June 23, 07

ES 403: Environmental Studies  (3-0-0-6)
Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies; Natural Resources:
Forest, Water, Mineral, Energy, Land; Sustainable development; Ecosystems;
Biodiversity and its conservation. Environmental Pollution: Air, Water,
Soil, Marine, Noise, Thermal, Nuclear hazards; Solid and Hazardous Waste
Management; Environment and human health; Environmental Legislation. Global
Issues: Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion.
Social Issues and the Environment : Environmental ethics and economics;
Resettlement and rehabilitation of people; Public awareness and Human
Rights, Women and Child Welfare.

Text/References
1. W. P. Cunningham and M. A. Cunningham, Principles of Environmental
Science, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2002.
2. P. Dasgupta and G. Maler, (eds.), The Environment and Emerging
Development Issues, Vol. I, OUP.(Oxford University Press), 1997.
3. A. R. W. Jackson and J. M. Jackson, Environmental Sciences: The
Environment and Human Impact, Longman Publishers, 1996.
4. J. A. Nathanson, Basic Environmental Technology, Prentice Hall of India,
New Delhi, 2002.
5. M. Redclift and G. Woodgate, (eds.), International Handbook of
Environmental Sociology, Edward Edgar, 1997.
6. K. P. Srivastava, An Introduction to Environmental Study, Kalyani
Publishers, Ludhiana, 2002.