ES-301 Energy & Environmental Engineering Notes
6 notes for Energy & Environmental Engineering, unit by unit.
Notes for ES-301
- Unit 1 · Short notes Introduction to Energy Science Introduction to energy systems and resources · Introduction to Energy, sustainability & the environment · Overview of energy systems, sources, transformations, efficiency, and storage · Fossil fuels (coal, oil, oil-bearing shale and sands, coal gasification) - past, present & future · Remedies & alternatives for fossil fuels - biomass, wind, solar, nuclear, wave, tidal and hydrogen · Sustainability and environmental trade-offs of different energy systems
- Unit 2 · Short notes Ecosystems Concept of an ecosystem · Structure and function of an ecosystem · Producers, consumers and decomposers · Energy flow in the ecosystem · Ecological succession · Food chains
- Unit 3 · Short notes Biodiversity and its conservation Introduction – Definition: genetic, species and ecosystem diversity · Bio-geographical classification of India · Value of biodiversity: consumptive use, productive use, social, ethical, aesthetic and option values · Biodiversity at global, National and local levels · India as a mega-diversity nation · Hot-sports of biodiversity
- Unit 4 · Short notes Environmental Pollution Definition, Cause, effects and control measures of Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Marine pollution, Noise pollution, Thermal pollution, Nuclear hazards · Solid waste Management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes · Role of an individual in prevention of pollution · Pollution case studies · Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides.
- Unit 5 · Short notes Social Issues and the Environment From Unsustainable to Sustainable development · Urban problems related to energy · Water conservation, rain water harvesting, watershed management · Resettlement and rehabilitation of people; its problems and concerns. Case Studies · Environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions. · Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust. Case Studies
- Unit 6 · Short notes Field work Visit to a local area to document environmental assets-river/forest/grassland/hill/mountain · Visit to a local polluted site-Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural · Study of common plants, insects, birds · Study of simple ecosystems-pond, river, hill slopes, etc
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