The Bhawanipur Education Society College Academic Year 2012-13 B.Com Part III (Hons.

) PROJECT WORK ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

As a part of the new regulations of the University of Calcutta, III rd year curriculum, preparation of a project on Environmental Studies is compulsory. All students of IIIrd year (2012-2013) are required to prepare this project individually. The topics are enlisted below. Each student is free to choose from the list and prepare 1 project on it. Topics :1. Human Impact on Environment 2. Climate Change 3. Conservation 4. Pollution 5. Resource Depletion 6. Land Degradation 7. Energy Conservation 8. Ozone Depletion 9. Waste and its Management 10. Six Major Environmental Problems of Asia Notes: 1. Students should collect relevant information and data on the topic chosen by them. 2. The project should be submitted by the end of February 3. Evaluation of the project report shall be conducted with the help of internal examiners 4. At the time of submission, the student should bring 2 copies of the project one original and the other a photocopy and should get the photocopy duly signed by the respective examiners. The students should retain the signed photocopy of the project and produce it when required. 5. Resorting to plagiarism shall result in severe penalization. Refrain from cut and paste techniques from the Web.

PROJECT GUIDELINES

STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PREPARE A PROPER PROJECT WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, DISTINCT INTRODUCTION, CONCLUSION AND BIBLIOGRAPHY. THEY ARE TO COLLECT RELEVANT INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC THEY CHOOSE AND REPRODUCE IT IN THEIR OWN WORDS. HUMAN IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT: AGRICULTURE -> IRRIGATION-PESTICIDE-FISHING ENERGY INDUSTRY -> BIODIESEL ELECTRICITY GENERATION NUCLEAR POWER PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS MINING TRANSPORT -> AVIATION ROADS SHIPPING OVER POPULATION -> WATER CRISIS BURIAL TRAGEDY OF COMMONS GENDER IMBALANCE CLIMATE CHANGE: GLOBAL WARMING FOSSIL FUELS SEA LEVEL RISE - GREEN HOUSE GAS URBAN IMPACT URBAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION: SPECIES EXTINCTION POLLINATOR DECLINE INVASIVE SPECIES POACHING ENDANGERED SPECIES POLLUTION: POINT/ NON POINT POLLUTION LIGHT NOISE VISUAL WATER -> ACID RAIN MARINE POLLUTION OCEAN DUMPING - OIL SPILLS THERMAL POLLUTION - MARINE DEBRIS WASTE WATER AIR -> SMOG - TROPHOSPHERIC OZONE AUTOMOBILE EMISSION HUMAN ACTIVITY INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESOURCE DEPLETION EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES CONSUMERISM CONSUMER CAPITALISM OVER CONSUMPTION FISHING -> BLAST FISHING, CYANIDE FISHING GHOST NETS ILLEGAL UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING OVER FISHING SHARK FINNING WHALING LOGGING -> CLEAR CUTTING DEFORESTATION ILLEGAL LOGGING MINING -> ACID MINE DRAINAGE MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL MINING LAND DEGRADATION LAND POLLUTION DESERTIFICATION - SOIL CONTAMINATION - SOIL EROSION- SOIL SALINATION-OVER GRAZING IRRIGATION - HABITAT FRAGMENTATION HABITAT DESTRUCTION.

ENERGY CONSERVATION RENEWABLE ENERGY EFFICIENT ENERGY USE RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMERCIALIZATION OZONE DEPLETION CFC - BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF UV EXPOSURE WASTE AND ITS MANAGEMENT ELECTRONIC WASTE LITTER WASTE DISPOSAL MARINE DEBRIS GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH MEDICAL WASTE LANDFILL SIX MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF ASIA URBAN EXCESS DEFORESTATION OVER FISHING GLOBAL WARMING AIR POLLUTION LIMITED SAFE WATER
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