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BBA 205 Environmental Studies I

This 3 credit course on Environmental Studies aims to create awareness about environmental problems faced by individuals. The course is divided into 5 modules that cover topics such as ecosystems, natural resources, biodiversity, conservation, and environmental issues. The course objectives are to increase students' awareness of basic environmental concepts and problems to make them more environmentally conscious. The course will help students understand multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies and issues regarding renewable and non-renewable resources, biodiversity, and conservation.

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BBA 205 Environmental Studies I

This 3 credit course on Environmental Studies aims to create awareness about environmental problems faced by individuals. The course is divided into 5 modules that cover topics such as ecosystems, natural resources, biodiversity, conservation, and environmental issues. The course objectives are to increase students' awareness of basic environmental concepts and problems to make them more environmentally conscious. The course will help students understand multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies and issues regarding renewable and non-renewable resources, biodiversity, and conservation.

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Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

L T P Credi
ts
3 0 0 3

Course
Code:BBA-205
Credit Units: 3
No. of Lecture: 30

Course Objective - This subject would help in creating awareness about environmental
problems faced by individuals.

Top Lecture
ic
Module 1: Introduction to environmental studies

Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies, Scope and importance,


Need for public awareness 6

Module 2: Ecosystems
Concept of an ecosystem. Structure and function of an ecosystem. Energy 6
flow in an ecosystem: food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids.
Ecological succession. Case studies of the following ecosystems:
a) Forest ecosystem
b) Grassland ecosystem
c) Desert ecosystem
d) Aquatic ecosystems (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries)

Module 3: Natural Resources, Renewable and Non-renewable


Resources
6
● Land Resources: Land as a resource, land degradation, landslides (natural
& maninduced), soil erosion
● Forest & Forest Resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation,
impacts of deforestation, mining, dam building on environment, forests
biodiversity and tribal populations
● Water Resources: Use and over-exploitation of surface and ground
water, floods, drought, conflicts over water (international & inter-state)
● Food Resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture
and overgrazing, effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide
problems, Water, logging, salinity
● Energy Resources: Renewable and non-renewable energy sources, use
of alternate energy sources, growing energy needs
Module 4: Biodiversity

Levels of biological diversity - Genetic, species and ecosystem diversity, Bio- 6

geographic zones of India, Ecosystem and biodiversity services - Ecological,


economic, social, ethical, aesthetic and Informational values, Biodiversity patterns
and global biodiversity hot spots, India as a mega biodiversity nation

Module – V- Conservation
Endangered and endemic species of India Threats to biodiversity: Habitat loss, 6
poaching of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts, biological invasions.
Conservation of biodiversity - In-situ and Ex-situ conservation of biodiversity

Course Outcome: After completing the subject, the awareness of students about basic
concepts related to environmental and problems would increase and they will become more
environment conscious.
Books References:
• Pepper, I.L., Gerba, C.P. & Brusseau, M.L., Environmental and Pollution
Science. Academic press, (Latest Edition)

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