Regulation Godavari Institute of Engineering & Technology
GRBT-20 (Autonomous)
I B. Tech
Course Code ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES I SEM
(Common to All Branches)
Teaching Total contact hours – 32h L T P C
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of Environment Science 2 0 0 0
Course Objective: To bring in the students an awareness on environment, to understand the
importance of protecting natural resources, ecosystems for future generations and study the causes
for pollution due to the day to day activities of human life, to save earth from the interventions by
the engineers.
Course Outcomes:
On Completion of the course, the students will be able to-
CO1: Gain a higher level of personal involvement and interest in understanding and solving
environmental problems.
CO2: Comprehend environmental problems from multiple perspectives with emphasis on
human modern lifestyles and developmental activities
CO3: Demonstrate knowledge relating to the biological systems involved in the major global
environmental problems of the 21st century
CO4: Recognize the interconnectedness of human dependence on the earth’s ecosystems
CO5: Influence their society in proper utilization of goods and services.
Syllabus:
UNIT – I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Definition, Scope and Importance – Need for Public Awareness.
NATURAL RESOURCES : Renewable and non-renewable Energy resources – Natural resources
and associated problems – Forest resources – Use and over – exploitation, deforestation, case studies
– Timber extraction – Mining, dams and other effects on forest 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, case studies – Food resources: World food problems, changes
caused by agriculture and overgrazing, effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide problems,
water logging, salinity.
UNIT – II: Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and its Conservation
Concept of an ecosystem. – Structure and function of an ecosystem – Producers, consumers and
decomposers – Ecological succession – Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids –
Introduction, types, characteristic features, structure and function of the following ecosystem:
a. Forest ecosystem.
b. Grassland ecosystem
c. Desert ecosystem
d. Aquatic ecosystems (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries)
BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION: 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-sports of
biodiversity – Threats to biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts –
Conservation of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-situ conservation of biodiversity.
UNIT – III: Environmental Pollution and Solid Waste Management
Definition, Cause, effects and control measures of: Air Pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution,
Marine pollution, Noise pollution, Thermal pollution, 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 – Disaster
management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides.
UNIT – IV: SOCIAL ISSUES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Urban problems – Water conservation, rain water harvesting, watershed management – Resettlement
and rehabilitation of people; its problems and concerns. Case studies – Environmental ethics: Issues
and possible solutions – Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear
accidents and holocaust. Case Studies – 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.
UNIT – V: HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Population growth, variation among nations. Population explosion – Family Welfare Programmed.
– Environment and human health –Value Education – HIV/AIDS – Women and Child Welfare –
Role of information Technology in Environment and human health.
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, and birds – river, hill slopes, etc.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Text book of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses by Erach Bharucha for
University Grants Commission, Universities Press.
2. Environmental Studies by Palaniswamy – Pearson education
3. Environmental Studies by Dr.S.Azeem Unnisa, Academic Publishing Company
REFERENCES:
1. Textbook of Environmental Science by Deeksha Dave and E.Sai Baba Reddy, Cengage
Publications.
2. Text book of Environmental Sciences and Technology by M.Anji Reddy, BS Publication.
3. Comprehensive Environmental studies by J.P.Sharma, Laxmi publications.
4. Environmental sciences and engineering – J. Glynn Henry and Gary W. Heinke – Prentice
hall of India Private limited.
5. A Text Book of Environmental Studies by G.R.Chatwal, Himalaya Publishing House
6. Introduction to Environmental engineering and science by Gilbert M. Masters and Wendell
P. Ela - Prentice hall of India Private limited.
Web Links:
1. https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/modelcurriculum/env.pdf
2. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/environmental_studies/environmental_studies_tutorial.pdf
3. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.techzone.higher.enviroment&hl=en_US
CO-PO Mapping:
(1: Slight [Low]; 2: Moderate [Medium]; 3: Substantial [High], '-’:
No Correlation)
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
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CO3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 1
CO4 2 3 3 2 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 2
CO5 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3
