Core Module Syllabus for Environmental Studies
Unit – I Definition, Scope and Importance, Need for Public Awareness 2 lectures
Unit – II Natural Resources: Renewable and Non-renewable resources 8 lectures
Natural Resources and Associated Problems
- Forest Resources: Use and overexploitation. Deforestation case studies. Timber extraction, mining. Dams and their effects on forests and tribal people.
- Water Resources: Use and overexploitation of surface and ground water, floods, drought, conflicts over water. Dam: benefits and problems.
- Mineral Resources: Use and exploitation. Environmental effect of extracting and using mineral resource. Case studies.
- Food Resources: World food problems. Changes ...
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