Environmental Science : A Multidisciplinary Global Concern

The book Environmental Science: A Multidisciplinary Global Concern explains the various dimensions of environment including latest concepts and developments in the subject with global and user-friendly approach. This book is very useful for students studying for all undergraduate covering some basic topics required in preparation for competitive examinations and various degree-level examinations syllabus framed by UGC and also other University curricula in Science, Engineering, Technology, Commerce, Management, Pharmacy, Arts etc. This is also very useful for various competitive examinations such as Police Recruitment, Indian Post, Banks and other competitive examinations in various states. The book will be valuable to a large number of students and teachers, as well as industries, as it covers major topics on environment. The book is divided into ten chapters, beginning with the dawn of Universe, introduction, scope and importance of environment. The various natural resources, conventional and non-conventional, forest, mineral, water and soil reviewed with an emphasis on the activities that causes environmental impact in the succeeding chapter. Biodiversity and its conservation have been examined from a global standpoint with numerous parameters. The need of biodiversity conservation has been emphasized, particularly for our country and for a better future. The extensive details of environmental pollution, social issues and their relationship with the environment, adverse effect of increasing population on environment, various environmental issues like Global warming, El-Nino, scarcity of natural resources etc. are also discussed in the book. This book also covers the role of Information Technology in environment to meet out the major climatic problems of present era.

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