CERTIFICATE COURSE

Sustainable Development &

Environmental Management
- Marching towards sustainable world

20th October 2010 to 14th December 2010

Sponsored by
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Under Civilian Training Programme
Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) &
Special Commonwealth Assistance for Africa Programme (SCAAP)

Course Coordinators
Prof. Dr. S. Mohan
Dr. G. Janardhanan

Organized by
Centre for Environmental Management
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Government of India
Chennai, India 600 113
http://www.nitttrc.ac.in/~cem
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 3
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME ........................................................................... 4
3. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME ........................................................................... 5
4. TEACHING METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................... 6
5. ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................ 6
6. PROGRAMME SCHEDULE ............................................................................................ 6
7. RESOURCE PERSONS .................................................................................................. 7
8. FIELD VISIT ..................................................................................................................... 8
9. CURRICULUM CONTENT AND TRAINING MODULE ................................................... 9

“Our biggest challenge in the new century is to take an idea that seems abstract – Sustainable development
– and turn it into a reality for all the world’s people”
–- Kofi Annan
1. INTRODUCTION

Sustainable development has occupied a place on the global agenda since at least the
Brundtland Commission’s 1987 report “Our Common Future.” The world continues to face various
critical challenges such as: anthropogenic climate change, the rapid depletion of natural resources,
the frequency of natural disasters, the spread of (old and new) infectious diseases, the loss of
biodiversity, the violation of human rights, increased poverty, the dependency of our economic
systems on continuous growth in consumerism and so forth. Technology has been identified with a
host of problems and solutions that are closely linked with aims for sustainable development in low
and middle-income countries. It is an essential enabling feature of globalization, and local
applications of technology offer possibilities for building infrastructures and creating opportunities.
The impact of new technologies on society and development affects various interests and domains,
and the effective and appropriate use of technology requires consideration of social, cultural,
economic, political, and environmental contexts and effects. The opportunities and challenges
applying the technologies to old problems require the guidance from a new breed of professionals
and policymakers who can integrate technological expertise and a clear understanding of its wider
ramifications as a guide to strategies for applying technology to the tasks of achieving sustainable
development. Thus, the need of the hour is to strike a balance and have a proper blend between
techno-economic and environment concerns. At the UN conference on Environment and
Development held in 1992 at Rio, the world community reached an unprecedented consensus on
the need to fully integrate environmental concerns into the main stream of economic decision
making. Thus, Sustainable development (SD) has become a vehicle around the globe for
expressing the need to depart from present dominant models of development which appear unable
to balance the needs of people and the planet in the pursuit of peace and prosperity. Sustainable
development needs to be described for each of these dimensions in their interrelation in time (past-
present-future) and in space (near-far). A sustainable environmental management (planet) refers
to the management of development in natural ecosystems in ways that maintain the carrying
capacity of the earth and respect the non-human world.
The basic vision of this course is to inculcate the values, behaviour and lifestyles required for a
sustainable future and for positive societal transformation. Translated objectives are:

1. To develop an understanding of the range of social, economic and environmental issues

facing the world today;

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 2. To develop an understanding of the interrelationships among these different types of
issues; and

3. To Foster an increased quality of teaching and learning in education for sustainable

development;

Courses have subject coverage from these three broad areas:

Socio-
Cultural
Perspective

Economic
Perspective

Environmental
Perspective

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

 To provide an understanding on the methods and approaches for sustainable

environmental development and management, compatible with the ecosystems.
 To enhance the knowledge in the environmental issues and develop their skill for
sustainable environment management in general and in particular to industrial sector.
 To provide the mode of assess the impact of developmental project on environment and to
suggest appropriate remedial measures with a social aspect.
 To enhance the knowledge in environment friendly policy instruments and to adopt Clean
Development Mechanism.
 To identify the gaps and analyze the weakness in the regulatory and institutional
frameworks, and assess the mode in national capacity building.
3. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME

Certificate Course in “Sustainable Development and Environmental Management” is structured into

three major modules totaling up to 12 units. Course is proper blend of lecture, demonstration and
field studies in preexisting related courses (text or lecture-note based). Course explores the subject
through resources, development, impact and management.

The first module introduces the concept of sustainability covering basic concepts like historical
background, technology, sustainable development, international development cooperation and the
deliberations taken place in the world. This module introduces the major stakeholders and
institutions that drive change toward SD.

The second module focuses on environmental management, acknowledging the action of each
stakeholder. Participants are introduced to environmental and social standard setting bodies,
certification and firm-level tools used to implement SD strategies. Ways and mean to assess the
environmental impact and suggestive remedial measures will be learnt in this module. Brief
introduction about ISO system will be provided.

The third module addresses the strategies to implement sustainable environmental management.
Initiatives taken at the national and international level will be discussed. Clean Development
Mechanism, Rain Water Harvesting, Green Building Concepts, Corporate Social Responsibility etc.,
Application of GIS and other technology to establish sustainable environmental management will be
discussed in detail.

RESOURCES
•How the Natural System Works ?

DEVELOPMENT
•How People explore and use the natural resources?

IMPACT
•Developmental impact on the environment

MANAGEMENT
•How environment can be made sustainable?

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4. TEACHING METHODOLOGY

The teaching methodology includes face to face lectures by resource persons followed by
discussions, case studies. Field visits will also be arranged for the training purpose. In addition to
this participants need to make presentation about their country sustainable practices for
environmental management.

The program involves different learning methods such as:

 Special lectures
 Blended method of theme paper presentations
 Case studies
 Individual and group tasks/assignments
 Presentation and experience sharing
 Field studies.

5. ASSESSMENT

 Interactive weekly quiz

 Project work evaluation.

6. PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

Duration of the programme: October 20th 2010 to December 14th 2010.

Sustainable
Development &
Environmental
Management

Induction &
Orientation Main Course Project seminar
Phase

Induction and Orientation Phase – October 20th to 22nd 2010

Main Course – October 25th to December 10th 2010

Project work seminar – December 13th 2010
Certificate distribution and Valediction – December 14th 2010
Main Course – Week theme

Week Topics covered

October 25 – 29, 2010 Sustainable Development (SD) - Notions, historical roots of the
concept (SD), Millennium Development Goals, ecological
foundations of SD, introduction to various indicators of SD,

November 1 – 5, 2010 Country report on SD – Environmental Management – EMS – EIA

November 8 – 12, 2010 Education for Sustainable Development

November 15 – 19, 2010 Introduction to GIS – Practice Session in GIS packages – GPS &
Image Interpretation introduction - Application of GIS in SDEM

November 22 – 26, 2010 Field Visit – Stay in Madurai Sustainable Village and other related
programmes.

Nov. 29 – Dec. 3, 2010 Technology and Sustainable Development - Green Building and
rating system – CII Initiatives

December 6 – 10, 2010 CDM – CSR – Technological innovations

December 13 – 14, 2010 Project presentation

The learning activities in the each module are distributed in such a way to ensure the achievement
of the learning objectives in a flexible manner. In fact there are 3 different types of fixed activities
with precise dates and deadlines to be observed:

In every week theme you will find all or several of the following items:
Mandatory readings: these are the documents that you have to read.
Lectures: there will be scheduled synchronous lectures. They are mandatory.
Field visit: there will be scheduled visit in which they have exposed to SD
The deadlines for submitting exercises and assignments

7. RESOURCE PERSONS

 Prof. Dr. S. Mohan – Director & Head, CEM, Course Coordinator

 Dr. G. Janardhanan – Visiting Faculty, CEM, Course Co-coordinator
 Prof. Dr. V. Thanikachalam – Professor & Head, Centre for International Affairs
 Prof. Dr. B.G. Barki – Professor & Head, Department of Education

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  Prof. Dr. B. Mukhopadhyay – Professor & Head, Educational Management & Applied Psychology
 Prof. Dr. S. Dhanapal – Professor & Head, Curriculum Development Centre
 Prof. Dr. V.K. Natarajan – Professor & Head, Centre for Sustainable Development
 Prof. Dr. P. Sivakumar – Professor & Head, Education Technology and Multimedia
 Dr. T. Jagatharakshan – Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
 Dr. G. Kulanthaivel – Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics.
 Er. K. S. A. Dinesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
 Guest Faculty

8. FIELD VISIT

 Secured Hazardous waste landfill – TNWML – Gummidipoondi

 LEED Rated Green Building Sites
 Central Ground Water Board Facilities, Chennai
 CPR Environmental Education Foundation, Chennai
 Dashkina Chitra
 CSR – Visit to two industries in and around Chennai
 Pichavaram Mangrove Forest
 Auroville, Pondicherry
 Sustainable Village, Madurai – One week stay
 Outstation visit (Kodaikanal) during the last week of November, 2010.
9. CURRICULUM CONTENT AND TRAINING MODULE

MODULE – I SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

History and Definitions and Principles of Sustainable Development - History and

Introduction to emergence of the concept of sustainable development – Environment and
Sustainable Development linkages – Globalization and environment - Millennium
Development Development Goals: Status (global and Indian) - Impact on approach to
development policy and practice in India, future directions.

International Role of developed countries in the development of developing countries –

Developmental International summits – Stockholm to Johannesburg – Rio Principles – Agenda
Cooperation 21 - Conventions – Agreements – Tokyo Declaration - Doubling statement-
Transboundary issues – Integrated approach for resource protection and
management

Implementing Sustainability indicators - Hurdles to Sustainability - Operational guidelines –

sustainable Interconnected prerequisites for sustainable development – Science and
development Technology for sustainable development –Performance indicators of
sustainability and Assessment mechanism – Constraints and barriers for
sustainable development.

Education for Introduction - Meanings of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) -

sustainable Reorienting education for a sustainable future - United Nation Contribution
development National Policies and Frameworks for ESD - ESD in Formal Education -
Structures in Informal and Non-Formal Education - ESD Research and
Development.
Exploring global realities - Understanding sustainable development - A futures
perspective in the curriculum- Reorienting education for a sustainable future -
Accepting the challenge - Culture and religion for a sustainable future -
Indigenous knowledge and sustainability.

MODULE – II ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Implications of human population growth – Pollution causes and its effect -

Introduction to
Definition and scope of environmental management – The context of
Environmental
environmental management Problems and Needs newer concepts of corporate
Management
environmental management - Environmental Ethics..

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) – Evolution – Need of EIA - Legal and

Environmental Impact Regulatory aspects – Types and limitations of EIA - EIA cycle and Procedures–
Assessment Impact Prediction - Assessment of alternatives, delineation of mitigation
measures and environmental impact statement - Public hearing

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 Constitutional Provisions for Environmental Protection: Specific Provisions for
Environmental Protection in the Constitution of India, Provisions in the
Environmental
Directive Principles of State Policy - Environmental Justice, Equity and
Legislation
Governance - Integrating Environment and Sustainable Development into
Policy and Law making

Environmental Management System (EMS) - organizational barriers,

Environmental management responsibility, elements and extent of application, EMS structure
Management Systems ISO 14000: Background, the ISO 14000 series - Case Study.
Institutionalization of Environmental management in India.

STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL

MODULE – III
MANAGEMENT

Introduction to GIS & GPS – R2V conversion – ARC GIS – Arc View – Arc
Analysis – Case studies – Application of GIS in Environmental Management
Application of GIS in Case studies - National Initiatives (NNRMS/NRDMS, ISRO-DOS), Forest
EM Cover/Type Mapping, Biomass estimation, Urban Sprawl, Solid Waste
Management, Water Resource Mapping, Runoff and Soil Erosion Modeling,
Watershed Management.

Introduction to Green Building rating scheme – LEED : National and

Green Building International Rating scheme – GRIHA – Green building in sustainable
Concepts development – Energy efficiency - Climate Change in sustainable
development.

Introduction to CDM – Standardized baseline under CDM - Methodologies for

CDM project activities - Methodologies for afforestation and reforestation CDM
CDM/CSR project activities - Certified emission reduction (CER) credits - Introduction to
Corporate Social Responsibility - Approach and Methodology – Policy and
Framework of CSR

The project, based on the themes of the course, will involve close work with a
faculty of our institute or company, a voluntary organization or a government
Project Work agency to study the innovative use of a technology for sustainable
development. Each project will be undertaken by an interdisciplinary and
multicultural group of 3 participants (maximum).
Participants are encouraged to come up with new topics for their project work. The group will attempt to
understand the complexities of technology choices, transfer and absorption in a specific case and the
relationship to the development process.

List of few project titles are given below:

 Academic Institutes and Industries Network Technology

 Technology Development and Climate Change
 Food preservation technology
 Environmental Technology assessment
 Sustainable technologies for coastal zone management
 Sustainable technologies for waste management
 ISO and its impact on technology
 E-village
 Energy efficient building technologies
 Organic farming

The last two weeks afternoon session will be devoted to the writing and presentation of the project
report.

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 About Centre for Environmental Management

Centre for Environmental Management in National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research Chennai,
was established in the year 1990 with the assistance from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD),
Government of India. It has been upgraded with latest equipments for both water and air quality analysis. The centre
has a rich tradition of teaching, continuing education, research, consultancy and extension services. Present focus is
on areas such as water and air quality, pollution abatement, Impact of climate change on water management, waste
water treatment and reuse, landfill design, integrated solid waste management, testing on solid waste (municipal and
hazardous), green and sustainable development, geoenvironmental engineering, coastal zone management, Remote
sensing and GIS application and environmental impact assessment. In carrying out projects, the centre collaborates
with national and international agencies including business, industry and service sectors.

We at Centre for Environmental Management shall strive constantly

 To educate the future leaders of the environmental profession and to inculcate skills and foundations for life- long
learning and growth.
 To conduct research and create new knowledge as an integral part of our education programme and the
continued renewal of the profession.
 To contribute towards sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, combat and reduce pollution
of air, water and soil, enhance technical management knowledge and develop and promote technology for
sustainable management.

To learn more about Centre for Environmental Management

please visit: www.nitttrc.ac.in/~cem

For further details, please contact

Prof. Dr. S. Mohan (or) Dr. G.Janardhanan
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
Taramani, Chennai – 600 113
Tel. : +91 - 44 – 22545406
+91 - 44 – 22545460
Fax : +91 - 44 – 22541126
E-mail : smohan@nitttrc.ac.in
jana@nitttrc.ac.in