ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Paper Code: 
FES 400
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course aims to provide students with knowledge about natural and disrupted systems in the natural world, and to stimulate them to develop their ability to apply their knowledge and adopt a standpoint on environmental issues.

5.00
Unit I: 
Biodiversity and its conservation
  • Introduction: Definition, genetic, species and ecosystem diversity.
  • Values of Biodiversity: Consumptive use, productive use, social esthetic and option
  •  values
  • Threats to biodiversity- Habitat loss, poaching of wild life.

 

8.00
Unit II: 
Natural Resources

Definition (Renewable and non renewable)

  • Natural resources and associated problems:
  • Forest Resources- Use and over-exploitation, deforestation and its effects
  • Water Resources- Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water and its effects
  • Land Resources- Land degradation; Soil erosion and desertification.
  • Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects  of extracting mineral resources

 

3.00
Unit III: 
Global Environmental Issues
  • Acid Rain
  • Ozone Depletion
  • Global Warming

 

8.00
Unit IV: 
Environmental Education and Awareness

Environmental Movements

  • Chipko movement
  • Appikko movement
  • Narmada Bachao Aandolan

Water conservation

  • Tips to save water
  • Rainwater harvesting
  • Watershed management

 

6.00
Unit V: 
Human Population and Environment
  • Population growth and explosion
  • Impact of urbanization, industrialization and crop production

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Agarwal, K. C. (2001). Environmental Biology. Bikaner: Nidhi Publication Ltd.
  • Barucha, E. (2004). The Biodiversity of India. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
  • Begon, C. a. (2006). Essentials of Ecology. Blackwell.
  • Belsare, D. K. (2007). Introduction to Biodiversity. APH Publishing Corporation.
  • Bhatia, A. L., & Kohli, K. S. (2015). Ecology and Environmental Biology. RBD publishing house.
  • De, A. K. (2003). Environmental Chemistry (5th Ed.). New Age Intl. (p) Ltd.
  • Miller, G. T. (2013). Environmental Science. Cengage Larning.
  • Odum, E. (1971). Fundamentals of Ecology. W.B. Saunders Co. USA.
  • Prabu, P. (2009). Ecology and environmental Science. Avinash Paperbacks.
  • Rajagopalan, R. (2005). Environmetnal Studies. Oxford University Press.
  • Santra, S. (2011). Environmental Science. New Central Book Agency Pvt. Ltd.
  • Sharma, P. D. (2008). Ecology and Environment. Rastogi Publications.
  • Singh, S. (1991). Environmental Geography. Prayag Pustak Bhawan.
  • Srivastava, K. (2002). An Introduction to Environmental Studies. Kalyani Publishers.
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