Elective(IInd Semester)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

CE714 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT


  • Evolution of EIA – Concepts – Methodologies – Screening – Scoping – Mitigation – Matrices – Check list.


  • Rapid and Comprehensive EIA – Legislative and Environmental clearance procedures in India – Prediction tools for EIA.


  • Assessment of impacts – Air – Water – Soil – Noise – Biological.


  • Socio cultural environment – Public participation – resettlement and rehabilitation.


  • Documentation of EIA – Environmental Management plan – Post project monitoring – Environmental Audit – Life cycle assessment – EMS - Case studies in EIA.

    Books:

  1. Canter R.L., Environmental Impact Assessment, Mc Graw Hill.

  2. John G. Rau and David C. Wooten (Ed), Environmental Impact Analysis Handbook, McGraw Hill Book Company.


CE715 REMOTE SENSING AND GIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS


  • Concepts of Remote Sensing – Energy sources and radiation principles - Energy interactions in the atmosphere - Spectral reflectance of earth surface features.


  • Aerial Photographs, Photographic Systems – Active and passive sensors - Satellites and their sensors, Indian Space Programme - Satellite data products


  • Photogrammetry – Satellite data analysis – Visual Interpretation, Interpretation equipments-Digital Image Processing – Image rectification, enhancement, classification, data merging and biophysical modeling – Image Processing software.


  • GIS concepts - Data analysis - GIS software.


  • Management and monitoring of environment, conservation of resources, coastal zone management.
    Books:

  1. Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W., Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2004.

  2. Burrough, P.A. and McDonnell, R.A., Principles of Geographic Information Systems, Oxford University Press, New York, 2001.


CE716 ECOLOGICAL AND ECO SYSTEMS ENGINEERING


  • Development and evolution of ecosystems – Principles and concepts – Energy flow and material cycling – productivity – Classification of ecotechnology – ecological engineering.


  • Classification of systems – Structural and functional interactions of environmental systems – Mechanisms of steady-state maintenance in open and closed systems.


  • Modeling and ecotechnology – Classification of ecological models – Applications- Ecological economics- Self-organizing design and processes – Multi seeded microcosms.


  • Interface coupling in ecological systems – Concept of energy – Determination of sustainable loading of ecosystems.


  • Ecosanitation – soil infiltration systems – Wetlands and ponds – Source separation systems – Aqua cultural systems – Agro ecosystems – Detritus based treatment for solid wastes – marine systems- Case studies.

    Books:

  1. Kangas, P.C. and Kangas, P., Ecological Engineering: Principles and Practice, Lewis Publishers, New York, 2003.

  2. Etnier, C. and Guterstam, B., Ecological Engineering for Wastewater Treatment, Lewis Publishers, New York, 1997.