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Unit 1 Multidisciplinary Nature of Environment
Unit 1 Multidisciplinary Nature of Environment
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
INDUSTRALIZATION &
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Unit 1: Multidisciplinary
Nature of Environment
Main Topics of Unit 1
Environment
- Troposphere
- Crust
- Stratosphere
- Mantle
- Mesosphere
- Core
-Thermosphere
Structure of Atmosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Atmosphere
Atmospheric Structure
Components of Environment – Atmosphere
• Industrial
• Transportation
• Domestic
• Heating homes
• Cooking
• Power the machinery used for
agriculture, industry/business
etc. Major Input for the
• What else? economic development
of country
Energy and Environment
▪ Fire
▪ Muscle power from animals
▪ Wind & water usage
▪ Steam engines powered by wood fires
▪ Steam engines powered by coal
▪ Now we use oil more because
it is easier to ship, store & burn
▪ Oil use peaked in 1979
▪ 1980’s began pursuing renewable energies but
then oil prices fell and we went back to oil.
• In 2000, OPEC decreased production
and prices went up to $30 per barrel. (Now
oil costs $90-$100 per barrel)
Types of Energy
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Important Nonrenewable/Renewable Energy Sources
Secondary Energy
Global variation in total annual energy consumption and per capita energy
consumption. The 10 countries shown are among the largest and the smallest energy users
in the world.
Energy scenario at India
2. Global Warming
3. Population Explosion
5. Waste Disposal
6. Climate change
8. Deforestation
Why do we need to study the State of Environment?
▪ To protect natural
resources and environment
in order to maintain an
ecological balance.
▪ Sustainability is the
ability of a specified
system to survive and
function over a specified
time.
Elements of Sustainability
Environment
Economy Society
- World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987
Elements of Sustainability
Environment
•Biodiversity
•Materials
•Energy
•Biophysical
interactions
Elements of Sustainability
Economy
Elements of Sustainability
Society
Sustainability
Sustainability: Problems
▪ Depletion of finite resources
• fuels, soil, minerals, species
▪ Over-use of renewable resources
• forests, fish & wildlife, public funds
▪ Pollution
• air, water, soil
▪ Inequality
• economic, political, social, gender
▪ Species loss
• endangered species and spaces
Guideposts for Sustainability
1. Awareness:
To help social groups and individuals acquire awareness and sensitivity to
the total environmental and its allied problems.
2. Knowledge:
To help social groups and individuals gain a variety of experiences in and
acquire a basic understanding of the environment and its associated
problems.
3. Attitude:
To help social groups and individuals acquire a set of values and feelings of
concern for the environment and motivation for actively participation in
environmental improvement and protection.
Objectives of Environmental Education – Six Objectives
4. Skill:
To help social groups and individuals acquire skills for identifying and solving
environmental problems.
5. Evaluation ability:
To help individuals and social groups to evaluate environmental measures and
education programs in terms of ecological, economic, social, aesthetic and
educational factors.
6. Participation:
To provide social groups and individuals with the opportunities to be actively
involved at all levels in working towards the resolution of environmental
problems.
Environmental Education
Thank
You !!