ESDM-121 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT New Syllabus 6th Dean’s

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ESDM-121 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Objectives

To expose and acquire knowledge on the environment and to gain the state-of-the-art skill and expertise on management of disasters

Theory

Introduction to Environment- Environmental studies: Definition, scope and importance- Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies-Segments of Environment-Spheres of Earth -Lithosphere- Hydrosphere- Atmosphere-Different layers of atmosphere.

Natural Resources: Classification – Forest resources. Water resources. Mineral resources Food resources. Energy resources. Land resources. Soil resources.

Ecosystems: Concept of an ecosystem – Structure and function of an ecosystem – Energy flow in the ecosystem. Types of ecosystems.

Biodiversity and its conservation: Introduction, definition, types. Biogeographical classification of India. Importance and Value of biodiversity. Biodiversity hot spots. Threats and Conservation of biodiversity.

Environmental Pollution: Definition, cause, effects and control measures of: a.Airpollution.
b. Water pollution. c. Soil pollution. d. Marine pollution. e. Noise pollution. f. Thermal pollution g
Light pollution.

Solid Waste Management: Classification of solid wastes and management methods,
Composting, Incineration, Pyrolysis, Biogas production, Causes, effects and control measures of
urban and industrial wastes.

Social Issues and the Environment: 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. Environment Protection Act. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act. Wildlife Protection Act. Forest Conservation Act. Human Population and the Environment: Environment and human health: Human Rights, Value Education. Women and Child Welfare. Role of Information Technology in Environment and human health.

Practical

Visit to a local area to document environmental assets river/forest/grassland/hill/mountain.
Energy: Biogas production from organic wastes. Visit to wind mill / hydro power / solar power
generation units. Biodiversity assessment in farming system. Floral and faunal diversity
assessment in polluted and un polluted system. Visit to local polluted site –
Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural to study of common plants, insect sand birds. Environmental
sampling and preservation. Water quality analysis: pH, EC and TDS. Estimation of Acidity,
Alkalinity. Estimation of water hardness. Estimation of DO and BOD in water samples.
Estimation of COD in water samples. Enumeration of E. coli in water sample. Assessment of
Suspended Particulate Matter(SPM).Study of simple ecosystem –Visit to pond/river/hills. Visit
to areas affected by natural disaster.

Lecture Schedule: Theory

  1. Environmental studies: Definition, scope and importance. Multidisciplinary Nature of environmental studies Definition, scope and importance. Segments of Environment-Spheres of Earth-Lithosphere-Hydrosphere-Atmosphere-Different layers of atmosphere. 1
  2. Natural Resources: Renewable and non-renewable resources, Natural Resources and associated problems. 1
  3. a) Forest resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, case studies. Timber extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forest and tribal people. 1
  4. b) Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, drought, conflict sover water, dams- benefits and problems. 1
  5. c) Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and using mineral resources, case studies. 1
  6. d) Food resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and overgrazing, effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide problems, water logging, salinity, case studies. 1
  7. e) Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, use of alternate energy sources. Case studies. 1
  8. f) Land resources: Landas are source, landed gradation, man induced landslides, soil erosion and desertification. 1
  9. Role of an individual in conservation of natural resources. Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyles. 1
  10. Ecosystems: Concept of an ecosystem, Structure and function, Energy flowing the ecosystem 1
  11. Biodiversity and its conservation: Introduction, definition, genetic, species & ecosystem diversity and biogeographical classification of India. 2
  12. Significance and value of biodiversity: Biodiversity hotspots, threats and conservation of biodiversity. 1
  13. Environmental Pollution: Definition, causes, effects, and control measures of air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, marine pollution, noise pollution, thermal pollution, and light pollution. 2
  14. Solid Waste Management: Classification of solid wastes and management methods, Composting, Incineration, Pyrolysis, Biogas production, Causes, Effect sand control measures of urban and industrial wastes. 2
  15. Social Issues and the Environment: Urban problems related to energy. Water conservation, rainwater harvesting, watershed management. 1
  16. Environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions, climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents, and holocaust. 1
  17. Environment Protection Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Wildlife Protection Act, Forest Conservation Act. 2
  18. Human Population and the Environment: Environment and human health: Human Rights, Value Education. Women and Child Welfare. Role of Information Technology in Environment and human health. 2
  19. Disaster definition – Types – Natural Disasters: Floods, drought, cyclone, earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, volcanic eruptions, heat and cold waves. 3
  20. Man-made Disasters: Nuclear disasters, chemical disasters, biological disasters, building fire, coal fire, forest fire, oil fire, road accidents, rail accidents, air accidents, sea accidents. 2
  21. International and National strategy for disaster reduction. Concept of disaster management, national disaster management framework; financial arrangements; role of NGOs, community-based organizations and media in disaster management. Central, state, district and local administration in disaster control; Armed forces in disaster response; Police and other organizations in disaster management. 3

Lecture Schedule: Practical

  1. “Visit to a local area to document environmental assets: river, forest, grassland, hill, mountain. 1
  2. Energy: Biogas production from organic wastes. Visit to windmill/hydropower/solar power generation units. 2
  3. Biodiversity assessment in farming system. Floral and faunal diversity Assessment in polluted and unpolluted system. 2
  4. Visit to local polluted site – Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural to study common plants, insects, and birds. 2
  5. Environmental sampling and preservation. 2
  6. Water quality analysis: pH, EC and TDS. Estimation of Acidity, Alkalinity. Estimation of water hardness. Estimation of DO and BOD in water samples. Estimation of COD in water samples. 2
  7. Enumeration of E. coli in water sample. Assessment of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM). 2
  8. Study of simple ecosystem– Visit to pond/river/hills. 1
  9. Visit to areas affected by natural disaster.

Suggested Readings

  1. De,A.K.2010.Environmentalchemistry.PublishedbyNewAgeInternational Publishers,
    New Delhi. ISBN:13–978 81 224 2617 5. 384 pp
  2. DharChakrabarti,P.G.2011.Disastermanagement- India’sriskmanagementpolicy
  3. frameworksandkeychallenges.PublishedbyCentreforSocialMarkets(India), Bangalore.
    36 pp.
  4. Erach Bharucha, Text book for Environmental studies. University Grants Commission,
    New Delhi.
  5. Parthiban,K.T.Vennila, Prasanthrajan, S.,Umesh,M.andKanna,S.2023.Forest,
  6. Environment, Biodiversity and Sustainable development. Narendra Publishing House,
    New Delhi, India. (In Press).
  7. PrasanthrajanM.andMahendran,P.P.2008.AtextbookonEcologyand Environmental
  8. Science.ISBN81-8321-104-6.AgrotechPublishingAcademy,Udaipur-313002.First
    Edition: 2008
  9. PrasanthrajanM.2018.Objectiveenvironmentalstudiesanddisastermanagement. ISBN
  10. Scientific publishers, Jodhpur, India. Pp. 146.
  11. Sharma,P.D.2009. EcologyandEnvironment,Rastogi Publications,Meerut,India.
  12. Tyler Miller and Scot Spoolman. 2009. Living in the Environment (Concepts,
    Connections, and Solutions). Brooks/cole, Cengage learning publication, Belmont,USA
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