Syllabus
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Course Code: AECC- BHMCT-2 Course Name: Environmental & Ecological Practices in Hotels |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Environmental studies – meaning – scope – importance | |
| 2 | Ecology and Ecosystems, Biodiversity and its Conservation, and Natural resources – meaning of ecology – structure and function of an ecosystem – producers – consumers – decomposers – energy flow in the ecosystem – ecological succession- food chain – food webs and ecological pyramids . Ecosystem – concept– types of ecosystems – structure and functions of forest ecosystem, grass land ecosystem- desert ecosystem, aquatic ecosystem. Natural resources- features- air resources, forest resources, water resources, mineral resources, food resources- energy resources, land resources- over exploitation of natural resources- consequences- conservation of natural resources- role of an individual in conservation of natural resources. | |
| 3 | Hotel Industry and environment pollution Environmental pollution – soil pollution – air pollution – water pollution – thermal pollution – noise pollution – causes, effect and control measures – Waste management in Hotels – waste minimization through cleaner technologies – reuse and recycling - solid waste management. | |
| 4 | Human Population and environment – population growth – variation among nations – population explosion – environment and human health – human rights – value education – women and child welfare. | |
