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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Course objectives
This course will enable the students to -
1. Gain scientific perspective of the issues confronting our present day environment
2. Appreciate the paradigm “think globally, act locally” for a sustainable common future of humankind
3. Understand the strengths and weaknesses in environmental laws and its enforcement for developing strategies to overcome the same
4. Gain insights into the importance of Environmental Education at different levels
Course Outcomes (COs):
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ENV 224 |
Environmental Management |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: CO37: Summarize variety of laws and regulations that influence how natural resources are used and protected CO38: Explain the impacts of urbanization and environmental management decisions on ecosystems and society CO39: Develop global perspective on the scenario of environmental education at the national and international levels CO40: Develop attitudes towards understanding complex environmental challenges, and participating actively in solving current environmental problems and preventing the future ones |
Approach in teaching: Lectures, Interactive sessions Informative videos Learning activities for the students: Group discussions, Tabulations for different laws, Case studies, Simulations |
Open Book test Group Discussions on Enviro-legal aspects Quiz, Peer and self-assessment, Individual/Team assignments, Class test, Semester End Examination |
- Provision in Constitution of India regarding Environment (major objectives of Article 48A and 51A)
- Basics of International conventions and treaties
- Montreal protocol 1987
- Basel Convention (1989, 1992)
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, 1971
- Stockholm Conference 1972
- The Rio earth summit1992
- Kyoto protocol 1997
- Copenhagen Summit 2009
- Paris agreement 2015
- Sustainable Development Goals 2015
- Salient features and Major objectives of:
- Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
- Forest Conservation Act, 1980
- Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
- The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- Benefits, principles and elements of successful environmental management
- Key aspects of the international standard ISO 14001
- Environmental Labeling
- Introduction
- Goals, objectives and guiding principles
- Classification of environmental education programmes
- Environmental education in India
- Ecotourism and impact of tourism on environment
- Ecopolitics, Carbon credits, Biopiracy, Bioterrorism
- Developmental projects and Environmental issues (Dams, urban settlements and industrialization) with examples from India
- Arif, N. (1996. International Environmental Laws, New Delhi: Lancers Books.
- Birnie, P.W., and Boyle, Alan E. (1994) International Law and Environment, Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Dash, S. K. (2007) Climate Change-An Indian Perspective. Centre for Environment Education and Cambridge University Press Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
- Dodds, F. (ed.). Earth Summit. (2002). A New Deal. Earthscan Publications Ltd., UK.
- Hardy, John T. (2003). Climate Change: Causes, Effects, Solutions. Wiley & Sons, USA.
- Harris, F. (2004). Global Environmental Issues. Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA..
- Harvey, L. D. (2000) Global Warming: The Hard Science. NY: Prentice-Hall,India
- IPCC. (2000) Emission Scenarios, Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change,Cambridge University Press
- UNEP (2002) Global Environmental Outlook 3: Past, Present and Future. Earthscan Publications.
