Environmental Studies & Disaster Management PDF

**ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES** **&** **DISASTER MANAGEMENT** **(AECC I)** **SEMESTER-1** **FOR UNDER GRADUATE COURSES ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE** **FULL MARK-100 (Credit-4)** **Unit 1: Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies (12 Period)** Definition, scope and importance Need for publ...

**ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES** **&** **DISASTER MANAGEMENT** **(AECC I)** **SEMESTER-1** **FOR UNDER GRADUATE COURSES ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE** **FULL MARK-100 (Credit-4)** **Unit 1: Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies (12 Period)** Definition, scope and importance Need for public awareness **Environmental Pollution** Definition Cause, effects and control measures of:- a. Air pollution b. Water pollution c. Soil pollution d. Marine pollution e. Noise pollution f. Radiation pollution **Unit 2: Natural Resources: (12 Period)** **Renewable and non-renewable resources:** Natural resources and associated problems. a. [Forest resources:] Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, case studies. Timber extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forest and tribal people. b. [Water resources] : Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, drought, conflicts over water, dams-benefits and problems. c. [Mineral resources] : Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and using mineral resources, case studies. d. [Food resources] : World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and Overgrazing, effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide problems, waterlogging, salinity, case studies. e. [Energy resources :] Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, use of alternate energy sources. Case studies. **Biodiversity:-** **Introduction-Definition; Biogeographically classification of India** **India as a mega diversity nation. Hot sports of biodiversity, Threats to biodiversity. Endangered and endemic species of India. Conservation of biodiversity. In Situ and Ex-so conservation of biodiversity** **Unit-3: Disaster Management (12 Period)** 1. **Disaster Management: Types of disasters (natural and Man-made) and their causes and effect)** 2. **Vulnerability Assessment and Risk analysis: Vulnerability to various disasters (Flood, Cyclone, Earthquake, Heat waves, Desertification and Lighting)** 3. **Institutional Framework: Institutional arrangements for disaster management (National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), Disaster Management Act, 2005, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force(ODRAF)** 4. **Preparedness measures: Disaster Management cycle, Early Warning System, Pre-Disaster and Post-Disaster Preparedness, strengthening of SDMA and DDMA, Community Preparedness for flood cyclone, heat waves, fire safety, lightening and snake biting. Stakeholders participation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)** 5. **Survival Skills: Survival skills adopted during and after disaster (Flood, Fire, Earthquake, Cyclone and Lightening), Disaster Management Act-2005, Compensation and Insurance** **Unit 4: Social Issues and the Environment (9Period)** A. a. Environmental Ethics: Issues and possible solutions. b. Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust. Case studies c. Environment Protection Act d. Air(Preservation Control of Pollution) Act e. Water(Preservation Control of Pollution) Act f. Wildlife Protection Act g. Forest Conservation Act h. Solid waste management Cause, effect and Control Measure of Urban and Industrial waste (Role of each individual in conservation of Natural resources and prevention of pollution) B. **Human Population and the Environment** **Population Ecology:** Individuals, species, population, community Human population growth, population control method Urbanisation and its effect on society **Unit 5: Field work (15 Periods of 30 hrs)** - Visit to an area to document environmental assets: river/forest/flora/fauna, etc. - Visit to a local polluted site- Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural - Study of common plants, insects, birds and basic principles of identification. - Study of simple ecosystems-pond, river, Delhi Ridge ,etc.