Semester VII
Management of Natural Resources
EC 4102 · 4 (3+1) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Elective course. Students choose five electives in Semester VII.
Theory
18 topics · 37 lectures
| No. | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Introduction to Natural Resource Bases: Concept of resource, classification of natural resources | 2 |
| 2 | Factors influencing resource availability, distribution and uses | 2 |
| 3 | Interrelationships among different types of natural resources | 2 |
| 4 | Concern on Productivity issues. Ecological, social and economic dimension of resource management | 2 |
| 5 | Land resources: Land as a resource. Dry land, land use classification, land degradation, man induced landslides, soil erosion and desertification | 3 |
| 6 | Landscape impact analysis, wetland ecology and management | 2 |
| Unit II | ||
| 7 | Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, drought, conflicts over water, dams-benefits and problems | 2 |
| 8 | Water ecology and management | 2 |
| 9 | Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, use of alternate energy sources | 2 |
| 10 | Resource Management Paradigms: Resource management the evolution and history of resource management paradigms | 2 |
| 11 | Resource conflicts: Resource extraction, access and control system | 2 |
| 12 | Approaches in Resource Management: Ecological approach; economic approach; ethnological approach; implications of the approaches; integrated resource management strategies | 3 |
| Unit III | ||
| 13 | Introduction to soil and water conservation and causes of soil erosion. Definition and agents of soil erosion | 2 |
| 14 | Water erosion - Forms of water erosion, Gully classification and control measures | 2 |
| 15 | Soil loss estimation by universal soil loss equation - Soil loss measurement techniques | 2 |
| 16 | Principles of erosion control - Introduction to contouring, strip cropping. Contour bund - Graded bund and bench terracing | 1 |
| 17 | Wind erosion - Mechanics of wind erosion, types of soil movement - Principles of wind erosion control and its control measures | 2 |
| 18 | Water harvesting techniques - Lining of ponds, tanks and canal systems | 2 |
Practical
13 topics
| No. | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Identifying natural resources and their utility |
| 2 | Practicing survey - Principles and educating to use pacing technique for measurement |
| 3 | Area calculations through chain survey - GPS demo for tracking and area measurement |
| 4 | Estimation of soil loss and calculation of erosion index |
| 5 | Leveling concepts and practical utility in agriculture |
| 6 | Preparation of contour maps |
| 7 | Concept of vegetative water ways and design of grassed water ways |
| 8 | Wind erosion and estimation process |
| 9 | Different irrigation pumps and their constructional differences |
| 10 | Farm pond construction and its design aspects |
| 11 | Visit to nearby farm pond |
| 12 | Visit to an erosion site |
| 13 | Exposure to strip cropping/contour bunding |
Study material
Notes
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