BBA217 Environmental Studies

Unit 1 [Book]
The Multidisciplinary Nature of Environmental studies: Definition, Components, Scope and Importance, Need for public awareness	VIEW
Ecosystems Concept, Structure and Function of an Ecosystem	VIEW
Energy flow in Ecosystems, Food chain, Food web, Ecological pyramids, Ecological succession	VIEW
Types, Characteristics Features, Structure and Function of different ecosystems including forest, Grassland, Desert And Aquatic Ecosystem	VIEW
Biodiversity: Introduction to biodiversity, Definition, Genetics, Species, Ecosystem diversity	VIEW
Biogeographically Classification of India	VIEW
Value of biodiversity: Consumptive Uses, Productive, Social, Ethical, Aesthetic and Option Values	VIEW
Biodiversity at Global, National and Local level	VIEW
India as a Mega Diversity Nation	VIEW
Endangered and endemic species of India	VIEW
Hotspots of Biodiversity	VIEW
Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat loss, Poaching of wild life, Man wildlife conflicts	VIEW
Conservation of Biodiversity-in-situ and ex-situ conservation	VIEW

Unit 2 [Book]
Renewable and Non-renewable Resources: Energy resources, Growing energy needs, Renewable and Non-renewable energy sources	VIEW
Use of Alternate energy sources-Green fuel	VIEW
Water Resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, drought, Conflicts over water	VIEW
Dams Benefits and Problems	VIEW
Forest Resources: Use and over- exploitation, deforestation, Timber extraction, mining, Dams and their effects on forest and Tribal people, Case studies	VIEW
Mineral Resources: Use and exploitation, Environmental effects of extracting and Using mineral resources	VIEW
Food resources: World food problems, Changes caused by agriculture and over-grazing effects of modern agriculture, Fertilizer Pesticide problems, Water logging, Salinity	VIEW
Land resources. Land as a resource, Land degradation, Man induced landslides, Soil erosion and Desertification	VIEW
Role of individual in Conservation of Natural Resources	VIEW
Resource Management Sustainable development	VIEW

Unit 3 [Book]
Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution; Types of pollutants, Source, effects	VIEW
Sink and Control of primary pollutants CO, NOX, HC, SOx and Particulates	VIEW
Effect of pollutants on man & environment: Photochemical smog, Acid rain and Global warming, CO2 Sequestration	VIEW
Water Pollution; Classification of Pollutants, Sources, Waste water treatment (domestic and industrial)	VIEW
Soil Pollution, Composition of soil, Classification and Effects of solid pollutants and Their control	VIEW
Solid Waste Management. Classification, Waste Treatment and Disposal methods, Compositing, Sanitary land filling, Thermal processes, Recycling and reuse methods	VIEW
Hazardous wastes, Classification, Radioactive, Biomedical & Chemical, Treatment and Disposal: Physical, Chemical and Biological Processes	VIEW
Marine Pollution: Causes, effects and Control of marine pollution	VIEW
Thermal Pollution: Causes, effects and control of Thermal pollution	VIEW
Coastal Zone Management	VIEW
Disaster Management, Floods, Earthquake, Cyclone and Landslides	VIEW

Unit 4 [Book]
Environmental Policies, Human Population and Environment: Climate change, Global Warming, Acid Rain, Ozone layer depletion, Nuclear accidents, case studies	VIEW
Some important Environmental laws, Issues involved in enforcement of environment legislations, Green bench, Carbon footprint	VIEW
Montreal and Kyoto Protocol	VIEW
Conservation of Biological Diversity	VIEW
The Chemical Weapons Convention	VIEW
Environment Impact Assessment of Chemical Weapons	VIEW
Population Growth and Variation among nations	VIEW
Impacts of Population growth on Environment and Human Health, Human Right, Tribal people and Rights	VIEW
Human and Wildlife conflicts in Indian context	VIEW
Environmental ethics	VIEW
Role of government and non-government organizations in public awareness and environment improvement	VIEW