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OUR ENVIRONMENT [1]

Paper Code: 
FES 300
Credits: 
02
Periods/week: 
02
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This module is designed to help students to know about the fundamental concepts of environment

3.00
Unit I: 
Definition, Scope and Importance of Environmental Studies
  • Definition of Environment
  • Scope of Environmental Studies and its applications
  • Importance with respect to the society
  • Relationship of Environmental Studies with other subjects (Multidisciplinary nature of Environment)

 

6.00
Unit II: 
Ecosystem: Structure and Function
  • Concept of Ecosystem
  • Biotic and abiotic components of ecosystem
  • Food Chain and Food Web
  • Ecological Pyramids
  • Energy Flow

 

8.00
Unit III: 
Environmental Pollution
  • Water Pollution: Definition, sources and effects
  • Air Pollution-Definition, sources and effects
  • Noise Pollution-Definition, sources and effects

 

8.00
Unit IV: 
Energy and Environment
  • Solar Energy and its uses
  • Wind Energy
  • Tidal Energy
  • Hydro Power

 

5.00
Unit V: 
Environment and Human Health

  • Water and airborne Diseases; Potential and widespread effects, water and airborne bacteria and viruses,

  • public awareness of sanitation and hygiene issues and role of NGOs

  • WHO and other bodies and their role in public health projects development

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  1. Bharucha Erach, “The Biodiversity of India”,  Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd.,    Ahmedabad –380 013, India, Email:mapin@icenet.net
  2. Agarwal, K.C., 2001 “Environmental Biology”, Nidi Publ. Ltd. Bikaner.
  3. Jha Latika and Shailendra, “Environmental Studies”, CBH publications, Jaipur
  4. Singh, R.B., Thakur, D.K. and Chauhan, J.P.S., RBD publications, Jaipur

 

REFERENCES: 
  1. Cunningham, W.P. Cooper, T.H. Gorhani, E & Hepworth, M.T. 2001, “Environmental  Encyclopedia”, Jaico Publ. House, Mumbai.
  2. Townsend C., Harper J, and Michael Begon, “Essentials of Ecology”, Blackwell Science
  3. Odum, E.P. 1971. “Fundamentals of Ecology” W.B. Saunders Co. USA.

 

Academic Year: 
2015-16 [2]

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