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Environmental Studies

Курс от Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Начальный≈ 83.3 чАнглийский
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Master comprehensive environmental knowledge from Earth's ecosystems to sustainable solutions. This course equips you to understand the environmental crisis, analyze biodiversity loss, climate change, and resource depletion, and apply circular economy principles for sustainable development. You'll explore the origin of life on Earth, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem dynamics, and major biomes. Examine biodiversity conservation strategies, natural resource management, and climate change science including the Paris Agreement. Understand the Anthropocene epoch, planetary boundaries, and UN Sustainable Development Goals that guide global sustainability efforts. Learn practical frameworks including Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, and circular economy principles. Analyze real-world case studies from pesticide impacts to innovative conservation solutions. This course benefits environmental professionals, sustainability managers, corporate responsibility leaders, policymakers, and anyone committed to addressing environmental challenges. What makes this unique: comprehensive coverage from fundamental ecology to advanced sustainability frameworks, integration of scientific knowledge with practical solutions, and application of planetary boundaries and SDGs to business and policy contexts. Gain expertise to drive environmental impact in your organization and community.

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Environmental ScienceNatural Resource ManagementSustainable DevelopmentEnvironmentEnvironmental PolicyClimate Change AdaptationClimate Change MitigationEnvironmental Resource ManagementEnvironmental IssueEnvironmental Management SystemsLife SciencesWaste MinimizationClimate Change ProgramsSustainable BusinessWater SustainabilityBiochemistryEnvironment and Resource ManagementBiologyPollution PreventionSystems Thinking

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10 модулей · 344 учебных материалов

01Our Environment53 материалов

Course Introduction

Course OverviewЧтениеMeet Your Instructor - Dr. Saby JohnВидеоMeet Your Instructor - Dr. Rajesh MehrotraВидеоCourse Introductory VideoВидео

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Life on Earth

The Goldilocks ZoneВидеоRecommended Reading: The Goldilocks ZoneЧтениеPractice Assessment 1 -The Goldilocks ZoneЗаданиеEarth’s Four Physical SystemsВидеоRecommended Reading: Earth’s Four Physical SystemsЧтениеEarth’s Four Physical SystemЗадание

Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth

The Evolution of Life on EarthВидеоRecommended Reading: The Evolution of Life on Earth (Part 1)ЧтениеRecommended Reading: The Evolution of Life on the Earth (Part 2)ЧтениеThe Evolution of Life on EarthЗаданиеPopulation Explosion and ConsequencesВидеоRecommended Reading: Population Explosion and ConsequencesЧтениеPopulation Explosion and ConsequencesЗаданиеThe 5 Mass Extinctions (and a Possible Sixth)ВидеоRecommended Reading: The 5 Mass Extinctions (and a Possible Sixth)ЧтениеRecommended: The 5 Mass Extinctions (and a Possible Sixth)ЧтениеThe 5 Mass Extinctions (and a Possible Sixth)Задание

Food Web Concepts and Nutrient Cycle

The Web of Life: Food Chains and Food WebsВидеоRecommended Reading: The Web of Life: Food Chains and Food WebsЧтениеThe Web of Life: Food Chains and Food WebsЗаданиеEarth’s Spheres: Atmosphere and HydrosphereВидеоRecommended Reading: Earth’s Spheres: Atmosphere and HydrosphereЧтениеEarth’s Spheres: Atmosphere and HydrosphereЗаданиеEarth’s Spheres: Geosphere and BiosphereВидеоRecommended Reading: Earth’s Spheres: Geosphere and BiosphereЧтениеEarth’s Spheres: Geosphere and BiosphereЗаданиеInteraction Between the SpheresВидеоRecommended Reading: Interaction Between the SpheresЧтениеInteraction Between the SpheresЗаданиеThe Rock Cycle and Water CycleВидеоRecommended Reading: The Rock Cycle and Water CycleЧтениеThe Rock Cycle and Water CycleЗаданиеCycling of Nutrients ВидеоRecommended Reading: Cycling of Nutrients ЧтениеCycling of Nutrients ЗаданиеCycling of Nutrients: Carbon Cycle and Carbon FootprintВидеоRecommended Reading: Cycling of Nutrients: Carbon Cycle and Carbon FootprintЧтениеCarbon Cycle and Carbon FootprintЗаданиеNitrogen CyclingВидеоRecommended Reading: Nitrogen CyclingЧтениеNitrogen CyclingЗаданиеPhosphorus and Sulfur CyclingВидеоRecommended Reading: Phosphorus and Sulfur Cycling (Part 1)ЧтениеRecommended Reading: Phosphorus and Sulfur Cycling (Part 2)ЧтениеPhosphorus and Sulfur CyclingЗадание

Summary and Assessment

Connecting Earth's Life Support SystemsDIALOGUELet's Practice: Our EnvironmentЗаданиеTest Yourself: Our EnvironmentЗадание
02Ecosystem Concepts34 материалов

Relationship between Energy Flow and Primary Productivity of an Ecosystem.

Components of an EcosystemВидеоRecommended Reading: Components of an Ecosystem (Part 1)ЧтениеRecommended Reading: Components of an Ecosystem (Part 2)ЧтениеComponents of an EcosystemЗаданиеWhat Happens to Energy in an Ecosystem?ВидеоRecommended Reading: What Happens to Energy in an Ecosystem?ЧтениеWhat Happens to Energy in an Ecosystem?ЗаданиеEcological PyramidsВидеоRecommended Reading: Ecological PyramidsЧтениеEcological PyramidsЗаданиеPrimary and Secondary ProductivityВидеоRecommended Reading: Primary and Secondary ProductivityЧтениеPrimary and Secondary ProductivityЗадание

Ecological Succession in Ecosystem

Ecological Succession: Primary SuccessionВидеоRecommended Reading: Ecological Succession: Primary SuccessionЧтениеEcological Succession: Primary SuccessionЗаданиеEcological Succession: Secondary SuccessionВидеоRecommended Reading: Ecological Succession: Secondary SuccessionЧтениеEcological Succession: Secondary SuccessionЗадание

Role of Keystone Species in an Ecosystem

Carrying Capacity of an EcosystemВидеоRecommended Reading: Carrying Capacity of an EcosystemЧтениеCarrying Capacity of an EcosystemЗаданиеEcosystem RegulationВидеоRecommended Reading: Ecosystem RegulationЧтениеEcosystem RegulationЗадание

Summary and Assessment

Let's Practice: Ecosystem ConceptsЗаданиеTest Yourself: Ecosystem ConceptsЗадание
03Ecosystems, Biomes and Ecosystem Services23 материалов

Understanding Ecosystems and Biomes

What are Ecosystems?ВидеоRecommended Reading: What are Ecosystems?ЧтениеWhat are Ecosystems?ЗаданиеWhat are Biomes?ВидеоRecommended Reading: What are Biomes?ЧтениеWhat are Biomes?Задание

Types of major biomes

Major Biomes Tundra and TaigaВидеоRecommended Reading: Major Biomes Tundra and TaigaЧтениеMajor Biomes Tundra and TaigaЗаданиеMajor biomes Temperate Deciduous Forests and GrasslandsВидеоRecommended Reading: Major biomes Temperate Deciduous Forests and GrasslandsЧтениеMajor biomes Temperate Deciduous Forests and GrasslandsЗаданиеMajor Biomes Deserts and ChaparralВидеоRecommended Reading: Major Biomes Deserts and ChaparralЧтениеMajor Biomes Deserts and ChaparralЗаданиеMajor Biomes Tropical Deciduous Forests, Tropical Evergreen ForestsВидеоRecommended Reading: Major Biomes Tropical Deciduous Forests, Tropical Evergreen ForestsЧтениеMajor Biomes Tropical Deciduous Forests, Tropical Evergreen ForestsЗаданиеMajor Biomes – High Mountains and Aquatic BiomesВидеоRecommended Reading: Major Biomes – High Mountains and Aquatic BiomesЧтениеMajor Biomes – High Mountains and Aquatic BiomesЗадание

Summary and Assessment

Let's Practice: Ecosystems, Biomes and Ecosystem ServicesЗаданиеTest Yourself: Ecosystems, Biomes and Ecosystem ServicesЗадание
04Biodiversity and Conservation29 материалов

Understanding Biogeography Biodiversity and hotspots

What is Biodiversity and How Can We Measure it?ВидеоRecommended Reading: What is Biodiversity and How Can We Measure it?ЧтениеWhat is Biodiversity and How Can We Measure it?ЗаданиеBiogeographical Classification with ExampleВидеоRecommended Reading: Biogeographical Classification with ExampleЧтениеBiogeographical Classification with ExampleЗаданиеThe Key Mega-diversity Nations and Hotspots of Biodiversity on EarthВидеоRecommended Reading: The Key Mega-diversity Nations and Hotspots of Biodiversity on EarthЧтениеThe Key Mega-diversity Nations and Hotspots of Biodiversity on EarthЗаданиеEndangered and Endemic SpeciesВидеоRecommended Reading: Endangered and Endemic SpeciesЧтениеEndangered and Endemic SpeciesЗадание

Conservation of Biodiversity

In Situ Conservation MethodsВидеоRecommended Reading: In Situ Conservation MethodsЧтениеIn Situ Conservation MethodsЗаданиеEx Situ Conservation MethodsВидеоRecommended Reading: Ex Situ Conservation Methods (Part 1)ЧтениеRecommended Reading: Ex Situ Conservation Methods (Part 2)Чтение

Global Efforts for conservation of biodiversity

Threats of BiodiversityВидеоRecommended Reading: Threats of BiodiversityЧтениеThreats of BiodiversityЗаданиеSpecial Projects for Conservation of Endangered SpeciesВидеоRecommended Reading: Special Projects for Conservation of Endangered Species (Part 1)ЧтениеRecommended Reading: Special Projects for Conservation of Endangered Species (Part 2)Чтение

Summary and Assessment

Designing Conservation Strategies for Biodiversity HotspotsDIALOGUELet's Practice: Biodiversity and ConservationЗаданиеTest Yourself: Biodiversity and ConservationЗадание
05Natural Resources32 материалов

Types of Natural resources

Understanding Natural Resources: Types and ExamplesВидеоRecommended Reading: Understanding Natural Resources: Types and ExamplesЧтениеUnderstanding Natural Resources: Types and ExamplesЗаданиеForest ResourcesВидеоRecommended Reading: Forest ResourcesЧтениеForest ResourcesЗаданиеWater ResourcesВидеоRecommended Reading: Water ResourcesЧтениеWater ResourcesЗаданиеMineral ResourcesВидеоRecommended Reading: Mineral ResourcesЧтениеMineral ResourcesЗаданиеFood ResourcesВидеоRecommended Reading: Food ResourcesЧтениеFood ResourcesЗадание Land ResourcesВидеоRecommended Reading: Land ResourcesЧтение Land ResourcesЗадание

Energy Resources and its conservation

Energy Resources and its ConservationВидеоRecommended Reading: Energy Resources and its ConservationЧтениеEnergy Resources and its ConservationЗаданиеEnergy Resources: Non-Renewable EnergyВидеоRecommended Reading: Energy Resources: Non-Renewable EnergyЧтениеEnergy Resources: Non-Renewable EnergyЗадание

Natural Resources Depletion

Depletion of Natural Resources (Case Studies)ВидеоRecommended Reading: Depletion of Natural Resources (Case Studies)ЧтениеDepletion of Natural Resources (Case Studies)Задание

Summary and Assessment

Let's Practice: Natural ResourcesЗаданиеTest Yourself: Natural ResourcesЗадание
06Climate Change36 материалов

Climate Change: Key Concepts

Perspective: 2023 Shatters Climate Records, with Major ImpactsВидеоRecommended Reading: Perspective: 2023 Shatters Climate Records, with Major ImpactsЧтениеPerspective: 2023 Shatters Climate Records, with Major ImpactsЗаданиеClimate vs WeatherВидеоRecommended Reading: Climate vs WeatherЧтениеClimate vs WeatherЗаданиеGlobal WarmingВидеоGlobal WarmingЧтениеGlobal WarmingЗадание

The Science of Climate Change

Global Warming: The EvidenceВидеоRecommended Readings: Global Warming: The Evidence (Part 1)ЧтениеRecommended Readings: Global Warming: The Evidence (Part 2)ЧтениеGlobal Warming: The EvidenceЗаданиеClimate Change is Primarily AnthropogenicВидеоRecommended Reading: Climate Change is Primarily Anthropogenic Чтение

Climate Change: Impacts

Why Should We Worry About 2°F? ВидеоRecommended Reading: Why Should We Worry About 2°F? ЧтениеWhy Should We Worry About 2°F? ЗаданиеEffects on the EnvironmentВидеоRecommended Reading: Effects on the EnvironmentЧтениеEffects on the EnvironmentЗадание

Climate Change: Mitigation Strategies

What is Climate Change Mitigation - The UrgencyВидеоRecommended Reading: What is Climate Change Mitigation - The UrgencyЧтениеWhat is Climate Change Mitigation - The UrgencyЗаданиеThe Paris Climate AgreementВидеоRecommended Reading: The Paris Climate AgreementЧтениеThe Paris Climate AgreementЗадание

Summary and Assessment

Let's Practice: Climate ChangeЗаданиеTest Yourself: Climate ChangeЗадание
07Anthropocene and Planetary Boundaries33 материалов

Anthropocene

What is Anthropocene?ВидеоRecommended Reading: What is Anthropocene?ЧтениеWhat is Anthropocene?ЗаданиеPaleoclimatology and the Climate History of our PlanetВидеоRecommended Reading: Paleoclimatology and the Climate History of our PlanetЧтениеPaleoclimatology and the Climate History of our PlanetЗаданиеAnthropocene Tipping PointsВидеоRecommended Reading: Anthropocene Tipping PointsЧтениеAnthropocene Tipping PointsЗаданиеA “Golden Spike” for AnthropoceneВидеоRecommended Reading: A “Golden Spike” for AnthropoceneЧтениеA “Golden Spike” for AnthropoceneЗадание

Planetary Boundaries and a Safe Operating Space for Humanity

Measuring the Health of Earth SystemsВидеоRecommended Reading: Measuring the Health of Earth SystemsЧтениеMeasuring the Health of Earth SystemsЗаданиеLimits to GrowthВидеоRecommended Reading: Limits to GrowthЧтениеLimits to GrowthЗадание

The 9 Planetary Boundaries

Planetary Boundaries 1 to 3ВидеоRecommended Reading: Planetary Boundaries 1 to 3ЧтениеPlanetary Boundaries 1 to 3ЗаданиеPlanetary Boundaries 4 to 6ВидеоRecommended Reading: Planetary Boundaries 4 to 6ЧтениеPlanetary Boundaries 4 to 6Задание

Summary and Assessment

Evaluating Human Impact Through Planetary BoundariesDIALOGUELet's Practice: Anthropocene and Planetary BoundariesЗаданиеTest Yourself: Anthropocene and Planetary BoundariesЗадание
08United Nations Sustainable Development Goals32 материалов

Sustainable Development

Introduction to Sustainable DevelopmentВидеоRecommended Reading: Introduction to Sustainable DevelopmentЧтениеIntroduction to Sustainable DevelopmentЗаданиеWhat Makes a Strong Sustainability Strategy?ВидеоRecommended Reading: What Makes a Strong Sustainability Strategy?ЧтениеWhat Makes a Strong Sustainability Strategy?ЗаданиеExamples of Sustainable DevelopmentВидеоRecommended Reading: Examples of Sustainable DevelopmentЧтениеExamples of Sustainable DevelopmentЗадание

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Transforming our World: The 2030 AgendaВидеоRecommended Reading: Transforming our World: The 2030 AgendaЧтениеTransforming our World: The 2030 AgendaЗаданиеUN-SDGs 1 to 6ВидеоRecommended Reading: UN-SDGs 1 to 6ЧтениеUN-SDGs 1 to 6Задание

UN-SDGs: Gains, Losses, and the Way Forward

Sustainable Development Report 2023ВидеоRecommended Reading: Sustainable Development Report 2023ЧтениеSustainable Development Report 2023ЗаданиеStatus of SDGs in IndiaВидеоRecommended Reading: Status of SDGs in IndiaЧтениеStatus of SDGs in IndiaЗадание

Summary and Assessment

Let's Practice: United Nations Sustainable Development GoalsЗаданиеTest Yourself: United Nations Sustainable Development GoalsЗадание
09The Circular Economy, Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment38 материалов

The Circular Economy

Introduction to the Circular EconomyВидеоRecommended Reading: Introduction to the Circular EconomyЧтениеIntroduction to the Circular EconomyЗаданиеWhat is the State of Global Circularity?ВидеоRecommended Reading: What is the State of Global Circularity?ЧтениеWhat is the State of Global Circularity?ЗаданиеCircularity Gap Report 2023ВидеоRecommended Reading: Circularity Gap Report 2023ЧтениеCircularity Gap Report 2023ЗаданиеCountries that are Leading the Way with Circular Economy PolicyВидеоRecommended Reading: Countries that are Leading the Way with Circular Economy PolicyЧтениеCountries that are Leading the Way with Circular Economy PolicyЗадание

Environmental Impact Assessment

Why is EC Needed?ВидеоRecommended Reading: Why is EC Needed?ЧтениеWhy is EC Needed?ЗаданиеWhat are the Steps in EIA?ВидеоRecommended Reading: What are the Steps in EIA?ЧтениеWhat are the Steps in EIA?Задание

Life Cycle Assessment

What is LCA and Who Needs It?ВидеоRecommended Reading: What is LCA and Who Needs It?ЧтениеWhat is LCA and Who Needs It?ЗаданиеProduct Lifecycle in LCAВидеоRecommended Reading: Product Lifecycle in LCAЧтениеProduct Lifecycle in LCAЗадание

Summary and Assessment

Let's Practice: The Circular Economy, Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Impact AssessmentЗаданиеTest Yourself: The Circular Economy, Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Impact AssessmentЗадание
10Case Studies34 материалов

A Scourge of our Own Creation: Novel Entities and Pollution

Rachael Carson and the DDT StoryВидеоRecommended Reading: Rachael Carson and the DDT StoryЧтениеRachael Carson and the DDT StoryЗаданиеSilent Spring Revisited: The Endosulfan Tragedy in KasargodВидеоRecommended Reading: Silent Spring Revisited: The Endosulfan Tragedy in KasargodЧтениеSilent Spring Revisited: The Endosulfan Tragedy in KasargodЗаданиеWhat Ails Our Vultures?ВидеоRecommended Reading: What Ails Our Vultures?ЧтениеWhat Ails Our Vultures?Задание

The Impact of Human Endeavor on the Stability of our Environment

Joshimath: A Sinking TownВидеоRecommended Reading: Joshimath: A Sinking TownЧтениеJoshimath: A Sinking TownЗаданиеChernobylВидеоRecommended Reading: ChernobylЧтениеChernobylЗадание

The Solution Space

Can Ancient Wisdom Save our Forests?ВидеоRecommended Reading: Can Ancient Wisdom Save our Forests?ЧтениеCan Ancient Wisdom Save our Forests?ЗаданиеEarth Day 2024 “Planet vs Plastics”ВидеоRecommended Reading: Earth Day 2024 “Planet vs Plastics”ЧтениеEarth Day 2024 “Planet vs Plastics”Задание

Summary and Assessment

Learning from Environmental Successes and FailuresDIALOGUELet's Practice: Case StudiesЗаданиеTest Yourself: Case StudiesЗаданиеCourse SummaryЧтение
Community InteractionsВидео
Recommended Reading: Community InteractionsЧтение
Community InteractionsЗадание
Keystone SpeciesВидео
Recommended Reading: Keystone SpeciesЧтение
Recommended Reading: Keystone SpeciesЧтение
Keystone SpeciesЗадание
Ex Situ Conservation MethodsЗадание
Special Projects for Conservation of Endangered SpeciesЗадание
Energy Resources: Renewable EnergyВидео
Recommended Reading: Energy Resources: Renewable EnergyЧтение
Energy Resources: Renewable EnergyЗадание
Climate Change is Primarily AnthropogenicЗадание
Extreme Weather EventsВидео
Recommended Reading: Extreme Weather EventsЧтение
Extreme Weather EventsЗадание
COP28Видео
Recommended Reading: COP28Чтение
COP28Задание
Understanding the Planetary Boundaries Framework Видео
Recommended Reading: Understanding the Planetary Boundaries Framework Чтение
Understanding the Planetary Boundaries Framework Задание
Planetary Boundaries 7 to 9Видео
Recommended Reading: Planetary Boundaries 7-9Чтение
Planetary Boundaries 7-9Задание
UN-SDGs 7 to 11Видео
Recommended Reading: UN-SDGs 7 to 11Чтение
UN-SDGs 7 to 11Задание
UN-SDGs 12 to 17Видео
Recommended Reading: UN-SDGs 12 to 17Чтение
UN-SDGs 12 to 17Задание
Leave No One BehindВидео
Recommended Reading: Leave No One BehindЧтение
Leave No One BehindЗадание
EIA Case StudiesВидео
Recommended Reading: EIA Case StudiesЧтение
EIA Case StudiesЗадание
EIA in IndiaВидео
Recommended Reading: EIA in IndiaЧтение
EIA in IndiaЗадание
The Four Phases of an LCAВидео
Recommended Reading: The Four Phases of an LCAЧтение
The Four Phases of an LCAЗадание
The Environmental Cost IndicatorВидео
Recommended Reading: The Environmental Cost IndicatorЧтение
The Environmental Cost IndicatorЗадание
How Gyres Create Islands of GarbageВидео
Recommended Reading: How Gyres Create Islands of GarbageЧтение
How Gyres Create Islands of GarbageЗадание
Drones to the RescueВидео
Recommended Reading: Drones to the RescueЧтение
Drones to the RescueЗадание
The True Cost of Fast Fashion and How This Can be ReducedВидео
Recommended Reading: The True Cost of Fast Fashion and How This Can be ReducedЧтение
The True Cost of Fast Fashion and How This Can be ReducedЗадание