A comprehensive BCA course covering all key units of Environmental Studies (EVS) Notes,
from ecosystem fundamentals and biodiversity to sustainable development and environmental policies.
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Course Units
Unit 1: Introduction to Environmental Studies
Unit 2: Natural Resources
Unit 3: Biodiversity and Conservation
Unit 4: Environmental Pollution
Unit 5: Social Issues and Environment
Syllabus: Environmental Studies (EVS) Notes
UNIT – 1
(a) Introduction to Environmental Studies –
i) Definition, scope, and importance
ii) Need for public awareness
iii) Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies
(b) Ecosystems –
Concept, structure, and functions
Energy flow in an ecosystem
Food chains, food webs, and ecological pyramids
Types of ecosystems – forest, grassland, desert, aquatic (pond, lake, river, ocean)
UNIT – 2
Natural Resources:
Forest resources – use and over-exploitation
Water resources – usage, scarcity, and conservation
Mineral and food resources
Energy resources – renewable and non-renewable
Land resources – land degradation, soil erosion, and desertification
UNIT – 3
Biodiversity and Conservation:
Levels of biodiversity – genetic, species, ecosystem
India as a mega-diversity nation
Threats to biodiversity – habitat loss, poaching, invasive species
Conservation of biodiversity – in-situ and ex-situ methods
UNIT – 4
Environmental Pollution:
Types – air, water, soil, noise, thermal, nuclear
Sources, effects, and control measures
Solid waste management – causes, effects, and control
Disaster management – floods, earthquakes, cyclones, landslides
UNIT – 5
Social Issues and Environment:
Sustainable development
Climate change, global warming, ozone layer depletion
Environmental ethics and environmental legislation
Human population and the environment – population explosion, urbanization
Environmental impact assessment (EIA)