ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCES AND RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Paper Code: 
ENV 124
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This paper aims at making the students aware of the degradation of the earth and methods of its restoration

10.00
Unit I: 
Basic Concepts of Geosciences

                                                                   

  • Origin of Universe: Big Bang Theory, Steady State theory, Pulsating Universe theory
  • Major division of  geological time
  • Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift

 

 

20.00
Unit II: 
Geosciences and Earth Systems

                                                           

  • Environmental Geosciences- fundamental concept
  • Earth system and biosphere.
  • Interrelationship of various earth systems-geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere
  • Climate of India,Indian monsoon
  • Climate of Rajasthan
  • El nino and La nina
  •  Drought
  •  Tropical cyclones and western disturbances.

 

20.00
Unit III: 
Earth Process and Geological Hazards

                                            

  • Earth Processes
  • Cycle in the earth system
  • Catastrophic Geological Hazards:
  • Floods, Landslides, Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Avalanche

 

10.00
Unit IV: 
Ecological Restoration

                                                                          

  • Concept and Need for Restoration
  • Principles and guidelines of Restoration

 

 

 

15.00
Unit V: 
Planning and Implementation of Ecological Restoration

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

  • Identification of  areas of Natural and Cultural Values to be restored 
  • Developing Detailed Restoration Plan
  • Implementation of the Restoration Plan
  • Monitoring and Reporting                                                                                                                                         
Essential Readings: 
  • Cunningham, W.P.& Saigo, B.W.: Environmental Science, 1999, Mc- Graw Hill Book Company          
  •  Cunningham, W.P. Cooper, T.H. Gorhani, E & Hepworth, M.T. 2001,       Environmental Encyclopedia, Jaico Publ. House, Mumbai
  • De A.K., Environmental Chemistry, Wiley Eastern Ltd.
  • Sharma B.K., 2001. Environmental Chemistry. Geol Publ. House, Meerut
  • Sand, P. (1994) Trust For Earth, University of Hull, Cottingham.
  • Our Common Future, Report of the OECD (1987) Oxford University Press.
  • Smith, Keith (1996) Environmental Hazards- Assessing risk and reducing disaster, 2nd Edition, London & New York.
  • Valdiya, K.S. (2004) Copying with Natural Hazards: Indian Context. New Delhi: Orient Longman.
  • Rajan, Mukund Govind (1997) Global Environmental Politics: India and the North-South Politics of Global Environmental Issues, New Delhi:
  • Rao, P.K. (2000) Sustainable Development, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.
  • Saxena H.M., Environmental Geography, 2004, Rawat Publications

 

Academic Year: 
2014-2015
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