Practicals and Books

 Books

 

1. Introduction to Environmental Studies by Deepak Gusain 
2.  Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) Environmental Science For All UG Courses Year I/II Study Material : 1 (Lesson 1 to 9)
3.  Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) Environmental Science For All UG Courses Year I/II Study Material : 1 (Lesson 10 to 16)
4. पर्यावरण अध्ययन सहायक सामग्री - SOL D.U. 
5. Textbook for Environmental studies by Erach Bharucha 

  

Practicals 

Chapter 1 Introduction to Environmental studies

1. Chapter1 Practical 1. To analyze of achievement of sustainable development goals of any country   
2. Chapter 1 Practical 2. To gain insights of sustainability framework for an industrial activity using  activity worksheets
3. Chapter 1 Practical 3. Use of environmental activity worksheets to understand interdependence and interactions between different environmental components  
4. Chapter 1 Practical 3. part 2  To use structured environmental activity worksheets to trace, analyze, and quantify the interdependence and interactions between the four components of the environment—the Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, and Biosphere—using a hypothetical case study on urban air pollution. 

 

Chapter 2 Ecosystems

1. Chapter 2 Practical 1. Schematic collection of data for depicting ecological pyramids in the college campus 
2. Chapter 2 Practical 2. Differentiation of natural and managed ecosystems using Google Earth / Google Map
3. Chapter 2 Practical 3. Field Visit to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems  a) Forests  b) Grasslands  c) Wetlands  d) biodiversity parks
4.  Chapter 2 Practical 4. Develop a working model of any ecosystem
5. Chapter  2 Practical 5. Use of worksheets to identify structure and function of different ecosystems 

 

Chapter 3 Natural Resources

1.  Chapter 3 Practical 1. Visit to a paper recycling unit/rainwater harvesting plant/solar plant/biogas plant in the College campus
2.  Chapter 3 Practical 2. Develop and understand working model of renewable/non-renewable sources of energy
3.  Chapter 3 Practical 3. Mapping of natural resources of a given study area using Google Earth 
4. Chapter 3 Practical 4. Time-series analysis of natural resource consumption of a given country using publicly available data
5.  Chapter 3 Practical 5. Comparison of energy demand and consumption of a particular state over the years using graphical tools
6.  Chapter 3 Practical 6. Assessing the consumption pattern of a natural resource in the dominant industry at local scale and status of natural resource in areas supplying it  

 

Chapter 4 Environmental Pollution

1. Chapter 4 Practical 1. Determine water quality of a given location using rapid pollution monitoring kits 
2. Chapter 4 Practical 2. Assess air quality index (AQI) of any location using real-time air quality parameters 
3. Chapter 4 Practical 3. Determine magnitude of solid waste generated in a home/college on a monthly basis 
4. Chapter 4 Practical 4. Develop and maintain compost/vermicompost using biodegradable waste in the College 
5. Chapter 4 Practical 5. Identify suitability of given water samples for various purposes using given kits 
6. Chapter 4 Practical 6. Prepare water audit report of the college/house/locality/colony   
7. Chapter 4 Practical 7. Map solid and liquid discharge of the college/colony and develop a management plan(show it using schematic diagram, and photographs. 
8. Chapter 4 Practical 8. Repurpose waste for economic and environmental benefits in your college/near by area/colony (submit a small video)
9. Chapter 4 Practical 9. Analyze river-society-economy nexus based on primary or secondary data (use quantitative data, and show it using photographs on a poster).  
    

 

Chapter 5 Global Environmental Issues and Policies

1. Chapter 5 Practical 1. Depicting Temperature and Precipitation Trends Using Online Climate Data
2. Chapter 5 Practical 2. Formulate questionnaire/online surveys for assessment of the impact of climate change on people
3.  Chapter 5 Practical 3. Assess Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of developed and developing countries
4. Chapter 5 Practical 4. Development and simulation of Model UNFCCC for inoculating negotiation skills at climate change summits 
5.  Chapter 5 Practical 5. Development and simulation of Moot Court for Mock Trials in Negotiation Green Tribunal
6. Chapter 5 Practical 6. Identify carbon footprint of your college/home/locality (refer wwf@envis.nic.in).
7. Chapter 5 Practical 7. Analyze the status of at least 3 sustainable development goals in your neighbourhood and write a proposal to help achieve them at global standard (identify environmental problems and its social and economic impact, define objectives, explain methodology, budgetary requirements, and suggest the expected outcomes). A PowerPoint presentation to be made based on the project
   
   proposal 
8. Chapter 5 Practical 8  CO2 measurement over India 

  

Chapter 6 Biodiversity and Conservation

1. Chapter 6 Practical 1. To Acquaintance with Open-source database of biodiversity
2. Chapter  6 Practical 2. To determine the presence and location of plant species in a given study area using the quadrat sampling method.
3. Chapter  6 Practical 3.  To depict and analyze the global patterns of biodiversity distribution across latitudinal and altitudinal gradients.
4. Chapter 6 Practical  4.  To visualize and analyze the distribution of a species across both spatial and temporal dimensions  
5. Chapter 6 Practical 5.   Quantifying Species Loss Across Different Time Periods 
6.  Chapter 6 Practical 6. Sampling of plant and animal biodiversity of the college campus
7.  Chapter 6 Practical 7.  Floral diversity of the Delhi region with that of another Indian state 
8.  Chapter 6 Practical 8. To understand the socio-economic environmental impact of wildlife conservation
9. Chapter 6 Practical 8 (2). Analyzing Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of Wildlife Conservation  

 

 Chapter 7 Human Communities and the Environment

1.   Chapter 7 Practical 1. Assessment of carbon foot-print of different countries using online databases and mathematical tools
2.  Chapter 7 Practical 2. Visit to marginalized localities and students for environmental education and environmental awareness
3.  Chapter 7 Practical 3. Formulation of questionnaire/online surveys for assessment of the impact of environmental education
   
4.  Chapter 7 Practical 4. Visit to any developmental project affected locality for assessing the impacts of economic development on human lives
5.  Chapter 7 Practical 5. Correlation analysis of human population growth and impacts on the environment and human health    

 

 

 

Blogs

 

S.No.	Blog Site	Title with link
1	Medium	Impact of making chai for four individuals on environment
2	Medium	Comparison of 50 vegetarian momos and fried vegetarian momos impact on environment
3	Medium	Fire map from 1 September, 2023 to 8 November2023 of India and surrounding regions using FIRMS tool
4	Medium	Non conventional source of energy near equator and poles
5	Medium	Synthesis of chemical micromotors for remediation of aqueous pollutants and generation of hydrogen
6	Medium	Manufacturing, software and hardware in era of achieving net zero goals
7	Medium	Information about roof top photovoltaic Solar cell panels
8	Medium	Impact of growing alliance-confined-globalisation or regionalisation on the environment (in next two decades)

 

 

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