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• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
MULTIDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
The Environment studies is a multi-disciplinary science because it comprises various
branches of studies like chemistry, physics, medical science, life science,
agriculture, public health, sanitary engineering etc.
It is the science of physical phenomena in the environment. It studies about the
sources, reactions, transport, effect and fate of physical and biological species in
the air, water, soil and the effect of from human activity upon these.
As the environment is complex and actually made up of many different
environments like natural, constructed and cultural environments, environmental
studies is inter disciplinary in nature including the study of biology, geology,
politics, policy studies, law, religion engineering, chemistry and economics to
understand the humanity’s effects on the natural world.
This subject educates the students to appreciate the complexity of environmental
issues and citizens and experts in many fields.
By studying environmental science, students may develop a breadth of the
interdisciplinary and methodological knowledge in the environmental fields that
enables them to facilitate the definition and solution of environmental problems.
• IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
• The importance of environmental studies is that, the current trend
of environmental
• degradation can be reversed if people of educated communities are
organized,
• empowered and experts are involved in sustainable development.
• Environmental factors greatly influence every organism and their
activities.
• Environmental Science
• At present a great number of environmental issues, have grown in size
and
• complexity day by day, threatening the survival of mankind on earth. These
issues
• are studied besides giving effective suggestions in the environment studies.
• The environment studies enlighten us, about the importance of
protection and
• conservation of our natural resources, indiscriminate release of pollution
into the
• environment etc.
• Environment studies have become significant for the following reasons:
• 1.Environment Issues being of International Importance:
• It has been well recognized that environment issues like global warming, ozone
• depletion, acid rain, marine pollution and loss of biodiversity are not merely national
• issues but are global issues and hence must be tackled with international efforts and
• cooperation.
• 2. Problems Cropped in The Wake of Development:
• Development, in its wake gave birth to Urbanization, Industrial Growth,
• Transportation Systems, Agriculture and Housing etc. However, it has become
• phased out in the developed world. The North, to cleanse their own environment has,
• fact fully, managed to move ‘dirty’ factories to South. When the West developed, it
• did so perhaps in ignorance of the environmental impact of its activities. Evidently
• such a path is neither practicable nor desirable, even if developing world follows that.
• 3. Explosively Increase in Pollution:
• World census reflects that one in every seven persons in this plant lives in India.
• Evidently with 16 per cent of the world's population and only 2.4 per cent of its
land
• area, there is a heavy pressure on the natural resources including land.
Agricultural
• experts have recognized soils health problems like deficiency of micronutrients
and
• organic matter, soil salinity and damage of soil structure.
• 4. Need for An Alternative Solution:
• It is essential, specially for developing countries to find alternative paths to an
• alternative goal. We need a goal as under:
• (1) A goal, which ultimately is the true goal of development an environmentally
• sound and sustainable development.
• (2) A goal common to all citizens of our earth.
• Environmental Science 5 AITT & H&S
• (3) A goal distant from the developing world in the manner it is from the over-
• consuming wasteful societies of the “developed” world.
• 5. Need To Save Humanity From Extinction:
• It is incumbent upon us to save the humanity from extinction. Consequences to our
• activities cause destructing the environment and depleting the biosphere, in the
• name of development.
• 6. Need For Wise Planning of Development:
• Our survival and sustenance depend. Resources withdraw, processing and use of the
• product have all to be synchronized with the ecological cycles in any plan of
• development. Our actions should be planned ecologically for the sustenance of the
• environment and development.
• NEED FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS
• 1. Growing Population: A population of over thousands of millions is growing at
• 2.11 per cent every year. Over 17 million people are added each year. It puts
• considerable pressure on its natural resources and reduces the gains of
• development. Hence, the greatest challenge before us is to limit the population
• growth. Although population control does automatically lead to development, yet
• the development leads to a decrease in population growth rates.
• 2. Poverty: India has often been described a rich land with poor people. The
poverty
• and environmental degradation are mixed with one another. The vast majority of
• our people are directly dependent on the nature resources of the country for
their
• basic needs of food, fuel shelter and fodder. About 40% of our people are still
• below the poverty line.
• 3. Environment degradation has adversely affected the poor who depend upon
the
• resources of their immediate surroundings. Thus, the challenge of poverty and
the
• challenge of environment degradation are two facets of the same challenge.
• 4. Agricultural Growth: The people must be made familiar with the methods to
• sustain and increase agricultural growth without damaging the environment. High
• yielding varieties have caused soil salinity and damage to physical structure of
soil.
• 5. Need to Increase Ground water: It is essential of rationalizing the use of
• groundwater. Factors like community wastes, industrial effluents, chemical

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SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENT STUDIES.pptx

  • 2. MULTIDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES The Environment studies is a multi-disciplinary science because it comprises various branches of studies like chemistry, physics, medical science, life science, agriculture, public health, sanitary engineering etc. It is the science of physical phenomena in the environment. It studies about the sources, reactions, transport, effect and fate of physical and biological species in the air, water, soil and the effect of from human activity upon these. As the environment is complex and actually made up of many different environments like natural, constructed and cultural environments, environmental studies is inter disciplinary in nature including the study of biology, geology, politics, policy studies, law, religion engineering, chemistry and economics to understand the humanity’s effects on the natural world. This subject educates the students to appreciate the complexity of environmental issues and citizens and experts in many fields. By studying environmental science, students may develop a breadth of the interdisciplinary and methodological knowledge in the environmental fields that enables them to facilitate the definition and solution of environmental problems.
  • 3. • IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES • The importance of environmental studies is that, the current trend of environmental • degradation can be reversed if people of educated communities are organized, • empowered and experts are involved in sustainable development. • Environmental factors greatly influence every organism and their activities.
  • 4. • Environmental Science • At present a great number of environmental issues, have grown in size and • complexity day by day, threatening the survival of mankind on earth. These issues • are studied besides giving effective suggestions in the environment studies. • The environment studies enlighten us, about the importance of protection and • conservation of our natural resources, indiscriminate release of pollution into the • environment etc. • Environment studies have become significant for the following reasons:
  • 5. • 1.Environment Issues being of International Importance: • It has been well recognized that environment issues like global warming, ozone • depletion, acid rain, marine pollution and loss of biodiversity are not merely national • issues but are global issues and hence must be tackled with international efforts and • cooperation. • 2. Problems Cropped in The Wake of Development: • Development, in its wake gave birth to Urbanization, Industrial Growth, • Transportation Systems, Agriculture and Housing etc. However, it has become • phased out in the developed world. The North, to cleanse their own environment has, • fact fully, managed to move ‘dirty’ factories to South. When the West developed, it • did so perhaps in ignorance of the environmental impact of its activities. Evidently • such a path is neither practicable nor desirable, even if developing world follows that.
  • 6. • 3. Explosively Increase in Pollution: • World census reflects that one in every seven persons in this plant lives in India. • Evidently with 16 per cent of the world's population and only 2.4 per cent of its land • area, there is a heavy pressure on the natural resources including land. Agricultural • experts have recognized soils health problems like deficiency of micronutrients and • organic matter, soil salinity and damage of soil structure. • 4. Need for An Alternative Solution: • It is essential, specially for developing countries to find alternative paths to an • alternative goal. We need a goal as under: • (1) A goal, which ultimately is the true goal of development an environmentally • sound and sustainable development.
  • 7. • (2) A goal common to all citizens of our earth. • Environmental Science 5 AITT & H&S • (3) A goal distant from the developing world in the manner it is from the over- • consuming wasteful societies of the “developed” world. • 5. Need To Save Humanity From Extinction: • It is incumbent upon us to save the humanity from extinction. Consequences to our • activities cause destructing the environment and depleting the biosphere, in the • name of development. • 6. Need For Wise Planning of Development: • Our survival and sustenance depend. Resources withdraw, processing and use of the • product have all to be synchronized with the ecological cycles in any plan of • development. Our actions should be planned ecologically for the sustenance of the • environment and development.
  • 8. • NEED FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS • 1. Growing Population: A population of over thousands of millions is growing at • 2.11 per cent every year. Over 17 million people are added each year. It puts • considerable pressure on its natural resources and reduces the gains of • development. Hence, the greatest challenge before us is to limit the population • growth. Although population control does automatically lead to development, yet • the development leads to a decrease in population growth rates. • 2. Poverty: India has often been described a rich land with poor people. The poverty • and environmental degradation are mixed with one another. The vast majority of • our people are directly dependent on the nature resources of the country for their • basic needs of food, fuel shelter and fodder. About 40% of our people are still • below the poverty line.
  • 9. • 3. Environment degradation has adversely affected the poor who depend upon the • resources of their immediate surroundings. Thus, the challenge of poverty and the • challenge of environment degradation are two facets of the same challenge. • 4. Agricultural Growth: The people must be made familiar with the methods to • sustain and increase agricultural growth without damaging the environment. High • yielding varieties have caused soil salinity and damage to physical structure of soil. • 5. Need to Increase Ground water: It is essential of rationalizing the use of • groundwater. Factors like community wastes, industrial effluents, chemical