TS-05
To inculcate awareness and appreciation towards the ecology and environment.
Block – 1 Environment – An Introduction
Unit 1 Our Environment:
Objectives, Introduction, Abiotic Environment: Atmosphere, Light, Temperature, Wind, Humidity, Water, Soil, Environment Changes with Time
Unit 2 Linkages in Nature:
Objectives, Introduction, The Ecosystem, The Components of Ecosystem, Food Chain, Food Web and Trophic Level, Interrelations and Interdependence, The Linkages, Tourism Industry’s Attempt to Relate to Nature
Unit 3 Biomes of the World:
Objectives, Introduction, Terrestrial Biomes of the World – Tundra, Coniferous Forests and Taiga, Temperate Deciduous Forests, Temperature Shrublands, Grasslands, Deserts, Tropical Savannas, Tropical Deciduous Forests, Tropical Rain Forests, The Aquatic Biomes, Biomes of India
Unit 4 Communities in Nature:
Objectives, Introduction, Community Characteristics, Species Interaction within Communities, Organization in Communities, Biodiversity
Block – 2 Environment and Conservation Ethics
Unit 5 Conservation through Ages:
Objectives, Introduction, Conservation – Definition, History of Conservation in Modern Times, Indian Philosophical Views, Importance of Conservation at the Present Moment
Unit 6 Environmental Parameters and Tourism:
Objectives, Introduction, Ecotourism, Impact of Tourism on Environment, Possible Solutions
Unit 7 Indian Philosophy and Environment:
Objectives, Introduction, A Concept of Nature, Environment in Oral Traditions, Environment in Philosophical Treatises, Environment and Classical Arts, Philosophy and Culture – Environmental Adaptation
Block – 3 Environmental Issues and Tourism Development
Unit 8 Environment and Development:
Objectives, Introduction, Environment, Development, Problematic Relationship – Population, Social Difficulties, Ecological Problems
Unit 9 Concepts of Development:
Objectives, Introduction, Conceptualizing Tourism’s Place in Development, Preservation and Development, Conservation and Development, Participation and Development, Sustainable Development
Unit 10 Responsible Tourism - Benefits:
Objectives, Introduction, Responsible / Alternative Tourism, Benefits, Problems, What is being Attempted – Role of Government, Industry and Locals
Block – 4 Environments, Community and Tourism
Unit 11 Access, Infrastructure and Land Use – Basic Issues:
Objectives, Introduction, Tourism Planning – The Overall Context, Tourism Master Plan, Physical Planning – Hill Tourism, Physical Development – Coastal Resorts
Unit 12 Community and Regional Assets:
Objectives, Introduction, Understand the Community, Regional Assets, Tension and Conflict, Community and Sustainable Tourism
Unit 13 Benefits – Consequences of the Multiplier Effect:
Objectives, Introduction, Multiplier Effect, Positive Socio-Economic Impact, Negative Impact, Impact on the Environment, The demonstration Effect on Personal Economics, Cost Benefit Analysis
Block – 5 Tourism as a Tool for Conservation
Unit 14 Practice and Potential:
Objectives, Introduction, Practice and Potential – Physical Features, Historical Sites, Wildlife, Culture, Fragility, The Way OUT
Unit 15 Site and Locational Planning:
Objectives, Introduction, Importance of Tourism Planning, Tourism Planning, Tourist Sites and Conservation
Unit 16 Uneven Regional / National Planning:
Objectives, Introduction, Causes of Regional Imbalances, Even Tourism Planning, Guidelines for Balanced Development
Unit 17 Alternatives:
Objectives, Introduction, Tourism in Conservation, Alternatives – Some Measures
Block – 6 Policy and Infrastructure
Unit 18 Tourism Policy and its Impacts :
Objectives, Introduction, Towards a Policy – Indian Tourism Policy – 1982, A Plan of Action, Perspective Plan – 1988, The National Action Plan – 1992, Fiscal and Economic Impacts, Impact on Accommodation and Transport, Impact on Tourists and Tourism, Impact on Management and Marketing, Foreign Collaboration
Unit 19 Infrastructure:
Objectives, Introduction, Tourism Infrastructure, Special Tourism Products – New Dimensions to Tourism Infrastructure, Case Study of Karnataka Tourism Development, The Local Community’s Point of View – Orissa and Kerala, Lessons of Development
Unit 20 Environmental Degradation and Tourism:
Objectives, Introduction, Resistance, Analysis of Tourism Impacts, Why Tourism? What is Eco Tourism, Conservation and Development
Unit 21 Acts and Laws:
Objectives, Introduction, Customs and Conventions, Legal and Judicial Power of the State, Concerns of the Functioning of Private Sector, Concerns Voiced By Groups Fighting for Social and Environmental Justice, Jurisdictions, Hiatus
Unit 22 Politics of Environment:
Objectives, Introduction, Whose Environment? Politics of Environment – The Global Context, Politics of Environment – The Indian Context, Environment Politics and Tourism
Block – 7 Pressures and Thresholds
Unit 23 Identifying Pressures and Understanding Thresholds:
Objectives, Introduction, Pressures on Environment, Environmental Thresholds, Some Solutions
Unit 24 Host / Local Population:
Objectives, Introduction, Opportunities to Locals, Involvement of Locals, Pressures on Hosts / Locals, Tourism and Culture
Unit 25 Visitor Behaviour:
Objectives, Introduction, Defining a Visitor, India – Destinations and Visitors, Visitor Behaviour and Environment, Checking the Imbalance
Block – 8 Environmental Impacts
Unit 26 Vegetation and Wildlife:
Objectives, Introduction, The Biogeographic Zones and the Wildlife, The Value of Wildlife, The Impacts of Tourism on Wildlife
Unit 27 Mountain:
Objectives, Introduction, Perceptions of the Mountains, Making of Hill Stations, Power in the Hills, Displacement of the Indigenous Communities, Leisure and Environment, Environment Impact Block – 9 Environmental Impacts
Unit 28 Wetlands:
Objectives, Introduction, What are Wetlands? Importance of Wetlands, Indian Wetlands, Impacts of Tourism, Excessive Tourism and Wetlands, Conservation of Wetlands
Unit 29 Island and Beach:
Objectives, Introduction, Tourism and Environment, Islands and Beaches: Their Importance, Islands – Classification and Mode of Formation, Islands – Spacial Distribution, Beaches – Mode of Formation, Beaches: Spatial Distribution, Threat to Environment, The Way Out
Unit 30 Sports – Adventure, Golf, Water:
Objectives, Introduction, Sports, Adventure Sports, Golf, Water Sports, Impact on Environment and Measures to Check Adverse Effects
Unit 31 Hotels and Resorts:
Objectives, Introduction, Hotels / Resorts as Infrastructural Component, Environmental Degradation, Remedial Measures
Block – 9 Interpreting the Environment
Unit 32 Landscape – Socio – Cultural and Natural:
Objectives, Introduction, Unit 33 Behaviour: Objectives, Introduction,
Unit 34 Flora and Fauna:
Objectives, Introduction,
Unit 35 Local Community:
Objectives, Introduction,
- R. Carson: The Sea Around Us, OUP, New York
- R. Carson: Silent Spring, Houghton Mifflin, New York
- R. Mash: The Rights of Nature, University of Wisconsin
- Madhav Gadgil and Ram Chandra Guha: This Fissured Land; An Ecological History of India, OUP, Delhi.
- Vidya Niwas Mishra (ed): Creativity and Environment, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
- Wernes, Wolfgang (ed)L: Aspects of Ecological Problems and Environmental Awareness in South Asia, New Delhi