CHE110:ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

L:2 Course Objectives: T:0 P:0 Credits:2

To provide the basic knowledge of environment and its various components To aware students about the various enviornmental problems To make student familiar about Social issues and effect of environment on human health

Unit I Introduction and natural resources : Multidisciplinary nature and public awareness, renewable and nonrenewal resources and associated problems, forest resources, water resources, mineral resources, food resources, energy resources, land resources, conservation of natural resources and human role Unit II Ecosystems : Forest ecosystem, Concept, structure and function, producers, composers and decomposers, energy flow, ecological succession, food chains, webs and ecological pyramids, characteristics structures and functions of ecosystems such as forest, grassland, desert, aquatic ecosystems Unit III Biodiversity and conservation : definition, genetic, species and ecosystem diversity, bio-geographical classification of India, value of biodiversity at global, national, local levels, India as a mega diversity nation, hot spots of biodiversity, threats to biodiversity, endangered and endemic species of India, In-situ and ex-situ conservation of biodiversity Unit IV Environmental pollution : Definition, causes, effects and control of air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, marine pollution, noise pollution, thermal pollution, nuclear hazards, human role in prevention of pollution, solid waste management, disaster management, floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides Unit V Social issues and Environment : Unsustainable to sustainable development, Urban problems related to energy, Water conservation and watershed management, Resettlement and re-habitation, Ethics, Climate change, Global warming, Acid rain and Ozone layer depletion, Nuclear accidents, holocaust, Waste land reclamation, Consumerism and waste products Unit VI Social issues and Environment Law : Environment protection act, Wildlife protection act, Forest conservation act, Environmental issues in legislation, population explosion and family welfare program, Environment and human health, HIV, Women and child welfare, Role of information technology in environment and human health Text Books: 1. Text Book of Environmental Studies 2e by D. Dave and S. S. Katewa, Cengage Learning, 2nd Edition, (2012) References: 1. Environmental Studies: From crisis to cure by R. Rajagopalan, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, (2011)

2. Elements of Environmental Science And Engineering by P. Meenakshi, PHI Learning Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2nd Edition, (2012)

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