Our Environment

Paper Code: 
FES 300
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Inspite of the deteriorating status of the environment, study of environment has so far not received adequate attention in our academic programmes. This programme aims at giving students a clear understanding of environmental concerns and to follow sustainable development practices. This will definitely help students develop an interdisciplinary global understanding of ecological and environmental problems.

5.00
Unit I: 
Definition, Scope and Importance of Environment
  • Scope of Environmental Studies and its applications
  • Relationship of Environmental Studies with other subjects (Multidisciplinary nature of Environment)
  • Environmentally important dates and abbreviations

 

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
7.00
Unit III: 
Environmental Pollution
  • Water Pollution: Definition, sources and effects
  • Air Pollution-Definition, sources and effects
  • Noise Pollution-Definition, sources and effects

 

7.00
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.
  • Harmful effects of chemicals in food

 

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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