Unit 1 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL SYSTEMS

• Introduction to Environment and Environmental Studies: Definition and Components of Environment
• Relationship between the different components of Environment
• Man and Environment relationship
• Impact of technology on Environment
• Environmental Degradation
• Multidisciplinary nature of the Environment studies
• its scope and importance in the present day Education System 02 6% Ecology and Ecosystems: Introduction: Ecology- Objectives and Classification
• Concept of an ecosystem- structure and functions of ecosystem Components of ecosystem- Producers
• Decomposers Bio-Geo- Chemical Cycles- Hydrologic Cycle
• Carbon cycle
• Energy Flow in Ecosystem
• Food Chains
• Food webs
• Ecological Pyramids Major Ecosystems: Forest Ecosystem
• Grassland Ecosystem
• Desert Ecosystem
• Aquatic Ecosystem
• Estuarine Ecosystem. 04 11% Natural Resources: a
• Renewable and Nonrenewable resources
• exploitation and conservation
• Role of individual in conservation of natural resources. b
• Water resources: Water sources- Surface and Ground water 05 14% sources
• Indian and Global scenario. c
• Land as a resource
• social issues d
• Forest resources: Definition and Classification of Forests Ecological and Economic importance and benefits of forest
• Indian scenario
• Deforestation: causes and effects
• remedial measures. e
• Food resources: Sources of food
• Global and Indian food demand scenario
• Limits of food production
• Environmental effects of Agriculture

Unit 2 HUMAN POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

8 lecture hours

• Human Population and Environment: Population Growth
• World and Indian scenario
• Population and Environmental Degradation
• Malthusian theory
• Optimum theory
• Population explosion – Causes
• Effects and Control
• Urbanization: Urban population growth and Environmental problems 03 8% Environmental pollution: Types of Environmental Pollution: a) Water Pollution: Introduction – Water Quality Standards
• Sources of Water Pollution: Industrial
• Classification of water pollutants
• Effects of water pollutants
• Eutrophication b) Marine pollution- c) Air Pollution: Composition of air, Structure of atmosphere
• Ambient Air Quality Standards
• Classification of air pollutants
• Sources of common air pollutants like PM, SO2, NOX, Natural & Anthropogenic Sources
• Effects of common air pollutants d) Land Pollution: Land uses
• Land degradation: causes
• soil erosion e) Noise Pollution: Introduction
• Sound and Noise
• Noise measurements
• Causes and Effects f) Thermal Pollution: Causes and effects g) Role of individual in the prevention of pollution

Unit 3 ENERGY AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

6 lecture hours

• Energy Resources and Global Environmental Issues Energy resources: Global and Indian energy demand scenario
• Future Projections
• Conventional and Non-conventional sources of energy
• Advantages and Limitations
• Exploitation and related Environmental problems
• Environmental implications of Non conventional Energy Sources
• Global Environmental Issues: Climate Change
• Global Warming and Green House Effect
• Acid Rain
• Depletion of Ozone layer

Unit 4 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND GUJARAT’S INITIATIVES FOR

• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: Environmental Acts and Regulations: List of prevalent Environmental Acts
• Brief description related to the purpose with at least five important provisions Water (Prevention and control 04 11% Reference Books: 1
• Textbook of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses by Erach Bharucha Second edition
• 2013 Publisher: Universities Press (India) Private Ltd, Hyderabad. 2
• Basics of Environmental Studies by Prof Dr N S Varandani
• 2013 Publisher: LAP -Lambert Academic Publishing
• Environmental Studies by Anindita Basak
• 2009 Publisher: Drling Kindersley(India)Pvt
• Ltd Pearson 4
• Textbook of Environmental Studies by Deeksha Dave & S S Kateva
• Cengage Publishers. 5
• Environmental Sciences by Daniel B Botkin & Edward A Keller Publisher: John Wiley & Sons. 6
• Environmental Studies by R
• Oxford University Press 7
• Environmental Studies by Benny Joseph
• TMH publishers 8
• Environmental Studies by Dr
• Suresh K Dhameja
• 2007 Published by : S K Kataria & Sons New Delhi 9
• Basics of Environmental Studies by U K Khare
• 2011 Published by Tata McGraw Hill Course Outcome: 1
• After learning the course the students should be able to 2
• Understand and realize the multi-disciplinary nature of the environment
• its components, and inter-relationship between man and environment. 3
• Understand the relevance and importance of the natural resources in the sustenance of life on earth and living standard. 4
• Comprehend the importance of ecosystem
• biodiversity and natural bio geo chemical cycle. 5
• To correlate the human population growth and its trend to the environmental degradation and develop the awareness about his/her role towards environmental protection and prevention. 6
• Identify different types of environmental pollution and control measures. 7
• To correlate the exploitation and utilization of conventional and non-conventional resources
• Major Equipments: Multi media projector with computer of pollution) Act 1974
• Air (Prevention and control of pollution) Act 1981
• Environmental Protection Act, 1986 Organization and Role of Institutions of Gujarat like Gujarat Pollution Control Board
• Gujarat Environmental Management Institute
• Gujarat Ecology Commission
• Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology
• Department of Environment and Forest
• Department of Climate Change