Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Environmental Geography Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
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Syllabus for Environmental Geography
Part of this reading list is printed in Devanagari, which the University's own PDF does not release as reliable text. Those entries are not set here; they are in the document above, as she printed them.
Practise with the Semester 4 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 1: Introduction to Environmental Geography
- 1 Definition, scope, and importance of Environmental Geography
- 2 Components of the environment: Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
- 3 Concept of ecosystems, Ecosystem structure and function, Biogeochemical cycles
- 4 Human-environment interaction: Perspectives (Determinism, Possibilism, Neo- determinism)
Module 2: Environmental Management
- 1 Concept of Environment Management, Need, Environmental Management
- Systems (EMS): Environmental impact assessment
- 2 Natural Resource, Management: Concept and need, Conservation of natural resources like water, soil, and forests.
- 3 Pollution Control Management: Measures for reducing and controlling pollution
- 4 Overview of SDGs
Text Books
- 1 Environmental Geography by Savindra Singh
Reference Books
- 1 Environmental Geography by Savindra Singh
- 2 Introduction to Environmental Geography by Garrett Nagle
- 3 Environment and Ecology by Majid Husain
- 4 Environmental Geography (Dr Satish P Patil, Dr Mohan R. Vaishampayan)