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Understanding Environment

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi Sage Publications 2004Description: 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780761932772
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.72 UND
Contents:
Understanding environment / Kartikeya V. Sarabhai -- Ecology / Shivani Jain -- Biodiversity / Seema Bhatt -- Water / Avanish Kumar and Sarita Thakore -- Energy / Kiran B. Chhokar -- Pollution / Hema Jagadeesan -- Agriculture / Kalyani Kandula -- The urban environment / Vivek S. Khadpekar and Sunil Jacob -- Industry / Meena Raghunathan -- Climate change and ozone depletion / Kiran B. Chhokar, Mamata Pandya and Meena Raghunathan -- Population, consumption and environment / Kalyani Kandula -- Environment and development : the Links / Kalyani Kandula -- Citizen action / Kiran B. Chhokar, Mamata Pandya and Avanish Kumar -- Appendices: 1. Environmental laws in India -- 2. International environmental agreements.
Summary: Designed as a basic text for foundation and undergraduate courses in Environmental Studies, this book introduces students to key scientific concepts related to environment and sustainable development. It provides a comprehensive understanding of environmental concerns and issues with special reference to the Indian context.
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Book Book Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 333.72 UND (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available DCB67
Book Book Study Centre Alappuzha, University of Kerala Processing Center Study Centre Alappuzha, University of Kerala 333.72 CHH/U (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available USCA5408

Understanding environment / Kartikeya V. Sarabhai -- Ecology / Shivani Jain -- Biodiversity / Seema Bhatt -- Water / Avanish Kumar and Sarita Thakore -- Energy / Kiran B. Chhokar -- Pollution / Hema Jagadeesan -- Agriculture / Kalyani Kandula -- The urban environment / Vivek S. Khadpekar and Sunil Jacob -- Industry / Meena Raghunathan -- Climate change and ozone depletion / Kiran B. Chhokar, Mamata Pandya and Meena Raghunathan -- Population, consumption and environment / Kalyani Kandula -- Environment and development : the Links / Kalyani Kandula -- Citizen action / Kiran B. Chhokar, Mamata Pandya and Avanish Kumar -- Appendices: 1. Environmental laws in India -- 2. International environmental agreements.

Designed as a basic text for foundation and undergraduate courses in Environmental Studies, this book introduces students to key scientific concepts related to environment and sustainable development. It provides a comprehensive understanding of environmental concerns and issues with special reference to the Indian context.

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