INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (EVS)

• Scope & Importance of EVS
• Definition
• Need for Public Awareness



SCOPE & IMPORTANCE:

 Rapid industrialization, development, consumerism and population explosion have upset the ecological balance.
 Our dependence on nature is so great that we can not continue to live without protecting the earth’s environmental resources.
 The importance of environmental studies can not be disputed since the need for sustainable development is a key to the future of man kind.
 Recognizing this, and the deteriorating status of the environment, the Honorable Supreme Court of India directed the UGC to introduce a basic course on environmental education for UG courses of all branches of higher education, to be implemented by every university and college in the country since 2005.
 The mother earth is the most precious gift of the Universe. It is the sustenance of nature that is a key to the development of the future of man kind.
 It is the duty & responsibility of each one of us to protect nature.
 The degradation of our environment is linked with the development processes and the ignorance of the people about retaining the ecological balance.
 Therefore it is essential to study about the environment

DEFINITION

    Environment

Environment is defined as “surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land   natural resources , flora, fauna, humans and their inter relation”
(or)
The totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms, especially:
        (a) The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms.
        (b) The complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community.

Environmental science

 A group of sciences that attempts to explain how life on...