Free Online Course on Environmental Sustainability: SWAYAM Central

 

About 

 

The course is a unique effort to provide awareness about environmental issues from social sciences, technology, education, and law perspectives. It is expected that after going through the

course, learners will have a comprehensive idea of the issue areas.

 

Syllabus 

 

Lesson  1

1. Introduction to environment and society

2. Factors affecting the environment and society-1

3. Factors affecting the environment and society-2

4. Our Common Future

5. Introduction to Terms of Significance -1

6. Introduction to Terms of Significance -2

 

 

Lesson  2

1. Trade & Environment- Concepts, issues, and recent developments- part 1

2. Trade & Environment, Part2- The Doha Round

3. Legal Edifice of Environmental Protection

4. Environmental Impact Assessment Norms and their application in India

5. The Wild Life Protection Act, 1972

6. Environmental Law and Coastal Regulation Zones

Lesson  3

1. The Case of Western Ghats- The Gadgil Report

2. The Kasturirangan Report

3. The Forest Conservation Act, 1980

4. The Water Act

5. The Air –Prevention & Control of Pollution Act, 1981

6. Seminal Cases in Environmental Protection

7. The Environment Protection Act, 1986

Lesson  4

1. Environmental Friendly Technologies- Concept and Need

2. A Consumer Behaviour perspective on Environmental Sustainability

3. Managing our environment for sustainability- Solar Energy part1

4. Managing our environment for sustainability, Solar Energy part 2

5. Managing our environment for sustainability, Wind Energy

6. Managing our environment for sustainability- Geothermal, Hydro, and Tidal Energy

7. Sustainable Development and Environment-friendly practices

1. Lesson  5

1. Waste Management for Sustainable Development

2. Environment-Friendly practices and the use of Environment-Friendly products

3. Live Examples of Environment-Friendly Technologies-1

4. Live Examples of Environment-Friendly Technologies-2

5. Case Studies on environment and society-1

6. Case Studies on environment and society-2

7. Changing Interactions

2. Lesson  6

1. Environment and the Constitution of India

2. International Conventions and Treaties

3. Sanitary and Phyto- Sanitary Agreement of the WTO

4. Convention on Biological Diversity

5. Clean Development Mechanism

6. Bonn Guidelines

Lesson  7

1. Environmental Education- An Introduction

2. Sensitivity toward the environment and environmental issues-1

3. Sensitivity toward the environment and environmental issues-2

4. Awareness through knowledge- part 1

5. Awareness through knowledge- part 2

Lesson  8

1. Attitude towards the protection of the Environment

2. Critical thinking, utilization of skills, and reflective solutions

3. Local strategies and innovations in Environmental Protection- Part 1

4. Local strategies and innovations in Environmental Protection- Part 2

5. Active Participation in the resolution of Environmental Challenges-part 1

6. Active Participation in the resolution of Environmental Challenges-part 2

Lesson  9

1. Motivational Sustainability

2. Environmental Sustainability – the conclusion

Course Details

Free Online Course

English

Paid Certificate Available

Eight weeks long

1st Jul 2022

Taught by

1. Dr. M. Rajesh 2. Dr. Sindhu P Nair, 3. Dr. Jalajakumari VT, 4. Dr. P Unnikrishnan

Link to Enroll

https://www.classcentral.com/course/swayam-certificate-course-in-environmental-sustainability-13939