)
9.00
Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters
- Causes, Impacts and management of:
- Natural disasters-Earthquakes, Tsunami, Floods, Cyclones, Landslides, Drought and famines
- Anthropogenic disasters-Road Accidents, Fire, Industrial disaster (Bhopal Gas Tragedy)
References:
- Textbook of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses by Erach Bharucha Second edition,2013 Publisher: Universities Press (India) Private Ltd, Hyderabad.
- Basics of Environmental Studies by Prof Dr N S Varandani,2013 Publisher: LAP -Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany
- Environmental Studies by Anindita Basak ,2009 Publisher: Drling Kindersley(India)Pvt. Ltd Pearson
- Textbook of Environmental Studies by Deeksha Dave & S S Kateva , Cengage Publishers
- Environmental Sciences by Daniel B Botkin & Edward A Keller Publisher: John Wiley & Sons.
- Environmental Studies by R. Rajagopalan, Oxford University Press
- Environmental Studies by Benny Joseph, TMH publishers
- Environmental Studies by Dr. Suresh K Dhameja, 2007 Published by : S K Kataria & Sons New Delhi
- Basics of Environmental Studies by U K Khare, 2011 Published by Tata McGraw Hill
- Goel,S.L. Disaster Administration and Management. Deep And Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd
- R.B. Singh. Disaster Management. Rawat Publications
- Arvind Kumar. Disaster Management - Recent Approaches .Anmol Publications
- Disaster Management - Shailendera, K Singh, Subash. C Kundu and Shobu Singh, Mittal Publications, New Delhi (1998)
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