Environmental Studies 2017 – 2018 Syllabus for BE/B.Tech sem I & sem II is covered here. This will help you to understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.
| Laboratory Code | 17CIV18/17CIV28 | IA Marks | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lecture Hours/Week | 02 | Exam Marks | 30 |
| Total Number of Lecture Hours | 25 | Exam Marks | 02 |
Course Objectives:
- To identify the major challenges in environmental issues and evaluate possible solutions.
- Develop analytical skills, critical thinking and demonstrate socio-economic skills for sustainable development.
- To analyze an overall impact of specific issues and develop environmental management plan.
Module -1 (05 – Hours)
Introduction: Environment – Components of Environment Ecosystem: Types & Structure of Ecosystem, Balanced ecosystem Human Activities – Food, Shelter, And Economic & Social Security. Impacts of Agriculture & Housing Impacts of Industry, Mining & Transportation Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Development
Module -2 (05 – Hours)
Natural Resources, Water resources – Availability & Quality aspects, Water borne diseases & water induced diseases, Fluoride problem in drinking water Mineral resources, Forest Wealth Material Cycles – Carbon Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle & Sulphur Cycle. Energy – Different types of energy, Conventional sources & Non Conventional sources of energy Solar energy, Hydro electric energy, Wind Energy, Nuclear energy, Biomass & Biogas Fossil Fuels, Hydrogen as an alternative energy.
Module -3 (05 – Hours)
Environmental Pollution – Water Pollution, Noise pollution, Land Pollution, Public Health Aspects. Global Environmental Issues: Population Growth, Urbanization, Land Management, Water & Waste Water Management.
Module -4 (05 – Hours)
Air Pollution & Automobile Pollution: Definition, Effects – Global Warming, Acid rain & Ozone layer depletion, controlling measures. Solid Waste Management, E – Waste Management & Biomedical Waste Management – Sources, Characteristics & Disposal methods.
Module -5 (05 – Hours)
Introduction to GIS & Remote sensing, Applications of GIS & Remote Sensing in Environmental Engineering Practices. Environmental Acts & Regulations, Role of government, Legal aspects, Role of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) , Environmental Education & Women Education.
Course Outcome: Students will be able to,
- Understand the principles of ecology and environmental issues that apply to air, land, and water issues on a global scale,
- Develop critical thinking and/or observation skills, and apply them to the analysis of a problem or question related to the environment,
- Demonstrate ecology knowledge of a complex relationship between biotic and abiotic components
- Apply their ecological knowledge to illustrate and graph a problem and describe the realities that managers face when dealing with complex issues
Text Books:
- Benny Joseph (2005), “Environmental Studies”, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Limited.
- R.J.Ranjit Daniels and Jagadish Krishnaswamy, (2009), “Environmental Studies”, Wiley India Private Ltd., New Delhi.
- R Rajagopalan, “Environmental Studies – From Crisis to Cure”, Oxford University Press, 2005,
- Aloka Debi, “Environmental Science and Engineering”, Universities Press (India) Pvt. Ltd. 2012.
Reference Books:
- Raman Sivakumar, “Principals of Environmental Science and Engineering”, Second Edition, Cengage learning Singapore, 2005
- P. Meenakshi, “Elements of Environmental Science and Engineering”, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, 2006
- S.M. Prakash, “Environmental Studies”, Elite Publishers Mangalore, 2007
- Erach Bharucha, “Text Book of Environmental Studies”, for UGC, University press, 2005
- G.Tyler Miller Jr., “Environmental Science – working with the Earth”, Tenth Edition, Thomson Brooks /Cole, 2004
- G.Tyler Miller Jr., “Environmental Science – working with the Earth”, Eleventh Edition, Thomson Brooks /Cole, 2006
- Dr.Pratiba Sing, Dr.AnoopSingh and Dr.Piyush Malaviya, “Text Book of Environmental and Ecology”, Acme Learning Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
For all other B.E / B.Tech Sem 1st and 2nd syllabus go to VTU B.E / B.Tech 1st and 2nd Year Sem Course Structure for (2017 – 2018) Batch.
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