Environmental education
Environmental Education explains the nature and scope of Environmental Education in detail. Environmental studies are multi-disciplinary in nature, and this book helps students explore all the various facets of it. It encourages students to understand the importance of environmental studies too. It...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Delhi, India :
Pearson
2012.
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| Colección: | Pearson series in education.
Always learning. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Multi-disciplinary Nature of Environmental Education
- Environment: Definition and Scope
- Introduction
- Environment Explained
- Definitions of Environment
- Scope of Environment
- Elements of the Environment
- Environmental Education: Importance
- Importance of Environmental Education
- Need for Public Awareness
- Various Types of Environment
- Structure of Environment
- Questions
- Chapter 2: Nature Resources: Renewable and Non-renewable Resources
- Resources-Meaning and Types
- Definition of Natural Resources
- Renewable and Non-renewable Resources
- Forest Resources
- Importance of Forest Resources
- State Percentage of Forests Area
- Distribution of Forests
- Overconsumption of Forests Reasons
- Deforestation: Meaning and Results
- Meaning of Deforestation
- Formidable Picture of Deforestation
- Evil Consequences of Deforestation
- Water Resources: Use and Over-utilization of Surface and Groundwater
- Significance of Water
- Surface Flow
- River
- Lakes and Ponds
- Lotic Eco-systems or Moving Water
- Estuaries
- Water Resource Management
- Measures to Check Over-Utilization of Water Resources
- Regulation of Groundwater Utilization and Restricting its Over-utilization
- Various Steps
- Flood Management
- National Flood Control Programme
- Measures and Achievements
- Forecasting
- Thrust Area During the Eighth-plan Period
- Ganga Flood Control Commission
- Drought-prone Areas Programme
- Desert Development Programme
- Inter-state Water Disputes
- Reasons for Differences
- Effort to Resolve Disputes
- Boards and Committees
- International Agreements
- Indo-Nepal Sub-commission on Water Resources
- Dams: Description, Benefits and Problems
- Farakka Barrage Project
- Various Dams in the Country and Benefits the Refrom.
- Environmental Problems Created by Dams
- The Evil Impacts
- The Guidelines
- Environmental Guidelines
- Some Safeguards
- Opposition of Dams
- Reaction
- Dam Safety Organization
- Mineral Resources: Use and Exploitation and the Environmental Effect of their Extraction
- Significance
- Position of Minerals in India
- Need for an Appropriate Policy
- National Mineral Policy
- Mineral Resources
- Environmental Problem Created by Extracting and Mining
- Chief Evil Impacts
- The Guidelines
- Environmental Guidelines
- Case Studies in Extracting and Mining
- Geological Survey of India
- Food Problem: Causes and Suggestions
- Main Causes of Food Problem
- Causes of Food Grains Problem
- Change Agriculture and Overgrazing
- Jhum Cultivation
- Over-grazing
- The Menace
- Suggestions
- Fertilizer Problem
- Beneficial Affects of Fertilizers
- Adverse Effects of Fertilizers
- Pesticides: Environmental Problem
- Use of Pesticides
- The Hazardous Methods of Pesticide Application
- Problems Created by the Pesticides Application
- Preventive Measures
- Waterlogging and Salinity
- Waterlogging
- Salinity
- Energy: Its Importance and Kinds
- Importance of Energy
- Conventional or Non-renewable and Non-conventional Sources of Energy
- Use of Conventional Energy Resources
- Coal
- Oil and Natural Gas
- Alternative or Non-conventional Resources of Energy
- Reasons for Use of Alternative and Resources
- Solar Energy
- Rural Electrification
- Wind Energy
- Wind Wave Energy
- Ocean (Tidal) Energy
- Geothermal Energy
- Biomass-based Energy
- Land as a Resource
- Composition
- Land Definition and Formation
- Importance
- Land Resource in India
- Improvements Brought in Land Resources
- Integrated Land Use Planning
- Non-government Organizations
- Land Degradation and Human-induced Landslides
- Land Degradation.
- Human-Induced Landslide
- Soil Erosion: Meaning and Factors
- Nature of the Problem
- Kinds of Soil Erosion
- Agents of Soil Erosion
- Frightening Position of Soil Erosion in India
- Some Effects of Soil Erosion
- Desertification: Meaning, Concept and Causes
- Meaning of Desertification
- Causes of Desertification
- Concept of Desertification
- Causes of Desertification
- Individual's Rule in Conservation of Natural Resources
- Meaning of Conservation
- Need for Conservation
- Objectives of Conservation
- Categories of Conservation
- Individual's Role in Conservation of Natural Resources
- Methods of Conservation
- Equitable use if Resources for Sustainable to Lifestyle
- Introduction
- Methods for Equitable Use of Resources
- Questions
- Chapter 3: Eco-systems
- Ecology and Eco-system
- Ecology
- Eco-system
- Historical Background
- General Characteristics of an Eco-system
- Structure of an Eco-system
- Meaning of Structure
- Nature and Function of Structure of Eco-system
- Ecological Pyramids
- The Importance of Ecological Pyramids
- Functions of an Eco-system
- Decomposers
- Process of Decomposition
- Functions of Decomposition
- Decomposers with Varying Relations
- Energy: Its Flow in the Eco-system
- Definition of Energy
- Kinds of Energy
- Single Channel Energy Model
- Y-shaped Energy Flow Model or the Two Channel Energy Flow Model
- Ecological Succession: Meaning and Types
- Meaning of Succession
- Meaning of Ecological Succession
- Common Attributes of Ecological Succession
- Succession: General Process, Climax
- General Process
- The Climax
- Succession in Various Habitats
- Food Chain: Meaning and Types
- The Process of Food Chain
- Steps in Food Chain
- Cycle in Food Chain
- Simple Food Chain
- Types of Food Chain.
- Forest Eco-system: Types, Characteristic, Features, Structure and Functions
- Forest Biomes
- Eco-system
- Grassland Eco-system: Types, Characteristic Features, Structure and Function
- Features
- Components of Grassland Eco-system
- Desert Eco-system: Types, Characteristic Features, Structure and Functions
- Hot Deserts
- Cold Deserts
- Vegetation
- Animals
- Desert Eco-system
- Aquatic Eco-system: Ponds, Streams, Lakes, Rivers, Oceans, Estuaries Lakes and Ponds
- Biotic Communities of Lakes and Ponds
- Biota of Littoral Zone
- Biota of Limnetic Zone
- Biota of Profundal Zone
- Biotic Components in Ponds
- Rivers and Streams
- Oceans
- Physico-chemical Aspects of Ocean
- Zonation of Marine Environment
- Basic Components in Ocean
- Estuary Eco-system
- Classification
- Questions
- Chapter 4: Biodiversity and Its Conservation
- Genetic, Species and Eco-system Diversity
- Biodiversity
- Mutation
- Species Genetic Diversity
- Diversity Explained
- Importance of Species and Genetic Diversity
- Measurement of Biodiversity
- Number of Species Worldwide
- Biogeographical Classification of India
- Soils of India
- Climate of India
- Western Himalayas
- Eastern Himalayas
- West Indian Deserts (Indus Plain)
- Gangetic Plain
- Assam
- Central India
- Malabar
- The Deccan
- Andamans
- Consumptive, Productive, Social, Ethical, Aesthetic and Option Values of Biodiversity
- Ethical Value
- Deep Ecology
- Biodiversity at National Level
- Himalayan Mountain System
- Himalaya Foothills
- Western Himalayas (High-altitude Region)
- Eastern Himalayas
- Peninsular-lndian Sub-region
- Tropical Rain Forest Region
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Mangrove Swamps of Sunderbans
- Mammals
- Hotspots of Biodiversity
- Definition and Details
- Main Hotspots of the World
- Main Hotspots of India.
- Mega-diversity in India
- Topography
- Physical Background
- Physical Features
- Geological Structure
- Rivers
- Climate
- Climatic Regions of India
- Threats to Biodiversity
- Species Going to Be Reduced Rapidly
- Threatening to Biodiversity Habitat Loss
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Poaching of Wildlife
- Wildlife and Man
- Indian Endangered Fauna
- Philidota
- Carnivora
- Perissodactyl
- Rodentia
- Cetacea
- Birds
- Amphibia
- Invertebrates
- Crustacea
- Insects
- Biodiversity: Reasons for Decline, Suggestions
- Reasons for Decline
- Suggestions
- Other Conservation Measures
- Questions
- Chapter 5: Environmental Pollution
- Solid Waste Management
- Disaster Management
- Environmental Pollution and Pollutants: Meaning, Definition and Types
- Meaning of Pollutants
- Types of Pollutants
- Classification of Pollutions
- Air Pollution: Meaning and Causes
- Significance of Air
- Air pollution
- Causes or Sources of Air pollution
- Causes of Air Pollution
- Main Sources of Air Pollution
- Effect of Air Pollution: Human Beings and Environment
- Effect of Air Pollution on Humans
- Some Gases and their Harmful Effects on Humans
- Evil Effect of Air Pollution on Environment
- Measures to Control Air Pollution
- Water Pollution: Meaning and Causes
- Meaning of Water Pollution
- Definitions
- Causes of Water Pollution
- Effects of Water Pollution
- Measures to Check Water Pollution
- Reuse and Reclamation of Water
- Soil Pollution: Definition, Causes, Effects and Measures
- Definitions of Soil Pollution
- Causes of Soil Pollution
- Effect of Soil Pollution
- Control Measures
- Marine Pollution
- Effect of Sea Pollution
- Oil Pollution
- Spills
- Control of Pollution
- Noise Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control Measures
- Definition of Noise Pollution
- Sources of Noise Pollution.
- Effects of Noise Pollution.
