Environmental Science Class XII (Paperback)

Environmental Science Class XII Book Description

This textbook on environmental science has been specially designed for students of Class XII. It introduces them to the basic concepts of environmental science using an inter-disciplinary approach.

The major themes handled in the book are:

- Population and Conservation of Ecology

-Planning for Environmental Conservation and Protection

- Technnology and Environment

- Environmental Pollution

-Action on Atmosphere

- Legal Regimes for Sustainable Development

Key features

- Extensive coverage of topic

- Lucid presentation in simple language

- Illustrations, cartoons and photographs to complement explanation of concepts

- Special section to aid revision and consolidation - Activities to reinforce and apply concepts

-Exercises for self-evaluation and self-assessment

- Answer key to select questions

Contents


Preface

Unit I: Population and Conservation of Ecology

1. Population Dynamics

2. Population Growth and Regulation

3. Human Populations

4. Human Population Control

5. Threats to Ecosystem

6. Conservation

Unit II: Planning for Environmental Conservation and Protection

7. Ecosystem Analysis

8. Human-Environment Interaction

9. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Unit III: Technology and Environment

10. Technology: Evolution and Models

11. Renewable Energy

12. Environmental Health

13. Biotechnology: Potential and its Limitations

Unit IV: Environmental Pollution

14. Human Interventions and Pollution

15. Pollution Control Approaches

16. Water and Soil Pollution

Unit V: Action on the Atmosphere

17. Control of Atmospheric Pollution

18. Development and Pollution

19. Satelliete Imagery for Monitoring Environment

20. International Actions on the Depletion of Ozone Layer

Unit VI: Legal Regimes for Sustainable Development

21. National Legislative Framework for Environment

22. Trade and International Environment

23. International Initiatives

24. International Organizations

Answer Key to Select Questions in Exercises

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