000			01767nam a22002057a 4500
020			_a9780199459759
020			_a0199459754
082			_a363.7 _bRAJ/E
100			_aRajagopalan, R.
245			_aEnvironmental studies : _bfrom crisis to cure / _cR. Rajagopalan
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aIndia :L _bOxford University Press, _c2016.
300			_axxvi,333 p.: _bpb,
500			_aThe third edition of this popular textbook covers the latest (April 2015) syllabus of the Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course on Environmental Studies, prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under the new Choice-based Credit System. It also includes additional topics included in the syllabi of some universities. The book is meant for undergraduates of all disciplines. Assuming very little background in mathematics or science, it gives a balanced presentation of the major issues and concerns related to the environment. This book will also be useful for those taking the UPSC civil services examinations, since it covers the ecology/environment topics of the preliminary and main examinations. The book discusses the major environmental problems we face today: runaway growth, imperiled ecosystems, disappearing forests, endangered species, dwindling natural resources, dangerous toxic wastes, green laws and other such issues. It illustrates various problems, solutions, successes and failures using more than 80 real-life case studies from India and elsewhere. Written in a student-friendly manner, the text is enriched with a large number of illustrations.
650			_aEnvironmental sciences
650			_aHuman ecology
650			_aEnvironmental sciences--Decision making
650			_aEnvironmental sciences--Study and teaching
942			_cBK
999			_c31578 _d31578