4G curriculum (older)
4300003 · Semester 1 · 4G scheme
Environment and Sustainability
Notes and solutions following the Gujarat Technological University (GTU) syllabus for 4300003. Independent material — not issued by the university.
Materials
Complete Book
The whole syllabus, unit by unit, written for the exam.
Complete Book
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Step-by-step solutions to typical problems.
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Past university papers, fully solved.
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Syllabus units
Unit 1: Ecosystem8 h · 14 marks
- Structure and components of ecosystem
- Types of Ecosystem, changes in ecosystem
- Various natural cycles like carbon, Nitrogen, Sulphur, Phosphorus
- Ecosystem conservation, carrying capacity of earth, Biomes in India, (ESA) Ecologically sensitive areas
- Bio diversity, its need and importance, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list
- Concept of Ecological foot print, virtual water, global ecological overshoot
Unit 2: Pollution and its types10 h · 16 marks
- Definition of pollution and pollutant
- Air pollution, classification and its sources
- Air pollution control Equipments
- Water pollution, pollution parameters like BOD,COD, pH, Total suspended solids, Turbidity, Total Solids
- Waste water treatment like primary, secondary and tertiary
- Solid waste generation, sources and characteristics of Muncipal solid waste
- Collection and disposal of Muncipal waste and Hazardous waste
- Noise pollution- its effects, sources and measurement
- Plastic waste and its hazard
- E waste and its hazard
Unit 3: Renewable sources of energy10 h · 16 marks
- Need of Renewable energy and energy policy
- Solar energy: National solar mission
- Features of solar thermal and PV systems
- Wind Energy: Growth of wind power in India
- Types of wind turbines – Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) and horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT)
- Types of HAWTs – drag and lift types
- Biomass: Overview of biomass as energy source. Thermal characteristics of biomass as fuel
- Anaerobic digestion, Biogas production mechanism, utilization and storage
- New energy sources: Geothermal energy, Ocean energy sources, Tidal energy conversion, Hydrogen energy
Unit 4: Climate Change8 h · 14 marks
- Identify Factors affecting climate change in given locality
- Definition of climate change
- Global warming-causes, effect, process
- Greenhouse effect
- Ozone depletion
- Factors affecting climate change
- Impact and mitigation
- Climate change management
Unit 5: Environmental legislation and sustainable practices6 h · 10 marks
- Environmental policies in India
- Air act, water act, Environment protection act, wild life protection act, Forest conservation act, Biodiversity act
- Environmental management system: ISO 14000, definition and benefits
- Rain water harvesting
- Green building and rating system in India
- Cradle to cradle concept and Life cycle analysis
- Green label
- Carbon credit system its advantages and disadvantages
- Concept of 5R(Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle)
- Eco tourism: advantages and disadvantages
About this course
For a country to progress, sustainable development is one of the key factors. Environment conservation and hazard management is of much importance to every citizen of India. Considerable amount of energy is being wasted. Energy saved is energy produced. Environmental pollution is on the rise due to rampant industrial mismanagement and indiscipline. Renewable energy is one of the answers to the energy crisis and also to reduce environmental pollution. Therefore this course has been designed to develop a general awareness of these and related issues so that the every student will start acting as a responsible citizen to make the country and the world a better place to live in.