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Textbook of Environmental Studies

Author(s): Deeksha Dave | S.S. Katewa

ISBN: 9789355739216

3rd Edition

India Release: 2024

₹550

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 404

Trim Size: 241 x 181 mm

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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.

Latest updated text on environmental studies—most recent and comprehensive
Newly added/updated cases related to the current as well as recent environmental issues
Tables and illustrations (figures and photographs) richly supplement and augment the text and provide clarity to the topics
Rich pedagogical features employed for enhanced learning: LOs, chapter-end key terms, a variety of exercises—MCQs, short answer questions, and long-answer questions
Questions aimed at high-level-thinking skills also included to encourage thought-provoking among students and readers.
Fieldwork exercises develop a holistic view on the environment and emphasize on the individual’s role in environmental protection
Appendices for further information make this textbook complete for study and reference.

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.