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LECTURE
PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES BHM III Year 2007-08 |
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Unit |
TOPICS |
LECTURES |
Status/Tentative dates for Covering |
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1. |
The Multidisciplinary Nature of Environmental
Studies
- Definition, scope and importance
- Need for public awareness of environmental degradation: Disaster
management; floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides
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3 |
Finished |
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2. |
Natural Resources: Renewable and non-renewable
- Forests resources
- Water resources
- Mineral Resources
- Food resources
- Energy resources
- Land resources
- Conservation of natural resources
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10 |
Finished |
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3. |
Ecosystem
- Concept of an ecosystem
- Structure and function of an ecosystem
- Producers, consumers and decomposers
- Energy flow in an ecosystem
- Ecological succession
- Food chain, food web and ecological pyramids
- Forest ecosystem, grassland ecosystem, desert ecosystem, aquatic
ecosystem
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14 |
Finished |
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4. |
Biodiversity and its Conservation
- Definition
- Biogeographic classification of India
- Values of biodiversity
- Hot spot of biodiversity
- Threats to biodiversity
- Conservation of biodiversity
- Endangered and endemic species of India
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8 |
Finished |
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5. |
Environmental Pollution
- Definition, causes, effects and control of
- Air Pollution
- Water Pollution
- Soil Pollution
- Marine Pollution
- Noise Pollution
- Thermal Pollution
- Nuclear Hazards
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Solid waste management
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Case studies |
10 |
30th Feb 09 |
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6. |
Social issues and the Environment
- Sustainable development
- Water conservation
- Rehabilitation and related problems
- Environmental ethics
- Climate change, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents
- Wasteland reclamation
- Consumerism and waste products
- Environmental protection
- Air, water, wildlife, forest conservation act.
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10 |
15th March 09 |
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7. |
Human population and the Environment
- Population growth
- Family welfare programmes
- Environment and human health
- Human right
- Value education
- HIV/AIDS
- Women and child welfare
- Role of IT in Environment and Human Health
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8 |
30th March 09 |
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Books :
- A Basic Course in Environmental Studies; S. Deswal
and A. Deswal. Dhanpat Rai and CO.(Pvt.) Ltd. Delhi.
- Environment and Ecology ; Dr. J.P. Sharma.
University Science Press, New Delhi.
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