Scope, Objective and Outcome of EEDM (Unit 1)

Environment Engineering and Disaster Management
Objectives, Scope and Outcome of the Course

Unit 1
Objectives ,Scope and Outcome of the

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course on EEDM by Dr Shikha Agarwal
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What is Environment ?
• Some scientists define environment as ‘’everything that
is not me”
• We can say that everything present outside an
individual is called its environment
• This outside world in which we live ,being a part of it is
our environment
• It has air ,water ,soil, light and heat .
• It also has plants ,animals ,rivers ,mountains and
deserts
• This nature to which we belong is our environment .

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What is Environment Science
• It is a multidisciplinary science involving
chemistry, physics ,life science ,agriculture
,medical science , public health ,sanitary
engineering ,etc

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How is Environmental Science a
Multidisciplinary Science ?
• This is so because it involves components from various
branches
• Chemistry : Most pollutants are chemicals .Methods of
their removal ,their analysis ,effects on living and non
living systems ,all require the knowledge of Chemistry
• Botany : Without the knowledge of botany it is
impossible to know about the vegetation on earth
• Zoology : All animals including man are an important
component of the environment
• Physics : Knowledge of physics is essential to
understand various environmental factors like heat
,light ,radiation ,etc
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How is Environmental Science a
Multidisciplinary Science ?
• Geography : It studies climate ,vegetation ,nature of soil
,natural resources their management and maintenance all
of which are a part of environment
• Metereology : Climatic conditions like wind flow ,rainfall
,snowfall ,temperature changes affect living beings and
hence are closely related to environmental science
• Sociology : Society is responsible for the deterioration of
environment .Increasing population ,social habits all affect
environmental science
• Other subjects like Engineering ,Microbiology ,Biochemistry
,Seismology ,Oceanography, etc are also directly or
indirectly related to the environment science.

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Difference between Environment
Scientist and Environment Engineer
• They both address environmental issues.
However, there are differences in their
approach to improving and remediating the
effects on the habitat.
• The environmental scientist takes an
analytical perspective. He/she focuses on
what caused the particular condition, whereas
• the Engineer looks at how to correct the
problem.

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What is Environment Engineering
• Environmental Engineering is a mixture of science and
engineering principles to provide a better environment,
to provide healthy water, air, and land for human
habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate
pollution sites.
• It also concentrates on finding the proper solutions in
the field of public health, such as arthropod-borne
diseases, implementing law which promote adequate
sanitation in urban, rural and recreational areas.

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Objectives
• The objective of this course is to
• Enable the student the gain insight into
• Pollution and Problems related to it
• Water supply ,sanitation ,waste water
management
• Solid waste management and about different
types of disasters .
• At the end of the course the students must have
understanding of resource optimization and the
measures to be taken in the face of disaster

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Scope of Environment Engineering &
Disaster Management
• Environmental engineering has
immense scope in India for professionals who
are qualified in chemical, biological, thermal,
radioactive or even
mechanical engineering as environmental
engineering is a diverse field and requires
people from diverse background.

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Scope
• A drastic increase in environmental pollution
across the globe has led to various research
and development works in an effort to contain
this menace and a relatively new discipline
called environmental engineering has
emerged which is providing excellent career
opportunities.

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Scope
• Environmental engineers apply combined
methods of science and engineering to improve
the environment so that people have access to
healthy water, air and land suitable for human
existence.
• Moreover, opportunities in environmental
engineering have increased in last couple of
decades and the professionals are recruited by
companies working in chemical, geological,
petroleum and mining sectors
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Scope of Environmental Engineering
• A qualified professional working for an
environmental engineering firm is expected to
design, construct and maintain waste
management systems so that urban and rural
areas are kept healthy.
• Job of environmental engineers in India is
expected to widen up as owing to tremendous
economic development the country is facing high
degree of environmental pollution and
environmental engineers will have to check it.
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Scope
• Professionals from process engineering,
environmental chemistry, water and sewage
treatment, waste reduction management,
pollution prevention, etc are required in large
numbers.
• Job prospects for professionals with qualification
in environmental engineering are bright in
research centres, NGOs and various
governmental departments working towards
green development.
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Scope
• Candidates with M.Tech in environmental
engineering have opportunities to work for
government built assessment committees which
study and analyse the environmental risks
involved in certain projects. The report of such a
committee is then submitted to the concerned
authority for further observation.
• Scholars with PhD in environmental engineering
can opt for teaching jobs in colleges and
universities.
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Scope
• Various governmental and non-governmental
bodies require environmental engineers who can
work for designing of environmental policy and
regulation development, contaminated land
management and site remediation and ensure
environmental health and safety of people.
• Candidates with specialisation in hazardous waste
management and natural resource management
have higher employability as the segment is in
dire need of trained professionals.
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Scope
• As environmental engineering is a diverse segment various segments of
engineering come up with important role in it. Engineers from various
disciplines have varied range of roles in environmental engineering; some
of them are as follows:
• Agricultural engineers
• Biologists
• Chemical engineers
• Chemists
• Civil engineers
• Ecologists
• Geography experts
• Geologists
• Hydro-geologists
• Public health experts
• Solid waste management professionals
• Hazardous waste management professionals
• Water treatment technicians
• Wastewater treatment technicians

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Scope
• Environmental engineers have umpteen
employment opportunities with Central and
State pollution control boards which work
towards maintaining clean environment and
sustainable growth

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Course Outcomes
• After studying this course a student will be able to
✓ Enhance knowledge about engineering aspects of
Environment
✓ List the causes of environmental pollution
✓ Understand the importance of safe water supply ,the
various sources and transportation of water in urban
and rural areas
✓ Quality of drinking water and water treatment for safe
drinking
✓ Domestic waste water management in rural and urban
areas

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Course Outcomes
• A student will be able to understand about solid
waste management ,its transportation ,treatment
and also energy from solid waste
• About air pollution ,its effects and control
measures
• Understand the various contexts leading to
disaster
• Also understand the corrective measures to help
humans and environment bounce back to
normalcy
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Role of Engineers in Disaster
Management
• Role of Civil Engineers
• With strong building foundation, the risk of collapsing of any
building can be easily prevented. A geotechnical engineer is
responsible for the construction of such high earthquake resistant
buildings enhancing the infrastructure.
• For the flood control and destruction of dams, the hydraulic
engineer provides all the required information about the various
bridges and dams and advanced designs for prevention.
• City planners and project managers study the
vulnerabilities providing proper guidelines required for provides
rough and tough infrastructure withstanding any outer force.
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Management
• Role of Civil Engineers
• Rescue operations and safety escape routes must
be established in every building along with
possible reconstruction of the entire building is
controlled by a structural engineer.
• Hazardous and toxic wastes, air pollution control,
drainage development and radiation protection is
handled by the environmental engineer which is
essential once the disaster has struck in order to
control the after effects.
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Management
• Role of Mechanical Engineers:-
• Contractors work along with the structural
engineers to come up with shockproof
infrastructure right before the construction of the
building.
• The planning of raw steel used in bridges, tracks,
buildings, which kind of cement to be used is
done by the mechanical engineers.
• Mechanical Quality inspectors are very important
who mainly approve the work of civil engineers at
construction sites.
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Management
• Entire piping and ductwork are executed by mechanical
engineers which are the critical part in the erection of
infrastructures.
• They deal with all the government approval work which
involves official permission and clearances.
• Project Commissioning of the all the raw products and
systems installed during the building of any plant is
governed by mechanical engineers with the support of
electrical engineers. JKMEGA (Jammu and Kashmir
Mechanical Engineer Graduate Associate) has appreciated
the use of preventive mechanical gadgets such as
motorized gates, ultrasonic level gauges which are very
useful in flood control and take timely measures.

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Management
• Role of Mechanical Engineers :
• Engineers have been a part of the age-old revolution of
transforming the fate of the planet by applying novel
technologies and automating things that were once done
manually. Engineers work for the re-establishment of man-
kind in a disaster-hit area.
• The mission of saving this planet earth cannot be done
without including the expertise of mechanical and civil
engineers who have been trained to deal with such
situations with tremendous mock drills and discipline. We
cannot control such calamities but yes, we can definitely
follow the saying – prevention is better than the cure.

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This explains us the objective ,scope and
outcome of the course on
Environment Engineering and Disaster
Management

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