Guides: Environmental Studies: Environmental Science

Introduction

Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary field of study that incorporates physics, biology, geography, and more, with the study of the environment.

Environmental sciences examine topics such as the preservation of wetlands and other natural habitats, the production of greenhouse gases, renewable energy, pollution, climate change, and environmental justice.

Some of the major fields within environmental science includes: atmospheric sciences, ecology, environmental chemistry, and geosciences.

Books

Sustainable Environmental Science by D. D. Sahu; R. K. Mathukia; P. K. Chovatia
Publication Date: 2020
The book deals with the study of natural resource conservation, bio-diversity, population explosion, flora and fauna, global warming and climate change.
Societal Dimensions of Environmental Science by Ricardo D. Lopez (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
This book brings together several key examples of the successes and the challenges that exist for environmental stakeholders trying to strike a balance between science and the societal implications of the issues involved. This book provides important methods and approaches necessary for informed decision making and a better understanding of the common threads of learning, collaboration, negotiation, and compromise.
Environmental Science and Engineering by D. P. Kothari; K. C. Singal; Rakesh Ranjan
Publication Date: 2017
This book has been designed in such a way that it will develop interest among students and will sensitize them about environment, natural resources and conservation of nature. This book is as per UGC guideline with inputs from various government and non-government environmental institutes.
Environmental Degradation by Alice Marsh (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017
The book summarizes the nature of urban environmental degradation, and its ideological and institutional roots. It also examines the relationships between cultures and environmental use, illegal dumpsites, and more.
Trends in Environmental Science by Henry C. Schroder
Publication Date: 2014
This book presents some of the latest research in the field of environmental science such as decreasing Arctic ice, estimation of methane gas emission from landfills, population trajectories for certain species, and more.
Environmental Literacy in Science and Society: from Knowledge to Decisions by Roland W. Scholz
Publication Date: 2011
This book provides a comprehensive review and analysis of environmental literacy within the context of environmental science and sustainable development. It explores the development of human understanding of the environment and human-environment interactions in the fields of biology, psychology, sociology, economics and industrial ecology.