‘27312020 courses itbhu.acinvshow:php?sub|_o=HID-933 Course code: HID-333 Course name: Introduction to Environmental Studies, Credits: 9 (3-0-0) Semester: Odd/Even Course convener: Dr Amrita Dwivedi Objective The course aims to introduce environmental studies to the students, The need for sustainable development is key to the future of mankind, Continuing problems of pollution, deforestation, solid waste disposal, degradation of environment, Global warming, the depletion of ozone layer, loss of biodiversity and issues like economic productivity and national security have made it necessary for students to understand the importance of environmental studies Course Content Unit I: Environmental studies - Definition, scope and importance Unit II: Natural Resources = Renewable and non-renewable - Natural resources and associated problems. Unit II: Concept of an Ecosystem, Biodiversity and its conservation Unit-IV: Environmental Pollution - Definition: Cause, effects and control measures of © Air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, Unit V: Solid waste Management - Causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes Unit VI: Environmental sanitation and human health Unit VII: Disaster Management - Floods, earthquakes, eyclones and landslides Unit VIII: Environmental programmes and policies = Global, national and local levels ‘courses itbhu.ac.in'show prpsub|_c=HID-2331218112020 courses itdhu.acin'showphp?sub|_e=HID-333 Unit IX: Field work = Visit to a local area to document environmental assets: river, forest, grassland, hill, or mountain - Visit to a local polluted site: urban, rural, industrial, or agricultural, Suggested Readings + Agarwal, K.C. 2001 Environmental Biology, Nidi Publ. Ltd. Bikaner. + Bharucha Erach, The Biodiversity of India, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad — 380 013, India, Email:mapin@icenet.net (R) + Brunner R.C., 1989, Hazardous Waste Incineration, McGraw Hill Inc. 480p + Clark R.S., Marine Pollution, Clanderson Press Oxford (TB) e) Cunningham, W.P. Cooper, T.H. Gorhani, E & Hepworth, M.T. 2001, Environmental Encyclopedia, Jaico Publ. House, Mumbai, 1196p. + MOEF,2006: National Environmental Policy, Ministry of environment and Forest, Government of India. + Down to Barth, Centre for Science and Environment (R) + Gleick, H.P. 1993. Water in crisis, Pacific Institute for Studies in Dev., Environment & Security. Stockholm Env, Institute Oxford Univ. Press. 473p + Heywood, V.H & Waston, R.T. 1995. Global Biodiversity Assessment. Cambridge Univ. Press 1140p. + Jadhav, H & Bhosale, V.M. 1995. Environmental Protection and Laws. Himalaya Pub. House, Delhi 284 p. + Mckinney, M.L. & School, R.M. 1996, Environmental Science systems & Solutions, Web enhanced edition, 639p. m) Mhaskar A.K., Matter Hazardous, Techno-Science Publication (IB) +n) Miller T.G. Jr. Environmental Science, Wadsworth Publishing Co. (TB) 0) Odum, E.P. 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology. W.B. Saunders Co. USA, 574p p) Rao MN. & Datta, A.K. 1987. Waste Water treatment. Oxford & IBH Publ. + Video/online contents for classroom discussion will be provided ‘courses itbhu.ac.in'show prpsub|_c=HID-233 22