Environmental Science and Engineering
ISBN: 9789387511569
Environmental Science with MindTap
ISBN: 9789355738899
Higher Education
Author(s): Deeksha Dave | S.S. Katewa
ISBN: 9789355739216
3rd Edition
Copyright: 2024
India Release: 2024
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 404
Trim Size: 241 x 181 mm
This third edition of the textbook includes the second edition in its entirety plus the latest on environment science. The last few years have witnessed alarming signs of environmental destruction and associated consequences in the form of pollution, climate change, global warming, species extinction, and collapsing ecosystems. The disharmony in the environment is the result of reckless development, mindless consumption, and failure to acknowledge the interdependencies. To address environmental issues, there is a need for holistic and interdisciplinary perspectives to appreciate socio-cultural differences, understand economic and political realities and integrate all these to know more about our ways and means of interacting with nature. Sustainability forms the core of our solutions directed towards creating balance in nature and society.
Cengage Digital App includes: additional MCQs, solutions manual, additional case studies, video lectures, and additional readings.
1. Introduction to Environment and Environmental Studies
2. Natural Resources and Their Conservation
3. Ecosystems and Ecology
4. Biodiversity
5. Environmental Pollution
6. Waste Management
7. Disaster Management
8. Social Issues and the Environment
9. Human Population and the Environment
10. Field Work
Appendix A: International Treaties and Conventions
Appendix B: Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
Deeksha Dave is Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) in the Environmental Studies discipline at the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies, IGNOU Delhi. At IGNOU, Prof. Dave is responsible for coordination of important programmes in the field of Environmental Sciences, Sustainability Science, and Waste Management.
S.S. Katewa is Professor and former Head, Department of Botany, University College of Science, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur. He is a Fellow of the Society of Ethno-botanists and has coordinated several research projects funded by the UGC, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, and several government agencies.
