Environment and Ecology Detailed Syllabus for Environmental Engineering M.Tech first year first sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Environment and Ecology M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year first sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year I Sem.
Course Objectives: To develop a conceptual outlook on various ecological facets of environment.
Course Outcomes:
- Knowledge on Ecosystems and Ecological Balances.
- An outlook on living and non-living resources as well as energy resources of environment.
UNIT – I : Environment, Ecology, and Sustaining the Earth; Nature and Humans: Earth, population, environment.
UNIT – II : Ecosystems; Ecosystems, ecology of populations, human population dynamics – growth and urbanization; environmental economics and politics.
UNIT – III : Ecological Balances – Material cycles in ecosphere, Matter and Energy Resources; Energy flow in ecosystems; bio-geochemical systems.
UNIT – IV : Air, Water and Soil Resources: Air Resources, pollution, global warning, ozone depletion; water resources – surface and groundwater, sources of pollution; soil resources – conservation, contamination, salt water intrusion, hazardous wastes.
UNIT – V : Living Resources Food resources, pesticides, pest control: land resources – forests, wetlands, wilderness, national parks; wild plants and animal resources, Energy and Mineral Exploitation: perpetual and renewable energy; non-renewable energy; non-renewable mineral resources, solid and hazardous wastes.
TEXT BOOKS:
- Environmental Science by Tyley Miller- Brooks Cole(2012)
- Concepts of Ecology by Edward J Kormondy -Phi Learning (2009)
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 1st Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech Environmental Engineering 1st Year 1st Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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