Book Description

Urbanization and industrialization during the last few decades have invited a large number of environmental issues which demand urgent attention and remedy. The rapid growth in population and over exploitation of our natural resources including large scale deforestation have been responsible for environmental degradation and consequent unexpected spike in the occurrence of natural disasters such as flood, drought, cyclones etc which have taken heavy toll of human life during the recent past. Although, there has been efforts to minimize environmental damages through development of eco­ friendly technology and optimal utilization of resources, the problems remain because of inadequate awareness among the masses. Therefore, as per the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has made Environmental science a compulsory subject for all the undergraduate university students. This step was taken to make the student community aware about the environment and ensure their participation in conservation of our fragile ecosystems. This book has been written incorporating topics prescribed by the UGC model syllabus for AECC Environmental science. All the topics have been described in a simple and concise manner with suitable figures for better understanding of the students. The authors hope that the book will cater to the needs of undergraduate students of various Universities/Colleges of India for whom it has been written.