OUR ENVIRONMENT

Paper Code: 
VES 200/FES 300
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
2.00
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.

 

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

 

Unit IV: 
Energy and Environment

                                                  

-        Solar Energy and its uses

-        Wind Energy

-        Tidal Energy

Hydro Power

Unit V: 
Environment and Human Health

                             

            - Water and airborne Diseases; Potential and widespread effects.

             -Harmful effects of chemicals in food

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Bharucha Erach, The Biodiversity of India, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd.,    Ahmedabad –380 013, India, Email:mapin@icenet.net
  • Agarwal, K.C. Environmental Biology, Nidi Publ. Ltd. Bikaner.
  • Singh, R.B., Thakur, D.K. and Chauhan, J.P.S., RBD publications, Jaipur
  • Townsend C., Harper J, and Michael Begon, Essentials of Ecology, Blackwell Science
  • Odum, E.P. Fundamentals of Ecology. W.B. Saunders Co. USA.
  • Santra S.C., Environmental Science, New Central Book Agency Pvt. Ltd.
  • Singh Savindra, Environmental Geography, Prayag Pustak Bhawan
  • Belsare D.K., Introduction to Biodiversity, APH Publishing Corporation
  • Prabu P.C., Ecology and environmental Science, Avinash Paperbacks
  • Bhatia A.L., Kohli K.S, Ecology and Environmental Biology, RBD
  • Miller G.T., Environmental Science, Cengage Learning
  • Srivastava K.P., An Introduction to Environmental Studies, Kalyani Publishers
  • Sharma P.D., Ecology and Environment, Rastogi Publications
  • Rajagopalan R.,Environmental Studies, Oxford Press

 

 

Academic Year: 
2014-2015
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