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100 _aRajagopalan, R.
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245 _aEnvironmental studies:
_b from crisis to cure /
_cby R. Rajagopalan
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _bOxford Univ. Press,
_c2011.
_aNew delhi:
300 _axviii, 358p.
505 _a1: introduction-- 1. The global environmental crisis-- 2: ecosystems-- 2. Ecosystems: basic concepts-- 3. Forest, grassland, and desert ecosystems-- 4. Aquatic ecosystems ; module 3: biodiversity -- 5. Introduction to biodiversity -- 6. Biodiversity conservation ; module -- 4: renewable and non-renewable natural resources-- 7. Water resources -- 8. Energy resources -- 9. Forest resources -- 10. Land, food, and mineral resources ; module -- 5: pollution -- 11. Air and noise pollution -- 12. Water, soil, and marine pollution -- 13. Solid waste management -- 14. Disaster management -- 15. Population growth -- 16. Environment and human health -- 17. Women and child welfare ; module -- 7: social issues and the environment -- 18. Sustainable development -- 19. Global warming, acid rain and ozone depletion -- 20. Environmental law and regulations ; module -- 8: field work ;-- 21. Project work ; module -- 9: conclusion -- 22. Conclusion: another world is possible
520 _aEnvironmental Studies 2e is an all-inclusive textbook aimed at undergraduate students of all courses. It is based on the UGC syllabus that was formulated as per the Supreme Court guidelines that made Environmental studies a compulsory subject at every level in college education.
650 _aEnvironment
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942 _cBK