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    This document outlines the syllabus for a course titled "Environmental Science and Disaster Management". The 3 credit course is divided into theory and practical components. The theory section will cover various topics related to environmental studies including natural resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, environmental pollution, social/population issues, and disaster management. The practical section involves case studies, field work including ecosystem visits, and topics like impact of climate change and environmental impact assessments. A teaching schedule provides the list of topics to be covered in the theory section along with their weightages in terms of lecture time and importance.

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    Course No: AS ESDM 361 Title: Environmental Science and Disaster

    Management
    Credit: 3 (2+1) Semester: I

    Syllabus

    Theory

    Environmental Studies:Scope and importance. Natural Resources: Renewable and non-renewable


    resources Natural resources and associated problems. a) Forest resources: Use and over-
    exploitation, deforestation, case studies. Timber extraction, mining, dams and their effects on
    forest and tribal people. b) Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water,
    floods, drought, conflicts over water, dams-benefits and problems. c) Mineral resources: Use and
    exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and using mineral resources, case studies. d) Food
    resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and overgrazing, effects of modern
    agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide problems, water logging, salinity, case studies. e) Energy resources:
    Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, use of alternate energy
    sources. Case studies. f) Land resources: Land as a resource, land degradation, man induced
    landslides, soil erosion and desertification. Role of an individual in conservation of natural
    resources.Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyles. Ecosystems: Concept, Structure,
    function, Producers, consumers, decomposers, Energy flow, ecological succession, food chains,
    food webs, ecological pyramids. Introduction, types, characteristic features, structure and function
    of the forest, grassland, desert and aquatic ecosystems (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans,
    estuaries). Biodiversity and its conservation:- Introduction, definition, genetic, species &
    ecosystem diversity and bio-geographical classification of India. Value of biodiversity:
    consumptive use, productive use, social, ethical, aesthetic and option values. Biodiversity at
    global, National and local levels, India as a mega-diversity nation.Hot-sports of biodiversity.
    Threats to biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts. Endangered and
    endemic species of India. Conservation of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-situ conservation of
    biodiversity. Environmental Pollution: definition, cause, effects and control measures of a. Air
    pollution b. Water pollution c. Soil pollution d. Marine pollution e. Noise pollution f. Thermal
    pollution g. Nuclear hazards. Solid Waste Management: causes, effects and control measures of
    urban and industrial wastes. Role of an individual in prevention of pollution.Pollution case studies.
    Social Issues and the Environment from Unsustainable to Sustainable development, Urban
    problems related to energy. Water conservation, rain water harvesting, watershed management.
    Environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions, climate change, global warming, acid rain,
    ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust. dies. Wasteland reclamation.Consumerism
    and waste products.Environment Protection Act.Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
    Act.Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act.Wildlife Protection Act.Forest Conservation
    Act. Issues involved in enforcement of environmental legislation. Public awareness. Human
    Population and the Environment: population growth, variation among nations, population
    explosion, Family Welfare Programme. Environment and human health: Human Rights, Value
    Education, HIV/AIDS. Women and Child Welfare.Role of Information Technology in
    Environment and human health.

    Disaster Management:
    Natural Disasters and nature of natural disasters, their types and effects. Floods, drought, cyclone,
    earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, volcanic eruptions, Heat and cold waves, Climatic change:
    global warming, Sea level rise, ozone depletion. Man Made Disasters- Nuclear disasters, chemical
    disasters, biological disasters, building fire, coal fire, forest fire, oil fire, air pollution, water
    pollution, deforestation, industrial waste water pollution, road accidents, rail accidents, air
    accidents, sea accidents. Disaster Management- Effect to migrate natural disaster at national and
    global levels.International strategy for disaster reduction.Concept of disaster management,
    national disaster management framework; financial arrangements; role of NGOs, community-
    based organizations and media.Central, state, district and local administration; Armed forces in
    disaster response; Disaster response; Police and other organizations.

    Practical
    Case Studies and Field work. Visit to a local area to document environmental assets
    river/forest/grassland/hill/mountain, Visit to a local polluted site-Urban/ Rural/ Industrial/
    Agricultural, study of common plants, insects, birds and study of simple ecosystems-pond, river,
    hill slopes, etc. Expected impact of climate change on agricultural production and water resources,
    Mitigation Strategies, Economics of climate change. Disaster Management introduction, Natural
    and Manmade Disaster Studies, Informatics for Disaster Management, Quantitative Techniques
    for Disaster Management Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Disaster Management
    Disaster Management Policy Environmental Modelling.
    Teaching Schedule – Theory with weightages (%)

    [[

    Lectur Topic Weightage


    e (%)

    1 Environmental Studies:Scope and importance. 03

    2 Natural Resources: Renewable and non-renewable resources Natural resources 03


    and associated problems.

    3& 4 a) Forest resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, case studies. 03


    Timber extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forest and tribal people.

    5&6 b) Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, 03
    drought, conflicts over water, dams-benefits and problems.

    7&8 c) Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting 04


    and using mineral resources, case studies.

    9 d) Food resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and 05


    overgrazing, effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide problems, water
    logging, salinity, case studies.

    10 & e) Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable 06


    11 energy sources, use of alternate energy sources. Case studies.

    12 to f) Land resources: Land as a resource, land degradation, man induced landslides, 04


    14 soil erosion and desertification.

    15&16 Role of an individual in conservation of natural resources. Equitable use of 06


    resources for sustainable lifestyles.

    MID TERM

    17 & Ecosystems: Concept, Structure, function, Producers, consumers, decomposers, 03


    18 Energy flow, ecological succession, food chains, food webs, ecological pyramids.
    Introduction, types, characteristic features, structure and function of the forest,
    grassland, desert and aquatic ecosystems (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans,
    estuaries).

    19 Biodiversity at global, National and local levels, India as a mega-diversity nation. 05


    Hot-sports of biodiversity. Threats to biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching of
    wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts. Endangered and endemic species of India.
    Conservation of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-situ conservation of biodiversity.

    20-21 Environmental Pollution: definition, cause, effects and control measures of a. Air 05
    pollution b. Water pollution c. Soil pollution d. Marine pollution e. Noise
    pollution f. Thermal pollution g. Nuclear hazards. Solid Waste Management:
    causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes. Role of an
    individual in prevention of pollution. Pollution case studies.

    22 Social Issues and the Environment from Unsustainable to Sustainable 05


    development, Urban problems related to energy. Water conservation, rain water
    harvesting, watershed management. Environmental ethics: Issues and possible
    solutions, climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion,
    nuclear accidents and holocaust. dies.

    23-24 Wasteland reclamation. Consumerism and waste products. Environment 03


    Protection Act. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. Water (Prevention
    and control of Pollution) Act. Wildlife Protection Act. Forest Conservation Act.
    Issues involved in enforcement of environmental legislation. Public awareness.
    Human Population and the Environment: population growth, variation among
    nations, population explosion, Family Welfare Programme.

    25-26 Environment and human health: Human Rights, Value Education, HIV/AIDS. 03
    Women and Child Welfare. Role of Information Technology in Environment and
    human health.

    27 Disaster Management: Natural Disasters and nature of natural disasters, their 03


    types and effects. Floods, drought, cyclone, earthquakes, landslides, avalanches,
    volcanic eruptions, Heat and cold waves, Climatic change: global warming, Sea
    level rise, ozone depletion.
    28 Man Made Disasters- Nuclear disasters, chemical disasters, biological disasters, 03
    building fire, coal fire, forest fire, oil fire, air pollution, water pollution,
    deforestation, industrial waste water pollution, road accidents, rail accidents, air
    accidents, sea accidents.
    29-30 Disaster Management- Effect to migrate natural disaster at national and global 03
    levels. International strategy for disaster reduction.
    31-32 Concept of disaster management, national disaster management framework; 03
    financial arrangements; role of NGOs, community-based organizations and media.
    Central, state, district and local administration; Armed forces in disaster response;
    Disaster response; Police and other organizations.

    Practical Exercise

    Ex. No. Title

    1 Case Studies and Field work.

    2, 3&4 Visit to a local area to document environmental assets


    river/forest/grassland/hill/mountain

    5& 6 Visit to a local polluted site-Urban


    7 Visit to a local polluted Rural

    8 Visit to a local polluted site- Industrial

    9 Visit to a local polluted site- Agricultural

    10 Study of common plants, insects, birds

    11 Study of simple ecosystems-pond, river, hill slopes, etc

    12 Expected impact of climate change on agricultural production and water


    resources, Mitigation Strategies, Economics of climate change

    13 Disaster Management introduction, Natural and Manmade Disaster Studies

    14 Informatics for Disaster Management

    15 Quantitative Techniques for Disaster Management Environmental Impact


    Assessment (EIA)

    16 Disaster Management Policy Environmental Modelling

    Suggested Readings:

    Text Book:

    1. BharuchaErach. 2005. Text Book of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses.


    University Grants Commission, University Press, Hyderabad.
    2. Sharma J P. 2003. Introduction to Environment Science.Lakshmi Publications.
    3. Chary Manohar and Jaya Ram Reddy. 2004. Principles of Environmental Studies. BS
    Publishers, Hyderabad.

    Reference Book;

    1. Kaul S N, AshuthoshGautam. 2002. Water and Waste Water Analysis. Days Publishing
    House, Delhi.
    2. Gupta P K. 2004. Methods in Environmental Analysis – Water. Soil and Air.Agro bios,
    Jodhpur.
    3. Climate change.1995: Adaptation and mitigation of climate change-Scientific Technical
    Analysis Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
    4. Sharma, R.K. & Sharma, G. 2005.Natural Disaster. APH Publishing Corporation, New
    Delhi.
    5. Husain Majid. 2013. Environment and Ecology: Biodiversity, Climate Change and
    Disaster Management. Online book.

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