Environmental Geography (UGC Aligned)

Core Focus

This course links environmental process understanding with planning, policy and sustainable development.

Unit Plan

1. Ecosystem concepts and biogeochemical cycles.
2. Human-environment interactions and anthropogenic stress.
3. Environmental risk and hazard assessment.
4. EIA process, legal provisions and compliance structure.
5. Sustainable development indicators and SDG monitoring.

Field / Lab Requirement

• Environmental quality mapping for one local watershed/city zone.
• Short policy brief based on field evidence and maps.

Assessment Suggestions

• Mid-sem assignment and seminar presentation.
• End-sem analytical question paper with case studies.