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Rationale:
Due to various aspects of human developments including the demand of
different kinds of technological innovations, most people have been forgetting that, the
Environment in which they are living is to be maintained under various living standards
for the preservation of better health. The degradation of environment due to industrial
growth is very much alarming due to environmental pollution beyond permissible limits
in respect of air, water industrial waste, noise etc. Therefore, the subject of
Environmental Studies to be learnt by every Engineering student in order to take care of
the environmental aspect in each and every activity in the best possible manner.
OBJECTIVES:
After completion of study of environmental studies, the student will be able to:
1. Gather adequate knowledge of different pollutants, their sources and shall be aware
of solid waste management systems and hazardous waste and their effects.
2. Develop awareness towards preservation of environment.
Unit 1: The Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies (04 periods)
Definition, scope and importance, Need for public awareness.
Unit 2: Natural Resources (12 periods)
Renewable and non renewable resources:
a) Natural resources and associated problems.
Forest resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, case studies,
Timber extraction mining, dams and their effects on forests and tribal
people.
Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water,
floods, drought, conflicts over water, dam’s benefits and problems.
Mineral Resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of
extracting and using mineral resources.
Food Resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture
and over grazing, effects of modern agriculture, fertilizers- pesticides
problems, water logging, salinity, .
Energy Resources: Growing energy need, renewable and non-renewable
energy sources, use of alternate energy sources, case studies.
Land Resources: Land as a resource, land degradation, man induces
landslides, soil erosion, and desertification.
b) Role of individual in conservation of natural resources.
c) Equitable use of resources for sustainable life styles.