3 Review(s)

Introduction to Natural Resources and Their Consumption Patterns; Supply and Demand of Natural Resources; Types of natural resources: renewable and non-renewable resources; Time frame. Approaches to natural resource management; The Nature of Soil, Characteristics and Value; Soil formation, soil profile and soil classification; Soil fertility; Soil conservation and sustainable agriculture: nature of soil erosion; factors affecting soil; Alternative agriculture, sustainable agriculture; Land use and environmental problems of soil; Mineral Resources, their Use, Mining and Sustainability; Genesis of mineral deposits: endogenous and exogenous processes and their time frame; Environmental impact of mineral production; Mineral conservation strategies: the resource cycle; Non-renewable Energy Resources; Global energy source: an overview; Fossil fuels: reserves of coal, its classification and basic geology; Environmental impact of coal mining; Reserves of oil and gas, basic geology; Environmental impact of their production and consumption; Nuclear energy, its sources; Nuclear power plants; Nuclear waste disposal; Geothermal energy: water dominated and vapour dominated systems; Types of Renewable Energy Source and Their Environmental Significance; Renewable energy commercialization; Wind power market increase; Sustainable development of energy resources.