Environmental Studies: From crisis to cure
- New Delhi Oxford University Press 2016
- 333
The third edition of this popular textbook covers the latest (April 2015) syllabus of the Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course on Environmental Studies, prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under the new Choice-based Credit System. It also includes additional topics included in the syllabi of some universities.
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Chapter 1. The Global Environmental Crisis and Sustainable Development UNIT 2 ECOSYSTEMS Chapter 2. Ecosystems: Basic Concepts Chapter 3. Forest, Grassland, and Desert Ecosystems Chapter 4. Aquatic Ecosystems UNIT 3 RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES Chapter 5. Water Resources Chapter 6. Energy Resources Chapter 7. Forest Resources Chapter 8. Land Resources UNIT 4 BIODIVERSITY Chapter 9. Introduction to Biodiversity Chapter 10. Biodiversity Conservation UNIT 5 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Chapter 11. Solid Waste Management Chapter 12. Water, Soil, and Marine Pollution Chapter 13. Air and Noise Pollution UNIT 6 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES Chapter 14. Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, and Acid Rain Chapter 15. Environmental Laws, Regulations, and Ethics UNIT 7 HUMAN COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT Chapter 16. Population Growth Chapter 17. Environment and Human Health Chapter 18. Disaster Management Chapter 19. Environment and Sustainable Development UNIT 8 PROJECT AND FIELDWORK Chapter 20. Project Work UNIT 9 CONCLUSION Chapter 21. Another World is Possible