ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CSS SYLLABUS (100 MARKS)
I. History of Environmental Thought
- Environment and Sustainable Development
- History of Environmental Movements
- Industrial and Agriculture Revolution
- United Nations Conference on Human Environment 1972
- Our Common Future 1987
- Rio Summit 1992
- Agenda 21
- World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002
- Rio Summit-II, 2012
- Millennium Development Goals
II. Sustainable Development Issues
- Population growth
- Poverty
- Biodiversity loss and its Conservation
- Energy security
- Energy conservation
- Alternative energy resources
- Urbanization and sustainable cities
- Carrying capacity and ecological footprint
- Food security and sustainable agriculture
- Ecological restoration
III. Interdisciplinary Nature of Environmental Science
- Orientation on convergence of various social and natural sciences to evolve a new discipline of environmental science
- Environmental Biology
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Physics
- Environmental Microbiology
- Environmental Toxicology
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Geology
- Environmental Geography
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Environmental Sociology
IV. Environmental Pollution
- Air Pollution
- Water Pollution
- Soil Pollution
- Noise Pollution
- Solid Waste
- Water Logging & Salinity
- Deforestation
- Desertification
- Eutrophication
- Global and regional air pollution problems
- Greenhouse effect
- Global Warming / Climate Change
- Ozone Depletion
- Acid Rain
V. Climate Change
- Climate Pattern at local, regional and global scale
- Different types of climate
- Tropical climate
- Mid latitude climate
- Polar climates
- Climate change processes
- Drivers and Indicators of Climate Change
- Effects of Climate Change on natural and societal systems
- Carbon foot print
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
- REDD+
- Global environmental politics on climate change
- Role of India
- Role of China
- Role of USA
- Copenhagen Accord 2009
VI. Environmental Governance
- Policy, legal and institutional frameworks for governance of environment in Pakistan
- National Conservation Strategy of 1992
- National Environmental Policy Act of Pakistan 2005
- Environmental Protection Act of 1997
- Pak-EPA (Review of IEE/EIA) Regulations 2000
- Hospital Waste Management Rules 2005
- Pollution Charge Rules
- Sample Rules
- Solid Waste Management Plan 2005
- Hazardous Substances Rules 2005
- National Drinking Water Policy 2009
- Sanitation Policy
- National Climate Change Policy 2012
VII. Global Initiatives
- Brief on some of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements ratified by Pakistan
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention)
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- Kyoto Protocol to UNFCCC
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
VIII. Environmental Assessment and Management
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Strategic Environmental Assessment
- Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14000)
- Occupational Health & Safety management systems (OHSAS 18000)
- Participatory Approaches to Environmental Management
- Technological Approaches to Environmental Management
- Approaches to Solid Waste Management
- Disaster Risk Management
- Pollution Control Technologies
- Geographic Information System & Remote Sensing
- Natural Resources Management
FPSC RECOMMENDED BOOKS List for ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CSS SYLLABUS
| S. No. | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Environmental Economics in Theory and Practice | Hanley, N.; Shogren, J.; White, B. |
| 2. | Industrial Safety Health and Environmental Management | Jain R.K.; Rao S.S. |
| 3. | Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet (9th ed.) | Botkin, D.; Keller, E. (2014) |
| 4. | Environmental Geology Facing the Challenges of Our Changing Earth | Erickson, J. |
| 5. | Environmental Geology | Keller, A. Edward |
| 6. | Earth Science | Tarbuck, J. Edward; Lutgens, K. Frederick |
| 7. | Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationship | Enger, E.D.; Smith, B.F. |
| 8. | Basics of Forestry and Applied Sciences: Concepts and Theory | Masood A.A. Qureshi |
| 9. | Environmental Science: Working with Earth | Miller, T.G. |
| 10. | Disaster Management: A Disaster Manager’s Handbook | Carter, N.W. |
| 11. | Disasters and Development | Cuny, F.C. |
| 12. | Disaster Management: Warning Response and Community Relocation | Perry, R.W.; Mushkatel, A.H. |
| 13. | Energy: Crisis or Opportunity – An Introduction to Energy Studies | Diana Schumacher |
| 14. | Environmental Geology | Carla W. Montgomery |
| 15. | Environmental Health: Ecological Perspective | Kathryn Hilgenkamp |
| 16. | Official Website of Government of Pakistan | www.environment.gov.pk |
| 17. | Official Website of UN Environment Programme | www.unep.org |
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