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Social Issues and the Environment
After reading this chapter, you will be conversant with:
- From unsustainable to sustainable development
- Urban problems related to energy, water conservation, rainwater harvesting and watershed management
- Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust and case studies related to it
- Wasteland reclamation
- Consumerism. Various Acts such as Environment (Protection) Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Wildlife Protection Act and Forest Conservation Act
- Issues involved in enforcement of environmental legislation and public awareness
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