Natural Resources Management

ABOUT THE COURSE:This course focuses on the need of sustainable management of the Earth's depleting natural resources such as soil, water, forest, minerals and biological resources, in relation to the growth of the human population. The range of topics covered in the course will provide students with a wider perspective on many national and international natural resource management (NRM) issues. Farm based technologies and simulation modeling is an important aspect of modern day NRM. Appropriate NRM is the key to the sustainable development.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Under graduate and post graduate students, professional, practitioner in the discipline of Agriculture, Rural Technology, Rural Development, Agricultural Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Study, Ecology, Natural Resources Management etc. PREREQUISITES:Bachelor Degree in any Engineering and/ or Science discipline.INDUSTRY SUPPORT:Industries dealing with land restoration, biomedicine development, irrigation, forest product utilities, Agricultural technologies, Landscape management, Air management etc.

Week 1:Introduction to Natural Resource Bases: Part 1 Week 2:Introduction to Natural Resource Bases: Part 2 Week 3:Resource Management Paradigms: Part 1 Week 4:Resource Management Paradigms: Part 2 Week 5:Approaches in Resource Management Week 6:Biodiversity and conservation of natural resources Week 7:Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA): Part 1 Week 8:Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA): Part 2 Week 9:Technologies for NRM Week 10:Community Based Natural Resources Management Week 11:Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Week 12:Modeling tools and ICT for NRM