Environmental Studies (BESK508)

Environmental Studies

Course Code: BESK508 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 2+0+0+0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 30 
Total Marks 100
Credits 02 
Exam Hours 01

Module-1

Module-1: ECOSYSTEM AND SUSTAINABILITY

Ecosystems (Structure and Function): Forest, Desert, Wetlands, River, Oceanic and Lake.

Sustainability: 17 SDGs-History, targets, implementation , Capacity Development

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Module-2

Module 2: NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Advances in Energy Systems (Merits, Demerits, Global Status and Applications): Hydrogen,

Solar, OTEC, Tidal and Wind.

Natural Resource Management (Concept and case-studies): Disaster Management, Sustainable

Mining - case studies and Carbon Trading.

Module-3

Module 3: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION & WASTE MANAGEMENT

Environmental Pollution (Sources, Impacts, Corrective and Preventive measures, Relevant

Environmental Acts, Case-studies): Surface and Ground Water Pollution; Noise pollution; Soil

Pollution and Air Pollution.

Waste Management: Bio-medical Wastes; Solid waste; Hazardous wastes; E-wastes; Industrial

and Municipal Sludge.

Module-4

Module 4: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Global Environmental Concerns (Concept, policies and case-studies): Ground water

depletion/recharging, Climate Change; Acid Rain; Ozone Depletion; Radon and Fluoride problem

in drinking water; Resettlement and rehabilitation of people, Environmental Toxicology.

Module-5

Module 5: ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION

Environmental Legislation : Water Act 1974, Air Act 1981, Environmental Protection Act

1984, Solid Waste Management Rules-2016, E- Waste management Rule - 2022, Biomedical

Waste management- 2016.

Suggested Learning Resources:

Books

• Environmental studies, Benny Joseph, Tata Mcgraw-Hill 2nd edition 2012

• Environmental studies, S M Prakash, pristine publishing house, Mangalore 3rd edition-2018

Reference Books: -

• Benny Joseph, Environmental studies, Tata Mcgraw-Hill 2nd edition 2009

• M.Ayi Reddy Textbook of environmental science and Technology, BS publications 2007

• Dr. B.S Chauhan, Environmental studies, university of science press 1st edition