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SyllabusEnvScASM-401

The Environmental Science course (ASM-401) covers various aspects of natural resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, environmental pollution, and sustainable development. Students will learn about resource conservation, ecological structures, pollution control measures, and environmental ethics. The syllabus includes five units focusing on resource types, ecosystem functions, biodiversity values, pollution types, and urban environmental issues.

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SyllabusEnvScASM-401

The Environmental Science course (ASM-401) covers various aspects of natural resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, environmental pollution, and sustainable development. Students will learn about resource conservation, ecological structures, pollution control measures, and environmental ethics. The syllabus includes five units focusing on resource types, ecosystem functions, biodiversity values, pollution types, and urban environmental issues.

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SemesterI/II

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ASM-401
L: 3 T: 0 P: 0 Cr: 3
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. understand different natural resources and concept of their conservation
2. understand concept of ecology and different type of ecosystem
3. understand concept of biodiversity and its conservation
4. understand different types of environmental pollution and their preservation
5. understand various societal and environmental issues
SYLLABUS
UNIT-I:
Renewable and non-renewable resources, Forest resources, Water resources, Mineral
Resources, Food Resources, Energy Resources, Land Resources, Role of individual in
conservation of natural resources, Equitable use of resources for sustainable life styles.
UNIT-II:
Concept of an eco-system, Structure and function of an eco-system, Producers, consumers,
decomposers, Energy flow in the eco systems, Ecological succession, Food chains, food webs
and ecological pyramids, Introduction, types, characteristic features, structure and function of
the following eco systems: Forest ecosystem, Grass land ecosystem, Desert ecosystem, Aquatic
eco systems (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries).
UNIT-III:
Introduction-Definition: genetics, species and ecosystem diversity, Biogeographically
classification of India, Value of biodiversity: consumptive use, productive use, social, ethical,
aesthetic and option values, Biodiversity at global, national and local level, India as a mega
diversity nation, Hot-spots of biodiversity, Threats to biodiversity: habitats loss, poaching of
wild life, man wildlife conflicts, Endangered and endemic spaces of India, Conservation of
biodiversity: in-situ and ex-situ conservation of biodiversity.
UNIT-IV:
Definition Causes, 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,
earth quake, cyclone and landslides.
UNIT-V:
Concept of sustainable development, Urban problems related to energy, Water conservation,
rain water harvesting, Environmental ethics: issues and possible solutions, Climate change,
global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents, case studies, Wasteland
reclamation, Consumerism and waste products, Introduction to environmental legislations and
Public awareness.
Textbooks:
1. S.C. Sharma, “Environmental Engineering”, Khanna Publishing House
2. R.C. Gaur, “Basic Environmental Engineering”, Newage Publications
3. P.N. Modi, “Water Resources Engineering”, Standard Publishers
4. Dr. A.K. Jain, “Environmental Engineering”, (ISBN: 978-93-86173560), Khanna
Publishers

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