Multiple Media Enabled Course Content-MSD 017: Challenges to Sustainable Development
MASS- Only Sustainability Science Course in India
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Post-Admission Process: Comprehending the Learning Process and Your Responsibility
1.Self Learning Material
1.Self Learning Material
Block 1: Climate Change
Block 1: Climate Change
The major objective of block 1 is to study the science of climate change, global change, impacts of climate change and action plan on climate change issues. Click here to read.
Block 2: Global Environmental Issues
Block 2: Global Environmental Issues
The major objective of block 2 is to study the global environmental issues. Click here to read.
Block 3: Health, Nutrition and Environment
Block 3: Health, Nutrition and Environment
The major objective of block 3 is to study the health, nutrition and environment. Click here to read.
Block 4: Threats
Block 4: Threats
The major objective of block 4 is to study the major threats in achieving Sustainable Development. Click here to read.
2. Video Resources
2. Video Resources
Brief Overview of the course
Climate Change and Society
Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
Urbanisation in India
Emerging Issues in Environmental Pollution
Land Degradation in India
Sustainable Land Management
Climate Change and Agriculture
Climate Change and Economic Impact
India's National Action Plan on Climate Change
Solid Waste
Environmental Pollution and its concerns
Desertification
Climate Change and Ecosystem
Introduction to International Climate Change Policy
Population, Consumption and Sustainable Lifestyle
Solid Waste Management
Environmental Quality and Human Health
Impact and Control of Desertification
FURTHER READINGS
FURTHER READINGS
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Bryant, E.A. 1991 : Natural Hazards, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 294p.
Chapman, D. 1.994: Natural Hazards, Oxford University Press, Melbourne: 174p.
Cunningham WP and Cunningham MA (2002). Principles of Environmental Science: Inquiry and Applications. McGrawHill Publications, New Delhi, 418 pp.
Howard, G. and Bartram, J. (2003): Domestic Water Quality, Service Level and Health. World Health Organization, Geneva.
Johri R (2009). E-Waste: Implications, regulations, and management in India and current global best practices. TERI Press, New Delhi. 330 pp.
Joseph A. Salvato, Environmental Engineering and Sanitation, Wiley Interscience, 4th Edition.
McCarthy, James J.; Osvaldo F. Canziani; Neil A. Leary; David J. Dokken; and Kasey S. White (Eds.) (2001), “WG II: Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability”; Cambridge University Press, pp 1000.
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MoEF (2009). State of Environment Report, India – 2009. Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi
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Solomon, S. et. al (eds) (2007), “Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis”, Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, USA, pp 996.
Stern, N., (2006). “Stern’s review on Economics of climate change”, Cambridge University Press.
UNDP (2007) “Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World” Human Development Report 2007/08 New York: UNDP
WHO (2002): World Health Report, 2002. World Health Organization, Geneva.
WHO (2006). World Health Report 2006, World Health Organization, Geneva
WHO and UNICEF (2000): Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report. World Health Organisation and United Nations Children’s Fund, New York.
WHO and UNICEF (2008): Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation – Special focus on sanitation. WHO, Geneva and UNICEF, New York.
World Bank (2010) World Development Report 2010 titled “Climate Change and Development”, Oxford: Oxford University Press
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