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This document provides an overview of the Environmental Science and Engineering course offered at the university. The course is divided into 5 units that cover topics such as natural resources, ecosystems, environmental pollution, and the relationship between environment and society. Unit 1 introduces the concepts of environment and environmental studies. Unit 2 discusses natural resources including forests, water, minerals, food, and energy. Unit 3 covers ecosystems, biodiversity, and conservation. Unit 4 addresses various types of environmental pollution. And Unit 5 examines the role of individuals and governments in preventing pollution and promoting sustainable development. The course aims to educate students on multidisciplinary aspects of the environment through a total of 40 lectures.

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Evs Ce1102

This document provides an overview of the Environmental Science and Engineering course offered at the university. The course is divided into 5 units that cover topics such as natural resources, ecosystems, environmental pollution, and the relationship between environment and society. Unit 1 introduces the concepts of environment and environmental studies. Unit 2 discusses natural resources including forests, water, minerals, food, and energy. Unit 3 covers ecosystems, biodiversity, and conservation. Unit 4 addresses various types of environmental pollution. And Unit 5 examines the role of individuals and governments in preventing pollution and promoting sustainable development. The course aims to educate students on multidisciplinary aspects of the environment through a total of 40 lectures.

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Name of the Course: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Course Code: CE1102; Credits: 03; L-T-P-C: 3-0-0-3


Programme: U.G (B.Tech.); Semester: First/ Second (For All Branch); Section: I (ECE)
Course Coordinator: Dr. Monowar Hussain

Unit Module Contents No. of


lect.
(40)
Unit I Introduction Environment, Definition, Scope and importance, Multidisciplinary nature of
environmental studies. 02
Unit II Natural Forest resources: Use and over-exploitation of forests, deforestation, case studies- 10
Resources 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, dams-benefits and problems.
Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and
using mineral resources.
Agricultural land and Food resources: Land as a resource, land degradation, man
induces landslides, soil erosion and desertification; world food problems, changes
caused agricultural and overgrazing, rffects of modern agricultural practices,
fertilizer and pesticide problems, water logging, salinity, case studies.
Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and non renewable energy
sources. Sources of alternate energy sources, case studies, Energy conservation.
Unit III Ecosystems Ecosystem: concepts of an ecosystem, structure and function of an ecosystem- food 13
And chains, food webs and ecological pyramids, energy flow in the ecosystem,
Biodiversity producers, consumers. Eecological succession,
Biodiversity and its conservation- Introduction to biodiversity definition, genetic,
species and ecosystem diversity, 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-spots 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.
Unit IV Environment Definition – causes, effects and control measures of: (a) Air pollution (b) Water 8
al Pollution pollution (c) Soil pollution (d) Marine pollution € Noise pollution (f) Thermal
pollution (g) Nuclear radiation hazards.
Solid waste management: sources of solid wastes, effects and control measures of
urban industrial wastes.
Pollution case studies: disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and
landslides.
Unit V Environment Role of an individual in prevention of pollution, consumerism and waste products, 7
And Society unsustainable to sustainable developments, water conservation, rain water
harvesting, watershed management, wasteland reclamation, observance and
popularization of environmental protection Acts. Issues involved in enforcement of
environmental legislations, population growth, variation among nations.
Environment and human health- epidemics, women and child welfare. Role of
information technology in environment and human health.

Reference Books

1. Henry J.G. Heinke G.W. (2004) “Environmental science and Engineering” Second Edition, Prentice Hall,
New Delhi.
2. Chandrashekhar M (2004) “Environmental Science” Hi Tech publishers, Hyderabad
3. Masters G.M (2004) “Introduction to Environmental Engg. And Science” 2nd Edition Prentice Hall of India,
New Delhi.
4. Erach Bharucha (2015) “Textbook of Environmental Studies”, Universities Press(I) PVT, LTD, Hydrabad.

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