MEVE-019: Environmental Issues
Offered By: IGNOU via Swayam
Course Description
Overview
The course “Environmental Issues” deals with atmospheric issues, land and soil issues, water-related issues and security and development issues. It covers various types of air pollutants and their sources, climate change, causes, impacts and climate action, threats to biodiversity, Contemporary environmental issues like biomass burning, soil pollution, water pollution, plastic pollution, land degradation, desertification, Multidrug-Resistant Organisms etc.
Syllabus
Publishing Week
Topics
Week-1
Air Pollution
Week-2
Climate Change
Week-3
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Week-4
Threats to Biodiversity
Week-5
Biomass Burning
Week-6
Soil Pollution, Land Degradation and Desertification
Week-7
Eutrophication
Week-8
Marine pollution
Week-9
Inland Water Pollution
Week-10
Environmental Changes and Nutritional Security
Week-11
Urbanization and Consumerism
Week-12
Sustainable Development Goals
Taught by
Dr. V. Venkatramanan
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