About the Book

The importance of environmental studies and the need for sustainable development is a key to future of mankind. The continuous exploitation and deterioration of the environment has been recognised worldwide and every country is making efforts in restoring the environment.

     In our country, the Hon. Supreme Court had directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to introduce a basic course on environment for all undergraduate students. Accordingly, UGC framed a six months core module syllabus to be compulsorily implemented by all Universities.

            This book, while covering the module syllabus has expanded the scope by including subjects like Environmental Economics, Valuation and Management of Environment, Sustainable Resource Development, Regional and Sectorial issues – urban, agro-forestry and river basin environmental issues thus making it comprehensive and suitable for one year course of study.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Ecosystems
3. Biodiversity and its Conservation
4. Natural Resources
5. Environmental Valuation
6. Environmental Economics
7. Environmental Pollution
8. Environmental Problems in India
9. Regional and Sectorial Issues
10. Human Population and the  Environment
11. Social Issue and the Environment
12. Sustainable Resource Development
13. Institutions of Governance : Evaluation of Environmental Policies and Laws in India

About the Authors

            P. Jayarama Reddy retired as Professor of Physics from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi. He worked as Director, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed University), Prasanthinilayam. He initiated solar energy research while teaching at S.V.University which attracted special assistance grants for research from UGC and MNES. He directed several research projects and published around 250 research papers including those on thin film solar cells. He delivered invited lectures in International Conferences and chaired technical sessions.