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Eee-Evs 06
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I. COURSE OVERVIEW:
This course is recommended for undergraduate students of engineering program who are
interested in gaining the awareness in various aspects of the Environment.
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II. PREREQUISITE:
1. Basic fundamental knowledge at undergraduate level on following subjects is
necessary:
2. About Natural recourses and their conservation.
3. Various chemical and physical reactions in the environment.
4. Knowledge of various extinct species.
5. Waste management strategies.
III. COURSE OBJECTIVE:
1 Understanding the importance of ecological balance for sustainable development.
VI. SYLLABUS:
UNIT-I
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Ecosystems: Definition, Scope, and Importance of ecosystem. Classification, structure, and
function of an ecosystem, Food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids. Flow of energy,
Biogeochemical cycles, Bioaccumulation, Biomagnification, ecosystem value, services and
carrying capacity, Field visits.
UNIT-II
Natural Resources: Classification of Resources: Living and Non-Living resources, water
resources: use and over utilization of surface and ground water, floods and droughts, Dams:
benefits and problems. Mineral resources: use and exploitation, environmental effects of
extracting and using mineral resources, Land resources: Forest resources, Energy resources:
growing energy needs, renewable and non renewable energy sources, use of alternate energy
source, case studies.
UNIT-III
Biodiversity And Biotic Resources: Introduction, Definition, genetic, species and ecosystem
diversity. Value of biodiversity; consumptive use, productive use, social, ethical, aesthetic
and optional values. India as a mega diversity nation, Hot spots of biodiversity. Field visit.
Threats to biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts;
conservation of biodiversity: In-Situ and Ex-situ conservation. National Biodiversity act.
UNIT-IV
Environmental Pollution and Control Technologies: Environmental Pollution: Classification
of pollution, Air Pollution: Primary and secondary pollutants, Automobile and Industrial
pollution, Ambient air quality standards. Water pollution: Sources and types of pollution,
drinking water quality standards. Soil Pollution: Sources and types, Impacts of modern
agriculture, degradation of soil. Noise Pollution: Sources and Health hazards, standards, Solid
waste: Municipal Solid Waste management, composition and characteristics of e-Waste and
its management. Pollution control technologies: Wastewater Treatment methods: Primary,
secondary and Tertiary. Overview of air pollution control technologies, Concepts of
bioremediation. Global Environmental Issues and Global Efforts: Climate change and
impacts on human environment. Ozone depletion and Ozone depleting substances (ODS).
Deforestation and desertification. International conventions / Protocols: Earth summit, Kyoto
protocol, and Montréal Protocol. NAPCC-GoI Initiatives.
UNIT-V
Environmental Policy, Legislation & EIA: Environmental Protection act, Legal aspects Air
Act- 1981, Water Act, Forest Act, Wild life Act, Municipal solid waste management and
handling rules, biomedical waste management and handling rules, hazardous waste
management and handling rules. EIA: EIA structure, methods of baseline data acquisition.
Overview on Impacts of air, water, biological and Socio-economical aspects. Strategies for
risk assessment, Concepts of Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Towards Sustainable
Future: Concept of Sustainable Development Goals, Population and its explosion, Crazy
Consumerism, Environmental Education, Urban Sprawl, Human health, Environmental
Ethics, Concept of Green Building, Ecological Foot Print, Life Cycle assessment (LCA), Low
carbon life style.
TEXT BOOKS:
1.Textbook of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses by Erach Bharucha for
University Grants Commission.
2.Environmental Studies by R. Rajagopalan, Oxford University Press
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Environmental Science: towards a sustainable future by Richard T. Wright. 2008 PHL
Learning Private Ltd. New Delhi.
2. Environmental Engineering and science by Gilbert M. Masters and Wendell P. Ela.
2008 PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
3. Environmental Science by Daniel B. Botkin & Edward A. Keller, Wiley INDIA edition.
4. Environmental Studies by Anubha Kaushik, 4th Edition, New age international
publishers.
5. Text book of Environmental Science and Technology - Dr. M. Anji Reddy 2007, BS
Publications.
6. Introduction to Environmental Science by Y. Anjaneyulu, BS.Publications.
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1 1 Introduction to ecosystem Discuss the overview on the T1, R1
surrounding environment
2 Ecosystem-Definition, scope, Describe the scope, T1, R1
importance importance of the ecosystem
3 Classification,Structural Describe the Structural T1, R1
components,Functions of an components, Functions of an
1 ecosystem
ecosystem
4 Food chain, Food web, flow of Describe about various existed chain T1, R1
energy systems in the nature
5 Ecological pyramids Demonstration about flow of energy T1, R1
in the ecosystem
6 2 Biogeochemical cycles Discuss various important cycles in T1, R1
nature
7 Bioaccumulation Discribe about the awareness of T1, R1
bioaccumulation and its effects
8 Biomagnefication, Ecosystem Demonstration on various values of T1, R1
values surrounding environment
9 Ecosystem services and carrying Analyze the relation between T1, R1
capacity ecosystem with carrying capacity
10 Field Visit Demonstration on various aspects by T1, R1
field visits
11 Revision Analyze the students awareness T1, R1
3 about nature by asking questions
12 MOCK TEST-1 Examine the performance T1, R1
13 Classification of Resources- Discuss the difference between T1, R1
Living Non-living resources various natural resources
14 Water resources: Use and over Express the concepts of various T1, R1
utilization of surface and ground water sources and importance
water, floods, drought
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15 Dams: benefits and problems Express the benefits and problems T1, R1
2 aasociated with dams construction
16 Mineral resources: use and Illustrate the kinds of Mineral T1, R1
exploitation resources: use and exploitation
17 5 Environmental effects of Illustrate the methods of extractions T1, R1
extracting and using mineral and problems
resources case - studies
18 Land resources: Forest Resources Discuss the land and forest sources T1, R1
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and importance
19 Energy resources: Growing Illustrate Energy resources and their T1, R1
energy needs value in the modern society
20 Renewable and non-renewable Describe the difference between T1, R1
energy sources natural sources
21 6 Use of alternate energy sources - Discuss the use and importance of T1, R1
case studies alternate energy sources
23 Genetic, species and ecosystem Discuss the concepts in various types T1, R1
diversity of bio diversity
24 Value of biodiversity Illustrate different values of bio T1, R1
diversity
25 7 Consumptive use, productive use Analyze the uses of consume goods T1, R1
and various industrial products.
26 Social, ethical, aesthetic and Describe various values T1, R1
option values
27 India a mega diversity nation, Analyze the various available T1, R1
Hotspots of biodiversity biodiversity in india and world
28 Field Visit Demonstration on the various T1, R1
diversities by visiting
29 8 Threats to biodiversity Examine the problems for T1, R1
biodiversity.
30 Habitat loss Describe the loosing of diversity T1, R1
11 management.
44 Pollution Control technologies: Understand and Analyze the R5
Wastewater treatment methods- methods of techniques to pollution
Primary, secondary and tertiary control
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Strategies for risk assessment, aspects in EMP
Concepts of Environmental
management plan (EMP)
57 15 Towards sustainable future: Understand the concept of R5
Concept of Sustainable Sustainable Development
Development, Population and its
explosion,
58 Crazy Consumerism, Analyze the environmental R5
Environmental Education, educational importance in various
stages of life
59 Urban sprawl Understand the problems in R5
urbanization
60 Human health Understand the health issues R5
associated with urbanization
61 16 Environmental Ethics, Understand the concept of ethical R5
values of environment conservation
62 Concept of Green Building Understand the needs to develop R5
greenery world
63 Ecological footprint Understand the concept of R5
Ecological footprint
64 Life cycle assement(LCA), Low Understand the concept of life cycle R5
carbon life style importance
II Mid Examinations (Week
16)
VIII. MAPPING COURSE OUTCOMES LEADING TO THE ACHIEVEMENT
OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES:
Program Outcomes Program
Specific
Outcome
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PO1 PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PSO PSO
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2
CO1 - - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
CO2 2 - - - - - - - - - - 2
CO3 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - 2 -
CO4 2 - 1 3 1 - - - - - - - -
CO5 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 -
AVG 1.6 - 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - 0.8 0.4
IX. QUESTION BANK (JNTUH)
UNIT I
Long Answer Questions-
Blooms Taxonomy Course
S.No Question
Level Outcome
1 Explain any three types of ecosystem with suitable Understand 2
example.
2 What do you understand by the term biogeochemical Knowledge 2
cycles? Explain with example
3 What are the factors that determine the homeostasis of a Understand 1
system?
4 Food chain Understand 1
5 Food web Understand 2
6 Flow of energy Understand 2
Cybernetics
7 Analyze 2
Biogeochemical cycles
8 Apply 5
9 Make a note on food chain concentration Understand 5
Explain the structure of ecosystem with suitable
10 Apply 3
example.
What do you understand by the term
11 Apply 3
biogeochemical cycles? Explain with examples
Write a note on carbon cycle and water cycle with a
12 neat labeled diagram Apply 3
Make a note on Bio-magnification and Bio-
13 Understand 3
accumulation
Define ecological pyramid. Explain all the three
14 types with examples Understand 3
UNIT V
Long Answer Questions-
Blooms Taxonomy Course
S.No Question
Level Outcome
What is environmental impact assessment?
1 Understand 5
Explain EIS
2 Knowledge 5
3 Make a note on EMP Understand 5
4 Discuss the strategies for achieving sustainable Understand 5
development
Make a note on the legal acts taken to protect
5 Knowledge 5
water resources
Make a note on forest conservation act
6 Understand 5
What are the biomedical waste management
7 Knowledge 5
and handling rules?
What are the hazardous waste management
8
rules? Understand 5
Make a note on municipal solid waste Understand 5
9
management and handling rules
What is environmental ethics?
10 Knowledge 5
Short Answer Questions-
Blooms Taxonomy Course
S.No Question
Level Outcome
1 environmental impact assessment Understand 2
2 population growth Understand 3
3 population growth rate Understand 4
4 population explosion Understand 2
green buildings
5 Analysis 5
Unit-1
Multiple choice questions:
1. The term “detritivore” includes
a)Decomposers b)Primary consumers c)Secondary consumers d)autotrophs
2. The accumulation of herbivore biomass in an ecosystem is an example of
a )Biogeochemical cycles b)Transpiration c) secondary productivity d) Gross primary
productivity
3. Pre requisite of human life.
a) water b)wood c)minerals d) forest
4. The type of ecosystem with the highest mean plant productivity is
a) Tropical rain forest b) Temperate grassland c)Desert d)Tundra
5. Identify the possible link "A" in the following food chain: Plant → insect → frog → "A"
→ Eagle
a) Cobra b) Parrot c) Rabbit d)Wolf
Fill in the blanks:
1. The living community of plants and animals in any area together with the non living
components of the environment constitute the ecosystem.
2. Pyramid of energy is always upright.
3. No. of individuals that a system can sustain is known as its carrying capacity.
4. The sequence of eating and being eaten in an ecosystem is called a Food Chain
5. Organisms who feed directly on producers are called herbivores
6. Movement of nutrients in ecosystem is cyclic while flow of energy is unidirectional
Unit 2
Multiple choice questions:
1.Which one of the following is an example non renewable resources?
a )wind b)water c)vegetation d) coal and mineral
2. The concentration of which gas in highest in our environment
a)oxygen b)Hydrogen c)Nitrogen d)Carbondioxide
3. Biomass generation is mainly based on the principle of
a)Fermentation b)Degradation c)Purification d)both a and b
4.The major reservoir for phosphorous is
a) aquifers b)soil and rocks c) The atmosphere d) The sun
5. A renewable inexhaustible natural resource is
a)Forest b)Coal c)Petroleum d)Minerals
6. minimum disturbance is caused to soil during
a) contour farming b) no-till farming c) terrace farming d) alley cropping
Fill in the blanks:
1.A layer of sediment or rock that is highly permeable and contains water is called an aquifer.
2. Renewable resources are inexhaustible resources which can be generated within a given
span of time.