Environmental science is the study of the environment and effective management of environmental resources. The environment includes biotic and abiotic components that surround and affect living organisms. Environmental science has a broad scope including topics like natural resources, ecology, biodiversity, pollution, human population issues, and the social impacts of development. It is an important field because it addresses issues like global warming, ozone depletion, problems caused by development like deforestation, and the need to find sustainable solutions and plan development wisely to ensure humanity's survival. The environment contains physical elements like land, water, climate and soils, biological elements like plants, animals and microorganisms, and cultural elements like traditions.

2. ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE

3. Introduction
• Environment literally means surroundings.
• It is the immediate surrounding space encircling
man.
• It includes the biotic and abiotic components.

4. It answers the questions:-
• 1. What is surrounded?
• 2. By what surrounded?
• 3. Where it is surrounded?
• Environment is the study of structure and
function of nature.
• Environmental Science is the study of
effective management and protection of
environmental sources.

5. Definition
• ‘The term environment is used to describe, in
the aggregate, all the external
forces, influences and conditions, which affect
the life, nature, behavior and the
growth, development and maturity of living.’
• -Douglas and Holland

6. Scope of Environment
• Universal Scope (atmosphere has no
boundries)
• Natural Resources (making best use)
• Ecology (relation of living organisms with
environment)
• Biodiversity (large variety of flora and fauna)
• Environmental Pollution and Control
• Social issues related to development of
environment
• Human Population and Environment

7. Importance of EVS
• Environment Issues Being of International
Importance
(Global Warming & Ozone depletion)
• Problems Cropped in the Wake of
Development
(deforestation, waste management)
• Explosively Increase in Pollution ( allocation)
• Need for an Alternative Solution (exhaustion)
• Need to Save Humanity from Extinction
• Need for Wise Planning of Development

8. Elements of Environment
• Physical elements: Physical elements are as
space, landforms, water bodies, climate soils,
rocks and minerals. They determine the variable
character of the human habitat, its
opportunities as well as limitations.
• Biological elements: Biological elements such
as plants, animals, microorganisms and men
constitute the biosphere.
• Cultural Elements: It contains all the traditions
and rituals carried by people from different
parts of the World.

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