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Essential Environmental Studies 3rd Edition

	Essential Environmental Studies 3Rd Edition by S.P. Misra
	Price : Rs 450.00
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Environmental Studies have earned global attention so much that the year 2010 has been declared as International Year of Biodiversity and Year 2011 as a year of Forests. Supreme Court of India (2003) also noted with concern the deterioration of environment in the country and directed UGC to introduction essential environmental studies mandatory to all undergraduate courses. Designed accordingly as a basic textbook for prescribed syllabus by UGC, the subject matter is spread over into units and chapters to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date information in simple and lucid form enriched with self-explanatory illustrations and case studies. The book will be immensely useful to all categories of undergraduate students including those with inadequate bioscience backgrounds. It will be equally beneficial to the candidates preparing for various competitive examinations.

Salient Features :-
• Meant for undergraduate qualifying and regular course on Environmental Studies prescribed by UGC.
• Text split into eight units spread over 54 chapters for comprehensive and synchronised coverage.
• Subject analysed in simple manner with up-to-date information, each chapter independent and inter linked.
• Well supported with self-explantory simple illustrations.
• Exemplified with large number of case studies
• Additional interesting and informative literature provided in boxes.
• Includes Glossary of Technical Terms for further clarity of the subject
• Enriched with Environment calendar, Biosphere Reserves, Sanctuaries, National Parks etc.
• Biodiversity and hot spots detailed adequately.

Contents :-
Unit-I : Multidisciplinary Nature of Environmental Studies; Unit-II : Natural Resources: Renewable and Non-Renewable; Unit-III : Ecosystems; Unit-IV : Biodiversity and its Conservation; Unit-V : Environmental Pollution; Unit-VI : Social Issues and the Environment; Unit-VII : Human Population and the Environment; Unit-VIII : Field Work.ISBN - 9789380156576

Pages : 770