Environmental Issues

by Malik, Sudha Sambyal

ISBN: 9789354612411
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2022
Price : Rs. 5795.00
Biblio : vi+164p

Author Profile

Dr. Sudha Sambyal Malik is graduate in Basic Sciences from CSKHPKV Palampur, Himachal Pradesh and postgraduate in Environmental Sciences from the same institute. She awarded Ph.D degree in Environmental Sciences from Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak, Haryana. She has qualified UGC - NET 2011 and 2012. She has published various research papers and review articles in National and International journals of repute and book chapters in the field of Organic Agriculture and Environmental Biotechnology.Presently she is working as Assistant Professor in Environmental Sciences in A.I.J.H.M. College Rohtak, Haryana.

About The Book

Due to the ever increasing demands of human beings there is an additional requirement of understanding environmental issues related to human activities, and their effect on the planet. The need to protect the environment seems frequently in conflict with the need to feed the ever growing population, to supply the energy to the industries, transportation and fueling other needs. The present textbook begins with the basic knowledge of environmental issues. The aim of the book is to present an outline of environmental problems created by human beings in their quest to produce food and make life comfortable; to highlight the effects of these problems on environment, living organisms and humans themselves; to draw attention to the work of individuals, groups and governments in their efforts to solve these environmental problems and preserve the environment and the world for the future generations. This book will discuss the broad overview of the global and regional environmental issues including global warming, ozone layer depletion, environmental pollution, regional issues like desertification, eutrophication, siltation etc. It includes coverage of contemporary hot topics such as biodiversity, urbanization and deforestation. This book will be very useful not only for the Environmental Science students, but also for all other PG students who have opted for the Environmental Issues course in open elective course. It is presented in highly readable manner that makes it easy for the students with limited science background, while remaining useful to those with more. Efforts have been made to make the readers understand the causes of environmental problems and find local and global solutions to these problems. It will help the students to understand the need to protect the environment. The easy approach followed in this book will help the students to explore the importance of study of Environmental Issues.

Table of Contents

Preface v Foreword vii 1. Ozone Layer Depletion 1 2. Green House Effect 9 3. Population Growth 17 4. Industrialisation 23 5. Urbanization 27 6. Environmental Impact of Agriculture 33 7. Desertification 39 8. Wetlands and their Conservation 47 9. Eutrophication 53 10. Environmental Effect of Mining 63 11. Wasteland Reclamation 71 12. Deforestation 77 13. Air Pollution 85 14. Soil Pollution 101 15. Soil Erosion 117 16. Insecticide & Pesticide Pollution 127 17. Water Pollution 133 18. Biodiversity Conservation 145 Index