UBMSFSII.7 : ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
[50 lectures : 3 Credit]
The objectives of the course are:
- The basic objective of this course is to provide fundamental knowledge about environmental studies.
- To develop knowledge base for demographic and environmental factors affecting business.
- To make the students aware of environmental problems related to Business and commerce.
- To inculcate Environmental ethics and values amongst the students.
| Unit | Name of the Topic | No. of |
| Lect. | ||
| Unit I | Environmental Concepts: | 12 |
| Environment: Definition and composition, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, | ||
| Hydrosphere, Biosphere | ||
| Biogeochemical cycles – Concept and water cycle. | ||
| Ecosystem & Ecology; Food chain, food web & Energy flow pyramid. | ||
| Resources: Meaning, classification( Renewable & non-renewable), types | ||
| & Exploitation of Natural resources in sustainable manner. | ||
| Unit II | Environment degradation: | 13 |
| Degradation-Meaning and causes, degradation of land, forest and | ||
| agricultural land and its remedies. | ||
| Pollution – meaning, types, causes and remedies (land, air, water and | ||
| others) | ||
| Global warming: meaning, causes and effects. | ||
| Disaster Management: meaning, disaster management cycle. | ||
| Waste Management: Definition and types -solid waste management, | ||
| anthropogenic waste, e-waste & biomedical waste (consumerism as a | ||
| cause of waste) | ||
| Unit III | SUSTAINABILITY AND ROLE OF BUSINESS | 13 |
| Sustainability: Definition, importance and Environment Conservation. | ||
| Environmental clearance for establishing and operating Industries in | ||
| India. | ||
| EIA, Environmental auditing, ISO 14001 | ||
| Salient features of Water Act, Air Act and Wildlife Protection Act. | ||
| Carbon bank & Kyoto protocol. | ||
| Unit IV | INNOVATIONS IN BUSINESS- AN ENVIRONMENTAL | 12 |
| PERSPECTIVE | ||
| Non-Conventional energy sources- Wind, Bio-fuel, Solar, Tidal and | ||
| Nuclear Energy. | ||
| Innovative Business Models: Eco-tourism, Green marketing, Organic | ||
| farming, Eco-friendly packaging, Waste management projects for profits, | ||
| other business projects for greener future. | ||
Reference Books :-
| Title | Author | Publisher | |
| 1.Environment Management | N.K. Uberoi | Excel Books, Delhi | |
| 2.Environmental Management – Text & | Bala Krishnamoorthy | Prentice Hall of India | |
| Cases | |||
| 3. | Environmental Management- | Swapan C. Deb | JAICO |
| National and global Perspectives | |||
| 4. | Environmental Management | Dr.Anand S. Bal | Himalaya Publishing |
| House | |||
| 5. | Environmental Priorities in India | Khoshoo | Environmental Society |
| (N.Delhi) | |||
(P.S. This post has been updated on 12th November 2014 as per the revised 2014-15 syllabus)
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