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Environmental Geography (Theory)
Course Objective: This course is designed for students to learn aboutvarious dimensions of the ecosystems, their spatial distribution. Anthropogenic interventions and resultant impacts on various ecosystems.
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Environmental Geography (Theory) |
CO149: Identify the Structure and Components of Environment, Ecology and Ecosystem. CO150: Examine ecological succession and ecological pyramids. CO151: Acquire knowledge about biodiversity and the value of Resource. CO152: Enhance information regarding environmental pollutions problems and remedies. CO153: Depict conservation of resources and various environmental protection methods like Environmental Impact Assessment. CO154: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction. |
Approach in Teaching: Interactive lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstrations.
Learning activities for the students:
Self- learning assignments, effective questions, Seminar presentation. |
Class Test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and Group projects. |
Environment and its concepts
Scope and Concept of Ecology
Perspective on Human Environment Relationship,
The Effect of Environment on Human: Biophysical and Behavioral Ideology
The Effect of Human on Environment: Direct and Indirect
Ecosystem: Biotic and Abiotic
Concepts of -Food chain,
▪ Food web,
▪ Trophic structure and
▪ Ecological pyramids,
Production, Consumption and Decomposition in an ecosystem;
Concept of Biomes of the world (Desert and Grassland)
Population and Community Ecology
Structure and General process of succession:
Hydrosere
Xerosere
Mesosere
Environmental degradation with reference to India –
Air, Water, Noise, Soil, Plastic, Waste disposal (Urban and Rural), Site selection, Geo-science and Marine Pollution.
Global environmental issues: Global Warming, Global Cooling, Climate change.
Environmental Management: Conservation of:
Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources Concept of Environment impact assessment Urban, Desert, Coastal and Mountain Ecosystem.
Essential Readings:
1. R.E, Dickinson, Makers of Modern Geography. Casper, J.K. (2010). Changing Ecosystems: Effects of Global Warming, InfoBase Pub., New York.
2. Saxena, H.M. (2013). Environmental Geography, Rawat Publications, New Delhi.
3. Singh, S. (2001). ParyavaranBhugol, Prayag Pustak Bhawan, Allahabad. (in Hindi).
4. Singh, S. (2017). Environmental Geography, Prayag Pustak Bhawan, Allahabad.
5. Marsh, W.M. and John Grossa, Jr. (2002). Environmental Geography: Science, Land Use and Earth Systems,John Wiley & Sons, San Francisco.
Suggested Reading:
1. Goudie,Andrew., Environmental Change 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press.
2. Chorley, Richard.J. :Water, Earth and Man, Routledge Revivals.
E-Content:
1. Annals of the National Association of Geographers India – Biannual, National Association of Geographers, New Delhi 0970-972X
2. Himalayan and Central Asian studies – Quarterly, Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation, New Delhi 0971-9318
3. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development – Biannual, Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad 0973-4082
4. https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/Download
5. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/environments
6. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-environmental-sciences
7. https://www.sciencenews.org/topic/environment
8. https://www.unep.org/events/conference