Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Environmental Management & Sustainable Development - II Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
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Syllabus for Environmental Management & Sustainable Development - II
Practise with the Semester 2 past papers. Papers in the subject folders were set on this syllabus. The year folders hold older papers, so check each topic against this one.
Module I: Environmental Pollution and Health
- Understanding pollution: Production processes and generation of wastes; Assimilative capacity of the environment; Definition of pollution; Point sources and non-point sources of pollution.
- Air pollution: Sources of air pollution; Primary and secondary pollutants; Criteria pollutants- carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, ground-level ozone, particulate matter and Sulphur dioxide; Other important air pollutants- Volatile Organic compounds (VOCs), Peroxyacetyl Nitrate (PAN), Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Indoor air pollution; Adverse health impacts of air pollutants; National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
- Water pollution: Sources of water pollution; River, lake and marine pollution, groundwater pollution; water quality parameters and standards; adverse health impacts of water pollution on human and aquatic life.
- Soil pollution and solid waste: Soil pollutants and their sources; Solid and hazardous waste; Impact on human health.
- Noise pollution: Definition of noise; Unit of measurement of noise pollution; Sources of noise pollution; Noise standards; adverse impacts of noise on human health.
- Thermal and Radioactive pollution: Sources and impact on human health and ecosystems.
Module II: Environmental Management
- Introduction to environmental laws and regulation: Constitutional provisions- Article 48A, Article 51A (g) and other derived environmental rights; Introduction to environmental legislations on the forest, wildlife and pollution control.
- Environmental management system: ISO 14001
- Life cycle analysis; Cost-benefit analysis
- Pollution control and management; Waste Management- Concept of 3R (Reduce, Recycle and Reuse) and sustainability; Ecolabeling /Ecomark scheme. Introduction to Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals, & Mission Life.
Module III: Environmental Treaties and Conventions
- 1 Major International Environmental Agreements: Stockholm Conference on Human Environment, 1972, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, 1971, Montreal Protocol, 1987, Basel Convention (1989), Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, 1992, Kyoto Protocol, 1997, Earth Summit at Johannesburg, 2002.
- 2 Major Indian Environmental Legislations: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972; The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981; The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Module IV: Case Studies and Field Survey
- The students are expected to be engaged in some of the following or similar identified activities:
- Discussion on one national and one international case study related to the environment and sustainable development.
- Field visits to identify local/regional environmental issues, make observations including data collection and prepare a brief report.
- One student one tree initiative.
- Documentation of campus biodiversity.
- Campus environmental management activities such as solid waste disposal, water management, and sewage treatment.
Text Books
- 1 Ahluwalia, V. K. (2015). Environmental Pollution, and Health. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
- 2 Central Pollution Control Board Web page for various pollution standards. https://cpcb.nic.in/standards/
- 3 Masters, G. M., & Ela, W. P. (2008). Introduction to environmental engineering and science (No. 60457). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- 4 Jørgensen, Sven Marques, Erik João Carlos and Nielsen, Søren Nors (2016) Integrated Environmental Management, A transdisciplinary Approach. CRC Press.
- 5 Barrow, C. J. (1999). Environmental management: Principles and practice. Routledge.
- 6 Theodore, M. K. and Theodore, Louis (2021) Introduction to Environmental Management, 2nd Edition. CRC Press.
- 7 Richard A. Marcantonio, Marc Lame (2022). Environmental Management: Concepts and Practical Skills. Cambridge University Press.
- 8 UNEP (2007) Multilateral Environmental Agreement Negotiator's Handbook, University of Joensuu, ISBN 978-952-458-992-5
- 9 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (2019) A Handbook on International Environment Conventions & Programmes. https://moef.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/convention-V-16-CURVE-web.pdf
- 10 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (2019) A Handbook on International Environment Conventions & Programmes. https://moef.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/convention-V-16-CURVE-web.pdf
- 11 India Code - Digital repository of all Central and State Acts: https://www.indiacode.nic.in/
- 12 University Grants Commission, D.O.No.F. 14-5/2015(CPP-II) dated 2nd August1 2019.