1. LECTURE PLAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNIT UNITNO ECOSYSTEM NATURAL RESOURCES
BIO DIVERSITY AND BIOTIC RESOURCES 3
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 4
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND GLOBAL EFFORTS  5
EIA & EMP 6
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGISLATION, RULES AND REGULATIONS  7
TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FUTURE 8

2. UNIT-1(ECOSYSTEM) 1 Topic No. of Hours
Definition, Concept, Structure and function of ecosystem 1
Definition, Concept, Structure and function of ecosystem.
Producers, consumers and decomposers.
Energy flow in the ecosystem, Ecological succession.
Characteristic features, structure and function of forest ecosystem
Characteristic features, structure and function of grassland ecosystem
Characteristic features, structure and function of desert ecosystem
Characteristic features, structure and function of aquatic ecosystem (ponds, streams, lakes,)
Characteristic features, structure and function of aquatic ecosystem (rivers, oceans, estuaries
Bio Geo chemical cycles, Homeostasis/Cybernetics
Biomagnification, Ecosystems value, services and carrying capacity

3. UNIT-2(NATURAL RESOURCES)
Topic
No. of Hours
Renewable and Non-renewable resources. 1
Effects of timber extraction, mining, and dams on forests and tribal people.
Water resources: Use and over utilization of surface and ground water-Floods, drought,
Conflicts over water, dams-benefits and problems.
Mineral resources Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and using mineral Resources, case studies
Energy resources: growing energy needs, renewable and non renewable resources,
Use of alternate energy sources, case studies
Land resources: land as a resource, land degradation,
Man induced land slides soil erosion and desertification
Role of an individual in conservation of natural resources
Equitable use of resources for Sustainable life styles.

4. UNIT-3(BIO DIVERSITY AND BIOTIC RESOURCES ) Topic No. of Hours 1
Introduction –Definition: genetic, species and ecosystem diversity 1
Bio-geographical classification of India
value of bio diversity: 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 bio diversity-
Threats to bio diversity: habitat loss, poaching of wild life, man-wild life conflicts
Endangered and endemic species of India.
Conservation of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-situ conservation of biodiversity

5. UNIT-4(ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION) Topic No. of Hours
30th hour: Definition, causes, effects and control measures of air pollution 1
31st hour: Definition, causes, effects and control measures of water pollution
32nd hour: Definition, causes, effects and control measures of soil pollution
33rd hour: Definition, causes, effects and control measures of marine pollution
34th hour: Definition, causes, effects and control measures of noise pollution
35th hour: Definition, causes, effects and control measures of thermal pollution
36th hour: Definition, causes, effects and control measures of nuclear hazards
37th hour: Solid waste management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and Industrial wastes
38th hour: Role of an individual in prevention of pollution
39th hour: Pollution case studies.

6. UNIT-5(Global Environmental Problems and Global Efforts ) Topic
No. of Hours
40th hour: climate change, global warming, 1
41st hour: acid rain, ozone layer depletion
42nd hour: Earth summit, Kyoto protocol and Montreal protocol.

7. UNIT-6(EIA&EMP) Topic No. of Hours 1
43rd hour: Definition of EIA, classification of EIA 1
44th hour: EIA methodologies
45th hour: what are EIS and EMP
46th hour: EIA Importance
47th hour: Green belt development
48th hour: Rain water harvesting

8. UNIT-7(ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGISLATION, RULES AND REGULATIONS )
Topic
No. of Hours
49th hour: National Environmental Policy 1
50th hour: Consumerism and waste products-Environmental protection act
51st hour: Air (Prévention and control of pollution) Act-1981,
52nd hour: water (Prévention and control of pollution) Act-1974
53rd hour: water pollution cess Act-1977
54th hour: Forest conservation Act
55th hour: solid waste mangement: Causes, effects and control measures
56th hour: Biomedical waste mangement: Causes, effects and control measures
57th hour: Hazardous waste

9. UNIT-8(TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FUTURE) Topic No. of Hours 1
58th hour: Sustainable development 1
59th hour: Threats to sustainability
60th hour: strategies for achieving sustainable development
61st hour: Environmental education, conservation of resources
62nd hour: Role of IT in environment
63rd hour: Environmental ethics
64th hour: concept of green building, clean development mechanism (CDM)
65th hour: Desalination of sea water using Renewable Energy Resources