185302 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EVS SYLLABUS ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI 2010 REGULATION DOWNLOAD

185302 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 3 0 03
(Common to EEE, EIE, ICE, Biotech, Chemical, Fashion, Plastic, Polymer & Textile)
AIM
The aim of this course is to create awareness in every engineering graduate about the
importance of environment, the effect of technology on the environment and ecological
balance and make him/her sensitive to the environment problems in every professional
endeavour that he/she participates.
OBJECTIVES
• At the end of this course the student is expected to understand what constitutes
the environment, what are precious resources in the environment, how to
conserve these resources, what is the role of a human being in maintaining a
clean environment and useful environment for the future generations and how to
maintain ecological balance and preserve bio-diversity.
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES 9
Definition, Scope and Importance – Need For Public Awareness – Forest Resources:-
Use and Over - Exploitation, Deforestation, Case Studies, Timber Extraction, Mining,
Dams and their Ground Water, Floods, Drought, Conflicts Over Water, Dams - Benefits
and Problems – Mineral Resources:- Use Effects on Forests and Tribal People – Water
Resources:- Use and Over-Utilization of Surface and Exploitation, Environmental Effects
of Extracting and Using Mineral Resources, Case Studies – Food Resources: World
Food Problems, Changes caused by Agriculture and Overgrazing, Effects of Modern
Agriculture, Fertilizer- Pesticide Problems, Water Logging, salinity, Case Studies –
Energy Resources:- Growing Energy Needs, Renewable and Non Renewable Energy
Sources, Use of Alternate Energy Sources, Case Studies – Land Resources:- Land as a
Resource, Land Degradation, Man Induced Landslides, Soil Erosion and Desertification
– Role of an Individual in Conservation of Natural Resources – Equitable use of
Resources for Sustainable Lifestyles. Field Study of Local Area to Document
Environmental assets – River/Forest/Grassland/Hill/ Mountain.
ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY 9
Concepts of an Ecosystem – Structure and Function of an Ecosystem – Producers,
Consumers and Decomposers – Energy Flow in the Ecosystem – Ecological Succession
– Food Chains, Food Webs and Ecological Pyramids – Introduction, Types,
Characteristic Features, Structure and Function of the (A) Forest Ecosystem (B)
Grassland Ecosystem (C) Desert Ecosystem (D) Aquatic Ecosystems (Ponds, Streams,
Lakes, Rivers, Oceans, Estuaries) – Introduction to Biodiversity – Definition: Genetic,
Species and Ecosystem Diversity – Biogeographical Classification of India – Value of
Biodiversity: Consumptive Use, Productive Use, Social, Ethical, Aesthetic and Option
Values – Biodiversity at Global, National and Local Levels – India as a Mega-Diversity
Nation – Hot-Spots of Biodiversity – Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat Loss, Poaching of
Wildlife, Man-Wildlife Conflicts – endangered and Endemic Species of India –
Conservation of Biodiversity: In-Situ and Ex-Situ conservation of Biodiversity.
Field Study of Common Plants, Insects and Birds - Field Study of Simple Ecosystems –
Pond, River, Hill Slopes, etc.9
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 9
Definition – Causes, Effects and Control Measures of:- (A) Air Pollution (B) Water
Pollution (C) Soil Pollution (D) Marine Pollution (E) Noise Pollution (F) Thermal Pollution
(G) Nuclear Hazards – Soil Waste Management:- Causes, Effects and Control Measures
of Urban and Industrial Wastes – Role of an Individual in Prevention of Pollution –
Pollution Case Studies – disaster Management:- Floods, Earthquake, Cyclone and
Landslides.
Field Study of Local Polluted Site – Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural
SOCIAL ISSUES AND THE ENVIRONMENT 9
From Unsustainable To Sustainable Development – Urban Problems Related To energy
– Water conservation, Rain Water Harvesting, Watershed Management – Resettlement
and Rehabilitation of People, Its Problems and Concerns, Case Studies – Environmental
Ethics:- Issues and Possible Solutions – Climate Change, Global Warming, Acid Rain,
Ozone Layer Depletion, Nuclear Accidents and Holocaust, Case Studies – Wasteland
Reclamation – Consumerism and Waste Products – Environment Production Act – Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act – Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act – Wildlife Protection Act – Forest Conservation Act – Issues Involved in enforcement
of Environmental Legislation – Public Awareness.
HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT 9
Population Growth, Variation Among Nations – Population Explosion – Family Welfare
Programme – environment and Human Health – Human Rights – Value Education – HIV
/AIDS – Women and Child Welfare – Role of Information Technology in Environment
and Human Health – Case Studies.
L = 45 TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS
1. Masters, G.M., “Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science”, Pearson
Education Pvt., Ltd., 2
nd
Edition, 2004.
2. Miller, T.G. Jr., “Environmental Science”, Wadsworth Pub. Co.
3. Townsend C., Harper, J. and Begon, M., “Essentials of Ecology”, Blackwell Science,
2003.
4. Trivedi, R.K., and Goel, P.K., “Introduction to Air Pollution”, Techno- Science
Publications.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Erach, B., “The Biodiversity of India”, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, India.
1. Trivedi, R.K., “Handbook of Environmental Law’s, Rules, Guidelines,Compliances
and Standards”, Vol - I and II, Envio Media.
2. Cunningham., Cooper, W.P. and Gorhani, T.H., “Environmental Encyclopedia”, Jaico
Publishing House, Mumbai, 2001.
4. Wages, K.D., “Environmental Management”, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, USA,
1998.10