Unit 1
Unit 1
Unit 1
Unit- I
The Multidisciplinary Nature of
Environmental Studies.
Topics
Definition, scope and importance.
Cont.
Definition of Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources
• Ecology and biodiversity
• Environmental pollution and control
• Social Issues in relation to development and
environment
• Human population and environment
In the recent years the scope of environmental studies
has expanded a lot all over the world and several career
opportunities have emerged in this field which can be
categorized as:
Environmental values
1. Direct value
2. Indirect value
3. Optional value
1. Direct value
a) Consumptive use e.g. food, medicines, fisheries
etc
b) Productive use e.g. timber, fuel wood etc
2. Indirect value
c) Aesthetic value
d) Bequest value for future generations
3. Option value
wetlands as flood buffers, forests as carbon sinks
Environmental services
Global Regional Local