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CLUSTER UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU, SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 1st / 2nd (CBCS) – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, (AECC - ABILITYENHANCEMENT COMPULSORYCOURSE), , (EXAMINATION TO BE HELD IN 2017, 2018 AND 2019), TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, COURSE CODE : 0EVSAECC01, DURATION OF EXAMINATION, MINOR TEST : 01 Hour, MAJOR TEST : 2.5 Hours, , CREDITS : 04, TOTAL: 100 Marks, MINOR TEST: 20 Marks, MAJOR TEST: 80 Marks, , OBJECTIVE:, Objective of this course is to develop concern for our own environment which will lead us to act at our, own level to protect the environment we all live in. There are three reasons for studying the state of the, environment.,  First, is the need for information that clarifies modern environmental concepts like equitable use, of natural resources, more sustainable life styles etc.,  Second, there is a need to change the way in which we view our own environment, using, practical approach based on observation and self learning.,  Third, there is a need to create a concern for our environment that will trigger pro-environmental, action; including simple activities we can do in our daily life to protect it.,  Four, environmental science is essentially the application of scientific methods and principles to, the study of environmental issues, so it has probably been around in some forms as long as, science itself., , UNIT-I, , (12 Hours), , Introduction to Environmental Studies, 1. Environmental Science/Ecology – meaning, scope and importance,, Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies, need for the public awareness., 2. Concept of sustainability and sustainable development, 3. Components of Environment, a. Atmosphere- Structure and composition., b. Hydrosphere-Water resource & water cycle., c. Lithosphere- Structure and Composition., 4. Environmental ethics: issues and possible solutions., 5. Environmental communication and its public awareness., 6. Environment protection Act 1986., UNIT-II, , (12 Hours), , Ecosystem, 1. Definition, structure and function of ecosystem., 2. Energy flow in an ecosystem: food chains,, food webs and ecological succession, (Xerosere, Hydrosere)., 3. Case studies of the following ecosystems :, i), Forest ecosystem, , COURSE CODE : 0EVSAECC01, , Page 1 of 4

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CLUSTER UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU, SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 1st / 2nd (CBCS) – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, (AECC - ABILITYENHANCEMENT COMPULSORYCOURSE), ii), iii), iv), , Grassland Ecosystem, Desert ecosystem., Aquatic ecosystem (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries)., , UNIT-III, , (12 Hours), , Natural Resources and their management, , , , , , , , , Land Resources: Land resource and land use change, land degradation, man- induced, landslides, soil erosion and desertification., Forest Resources: Uses of forests, causes of over-exploitation, Causes and impacts, due to mining, dam building on environment, forests, biodiversity and tribal, populations., Forest conservation Act, 1980., Water, : Use and over-exploitation of surface and ground water, water, conservation, floods,, droughts, conflicts over water (international & inter-state) ., water(Protection and control of pollution)Act,1974, Energy Resources: Growing energy needs, renewable & non-renewable energy, sources, use of alternate energy resources;, , UNIT-IV, , (12 Hours), , Biodiversity and Conservation,  The Concept, Definition, Scope and Levels of biodiversity– Genetic, Species &, Ecosystem,  Ecosystem and biodiversity services: Ecological, economic, social, ethical,, aesthetic and Informational value.,  Biodiversity of India; India as a mega diversity nation, hotspots of biodiversity,, concept of Bio-geographic regions of India, endemic and endangered species of, Jammu and Kashmir.,  Threats to Biodiversity (habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man wildlife conflicts).,  Wildlife protection Act, 1972.,  Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),The Biological Diversity Act 2002.,  Conservation of Biodiversity; Insitu and Exsitu conservation of biodiversity,,  National Parks and wildlife Sanctuaries of Jammu and Kashmir., UNIT-V, , (12 Hours), , Environmental Pollution, Environmental Movements & Disaster management, , COURSE CODE : 0EVSAECC01, , Page 2 of 4

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CLUSTER UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU, SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 1st / 2nd (CBCS) – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, (AECC - ABILITYENHANCEMENT COMPULSORYCOURSE), , , , , , , , , Environmental pollution: types, causes, effects and controls of Air, water, soil and, noise. Pollution case, studies. (e.g., CNG vehicles in Delhi)., Air (Protection and control of pollution) Act, 1981., Solid waste management; causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial, waste., Climate change, global warming, ozone layer depletion, Montreal and Kyoto protocols., Acid rain and impacts on human communities and agriculture., Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclones and landslides., Environmental, movements: Chipko, Silent valley, Bishnois of Rajasthan., Nuclear hazards and human health risks., , PRACTICAL, All the students are required to undertake the following field/practical work based on which they will be, assessed for their Internal Assessment Test, I), II), III), IV), , Visit, to, a, local, area, to, document, environmental, River/forest/grassland/mountain., To record the biodiversity of the any visited area, Construction of Food chain/food web of the visited area, To identify the sources of air/water/soil/noise pollution of your area., , assets/ecosystems-, , REFERENCE BOOKS:, 1. Carson, R. 2002. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt., 2. Gadgil, M., & Guha, R. 1993. This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India. Univ., of California Press., 3. Gleeson, B. and Low, N. (eds.) 1999. Global Ethics and Environment, London,, Routledge., 4. Gleick, P. H. 1993. Water in Crisis. Pacific Institute for Studies in Dev., Environment &, Security. Stockholm Env. Institute, Oxford Univ. Press., 5. Groom, Martha J., Gary K. Meffe, and Carl Ronald Carroll. Principles of Conservation, Biology. Sunderland: Sinauer Associates, 2006., 6. Grumbine, R. Edward, and Pandit, M.K. 2013. Threats from India’s Himalaya dams., Science, 339: 36-37., 7. McCully, P. 1996. Rivers no more: the environmental effects of dams (pp. 29-64). Zed, Books., 8. McNeill, John R. 2000. Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the, Twentieth Century., 9. Odum, E.P., Odum, H.T. & Andrews, J. 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology. Philadelphia:, Saunders., 10. Pepper, I.L., Gerba, C.P. & Brusseau, M.L. 2011. Environmental and Pollution Science., Academic Press., , COURSE CODE : 0EVSAECC01, , Page 3 of 4

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CLUSTER UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU, SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 1st / 2nd (CBCS) – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, (AECC - ABILITYENHANCEMENT COMPULSORYCOURSE), 11. Rao, M.N. & Datta, A.K. 1987. Waste Water Treatment. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., Pvt. Ltd., 12. Raven, P.H., Hassenzahl, D.M. & Berg, L.R. 2012. Environment. 8th edition. John Wiley, & Sons., 13. Rosencranz, A., Divan, S., & Noble, M. L. 2001. Environmental law and policy in India., Tripathi 1992., 14. Sengupta, R. 2003. Ecology and economics: An approach to sustainable development., OUP., 15. Singh, J.S., Singh, S.P. and Gupta, S.R. 2014. Ecology, Environmental Science and, Conservation. S. Chand Publishing, New Delhi., 16. Sodhi, N.S., Gibson, L. & Raven, P.H. (eds). 2013. Conservation Biology: Voices from, the Tropics. John Wiley & Sons., 17. Thapar, V. 1998. Land of the Tiger: A Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent., 18. Warren, C. E. 1971. Biology and Water Pollution Control. WB Saunders., 19. Wilson, E. O. 2006. The Creation: An appeal to save life on earth. New York: Norton., 20. World Commission on Environment and Development. 1987. Our Common Future., Oxford University Press., 20. http://www.jkwildlife.com/., , INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SETTERS AND CANDIDATES:, 1. The question paper for Semester End Examination will consist of two parts:, a) Part A will comprise of short answer /objective type questions of 16 marks (five, questions of 2 marks and six questions of 1 mark each) covering all five units., b) Part B will comprise of eight questions of 16 marks each with two questions each from, II, III, IV and V units. The students will have to attempt four questions selecting one, question from each unit. Each question of 16 marks will have two parts: (i) long answer, question of 12 marks (ii) short answer question/numerical problem of 4 marks each. The, duration of the examination will be 2.5 hours., 2. The Minor Test will be held for unit I of the syllabus. It will comprise of two parts:, a) Part A consists of three long answer questions of 5 marks each and students will have to, attempt any two., b) Part B consists of seven short answer questions of 2 marks each and students will have, to attempt any five., , COURSE CODE : 0EVSAECC01, , Page 4 of 4