What you'll learn

Understand System Approach to Environment Management
Learn Terms and Terminology
Understand National & International policies and strategies.
Apply mitigation strategies for Environmental and Climate Change Disasters
Promote environment and climate change awareness

Course content

11 sections • 38 lectures • 3h 16m total length

Course Preview2:59
The Course Instructor gives Preview of the course and the instructional path.

Nature Deficit Disorder5:10
Nature Deficit Disorder.
Timeline of Life on Earth4:57
The story of the timeline of life on earth starting with the first form of life 3.5 billion years ago till the emergence of Homo sapiens is described in this lecture. The five great extinctions, it’s 100 million years of periodicity and the threatening halocene is also explained.
Timeline of Life on Earth
Our Environment4:02
The term Environment is broadly defined in this lecture.Natural and built environment, abiotic and biotic environment as factors constituting the Environment are also explained in this lecture.
Our Environment

Case Study: Legal & Institutional Framework for Environment in India4:56
Legal and Institutional framework for environment in India
Case Study: Environment Protection Act 1986 (India)4:06
Environment Protection Act 1986 in India
Case Study: EIA Notifications (India): 2006, 2020 (draft).5:07
EIA Notification in INDIA
Case Study: EIA Stages in India5:26
This lecture describes the important stages in EIA.
EIA Stages & Methodology

Weather and Climate5:11
Weather, Climate, Greenhouse Gas Effect, and Global warming are explained.
Weather and Climate
Global warming & Climate Change7:58
This lecture details global warming, concepts of greenhouse gases, and its triggering effects on climate change.
Global Warming & Climate Change
Climate Negotiations 18:24
This lecture is about climate negotiations that took place globally starting 1951 till 1999.
Climate Negotiations 1
Climate Negotiations 26:12
This lecture deals with global climate negotiations beyond the year 2000.
Climate Negotiations 2
Global Climate Strike6:58
This lecture details the bottom-up activities as part of partners in recovery and in particular details the Global climate strike.
Global Climate Strike

Requirements

Description

The Learner is introduced to the terms, concepts, and practices in the broad domain of Environment Management. The terms such as Nature Deficit Disorder, Timeline of Life, Concepts of Environment, the System Concepts, Ecosystem, Ecosystem Services, Natural Capital, Biological Footprint, the Nature Compass, Environment Impact Assessment, the IPAT model and Global Framework for Environment are discussed in details. Global warming, Climate negotiations and Global Climate strikes are also discussed. A few quizzes are given with every lecture and a terminal quiz is included to consolidate learning experiences. A few case studies are included with a view to reinforcing the learning experiences.

Who this course is for:

School/ College/ Professional students, candidates of competitive exams, environment enthusiasts and NGOs.

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Course content

Course Preview1 lecture • 3min

Additional Learning Resources: Current Trends1 lecture • 10min

Introduction3 lectures • 14min

The System Concepts3 lectures • 11min

N: The Nature5 lectures • 32min

PESW: Population, Economic & Social Well-being3 lectures • 13min

Environment Impact Assessment5 lectures • 24min

Case Study: Legal & Institutional Framework for Environment in India4 lectures • 20min

Weather, Climate, Global Warming & Climate Negotiations5 lectures • 35min

Bending the Curve: Climate Change Disasters1 lecture • 14min

Requirements

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