Chapter 9

People, Development and Environment

TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE
  • The Concept of People
  • Development and Environment: Millennium Development and Sustainable Development Goals
  • Human and Environment Interaction: Anthropogenic Activities and Their Impacts on Environment
  • Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Soil Pollution, Noise Pollution, Waste (Solid, Liquid, Biomedical, Hazardous, Electronic), Climate Change and its Socio-economic and Political Dimensions
  • Impact of Pollutants on Human Health
  • Natural and Energy Resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests
  • Natural Hazards and Disasters: Mitigation Strategies
  • Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan ...

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