IM60022: Environmental Management

IM60022
Course name	Environmental Management
Offered by	Industrial & Systems Engineering
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
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Semester	Spring

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

The nature, scope and components of environmental management. Environmental Impact Analysis- need and importance, steps involved, methods of EIA, Public participation and communication. Environmental policy analysis- Macro level and micro level, methods of policy analysis, steps involved. Environmental Management Plan (EMP) â Components of EMP, Preparation of EMP, Case Study. Organization for environmental management â example, organizational design.Environmental Legislation â Acts, Statutes and Regulations in India â case studies of litigations and implications. Environmental Audit â Components of Audit, Preparation of Audit Report â Case Study. Institutionalization of Environmental management in India â Ministry of Environment and Forest, Central Pollution Control Boards, State Pollution Control Boards, Local Bodies- their scopes, organizational and functional issues. Environmental Information Systems- Global, National, Unit-level Systems, DSS and Expert Systems, Applications. Environmental EconomicsEstimation of Costs and Benefits- Cost-Benefit Analysis. Interpretation of Environmental Protection into Business Goals and Plus. Books 1.Environmental Management in Practice: Vol 3 - Managing the Ecosystem, Bhaskar Nath, Luc Hens, Paul Compton, Dimitri Devuyst (Editors), Taylor and Francis, 1999.2.Air Pollution, H.C.V.Rao, McGraw Hill Co., 1990.