ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
                  [ Foundation Course ]
                 BA (Environmental Studies)
                     Third Semester
                    [ENGLISH EDITION]
         Directorate of Distance Education
             TRIPURA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                          Reviewer
                                                                                Ashok Kumar Tripathi
                                             Director, Indian Institute of Environment, Health and Safety Management, Delhi
                        Author: Prof. Sateeshchandra Joshi
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                                 SYLLABI-BOOK MAPPING TABLE
                                                             Environmental Studies
                                   Syllabi                                                                             Mapping in Book
               Unit 1: Nature of Environmental Studies and Natural                                       Unit 1:Nature of Environmental
                          Resources                                                                      Studies and Natural Resources
                     Environmental Studies: Definition, Scope and Importance                                                 (Pages 3-37)
                     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 Forests 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 Over Grazing, Effects
                              of Modern Agriculture, Fertilizer-problems, Water
                              Logging, Salinity, Case studies.
                        (e)   Energy Resources: Growing Energy Needs,
                              Renewable and Non-renewable Energy Sources,
                              Use of Alternate Energy Sources, Case studies.
                        (f)   Land Resources: Land as a Resource, Land
                              Degradation, Man Induced, Landslides, Soil
                              Erosion and Desertification.
                              Role of an Individual in Conservation of Natural
                              Resources
               Unit 2: Ecosystems and Biodiversity Conservation                                                 Unit 2: Ecosystems and
                     Concept of an Ecosystem                                                                   Biodiversity Conservation
                     Structure and Function of an Ecosystem                                                                (Pages 39-87)
                     Producers, Consumers and Decomposers
                     Energy Flow in the Ecosystem
                     Ecological Succession
                     Food Chains, Food Webs and Ecological Pyramids
                        (a)   Forest Ecosystems: Structure and Functions
                        (b)   Biodiversity: Definition, Genetic, Species and
                              Ecosystem Diversity
                         (c)   Value  of  Biodiversity:  Consumptive  Use,
                               Productive Use, Social, Ethical, Aesthetic and
                               Option Values
                         (d)   Hotspots of Biodiversity
                         (e)   Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat Loss, Poaching of
                               Wildlife, Man-wildlife Conflicts
                          (f)  Endangered, Endemic, Exotic Species in India
                         (g)   Consservation of Biodiversity: In-Situ and Ex-Situ
                               Conservation
                         (h)   Wildlife Protection Act
                          (i)  Forest Conservation Act
                  Unit 3: Environmental Degradation and Management                           Unit 3:Environmental Degradation
                       Definition, Causes, Effects and Control Measures of:                                   and Management
                         (a)   Air Pollution                                                                     (Pages 89-136)
                         (b)   Water Pollution
                         (c)   Soil Pollution
                         (d)   Noise Pollution
                       Environmental Protection Act
                       Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
                       Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
                       Climate Change and Global Warming
                       Water Conservation, Rain Water Harvesting, Watershed
                         Management
                       Vermicomposting: Definition, Vermicomposting Species
                         and Importance
                       Disaster Management: Floods and Earthquakes
                       Role of Tripura State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB)
                  Unit 4: Human Population and Social Issues                                     Unit 4: Human Population and
                       Sustainable Development                                                                    Social Issues
                       Environmental Ethics: Issues and Possible Solutions                                    (Pages 137-181)
                       Environmental Awareness
                       Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Cumulative Effects
                         Assessment (CEA)
                       Demographic Structure
                       Population Explosion: Family Welfare Programme
                       Environment and Human Health
                       Human Rights
                       HIV/AIDS
                       Women and Child Welfare