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Unity Envt 22
Unity Envt 22
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN
PLANNING
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
AND ECOLOGY
Part I. Introduction to environment and environmental
sciences
What is environment?
Environment is the surroundings or conditions in which
a person animal or plant lives or operates
The natural world as a whole or in a particular
geographical area especially as affected by human
activity.
“Every thing around us”
Environment contd……..
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Environmental principles
What is ecology?
The word ecology was coined from the Greek
word “oikos” meaning house or a place to
liveto designate the study of organism in their
natural homes. And it means the study of
interaction of organisms with one another and
with the physical and chemical environment
the term “logy” means to study.
What is ecology? Contd…
• What is it?
A system by which the living organisms and their
environment interacting in a certain area
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